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Today's multi-factor rank: 20 of 466 · see the ranking

Nucor Corporation (NUE): Quantitative Analysis

Nucor Corporation (NUE) — Basic Materials — Steel. NUE is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, NUE has returned +53.0% against +12.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026.

NUE ranks 20 of 466 on today's multifactor score, and 1 of the 20 Basic Materials companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 1.57, ranked 26 of 497); its weakest is quality (Z -0.27, ranked 310 of 473). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor0.57320 of 466 ↓1
Momentum1.57126 of 497 ↓7
Value0.180163 of 494 ↑16
Quality-0.270310 of 473 =
Growth0.81048 of 494 =

Market data

MetricValue
Price$248.38
Market Cap56.35B
P/E21.14
Revenue (last 12 months)36.10B
Price / book2.55
Book value per share$97.45
52-week range$131.32 – $280.11
Dividend yield0.84%
Beta1.88
Average volume1,451,992
Shares outstanding226.88M
Short interest (% of float)2.40% (as of Aug 31, 2026)

When does NUE report earnings? 12 of its last 12, after the close →

What are NUE insiders doing? 95 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 26 sells, the last one on Aug 17, 2026 →

Data as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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