Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 04/04/2026
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Fundamental quality
71
out of 100
Nucor Corp earns a fundamental-quality score of 71 out of 100, profiling it as a company of reasonable quality. Its score rests mainly on its growth (revenue +10.6%/yr). Its weakest area is its profitability (net margin 6.8%). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
Nucor is America's largest steelmaker and the one that reinvented the industry: electric mini-mills melting scrap instead of ore, with a legendary worker culture of shared bonuses and zero layoffs. The American steel that actually makes money.
EPS growth: 25% · Revenue growth: 10.6%
Net margin: 6.8% · ROE: 10.9% · ROIC: 10.7%
Net debt/EBITDA: 1x · FCF: 1.6%
Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 04/04/2026
The score includes +4 for dividend strength: 53 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its growth weighs in its favor, while its profitability drags it down the most.
Percentile against the other 27 Materials companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow
| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20,140 | 721 | 1,154 | 2,690 |
| 2021 | 36,484 | 6,827 | 4,609 | 3,198 |
| 2022 | 41,512 | 7,607 | 8,124 | 2,343 |
| 2023 | 34,714 | 4,525 | 4,898 | 326 |
| 2024 | 30,734 | 2,027 | 806 | 3,150 |
| 2025 | 32,494 | 1,744 | -188 | 4,715 |
Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $20,140M to $32,494M (+61%) and net income went from $721M to $1,744M (+142%).
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Figures for the quarter ended April 4, 2026, versus the quarter ended April 5, 2025 (SEC filings):
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$2.21
per share, yearly
29.4% of earnings
Payout
53 straight years raising it
Growth
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In terms of business quality, Nucor Corp scores 71 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of reasonable quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Nucor Corp a profitable company?
Nucor Corp is profitable, with a net margin of 6.8%, though a thin one.
Does Nucor Corp have a lot of debt?
Not particularly. Its net debt is 1 times its EBITDA, a low level.
Is Nucor Corp growing?
Its revenue has grown 10.6% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 25%.
Does Nucor Corp generate cash?
Yes. It converts about 1.6% of its revenue into free cash flow.
The thresholds are general and the system doesn't judge qualitative factors. See the full methodology and use this analysis as a first filter, never as a final decision.
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Data: see Nucor Corp's filings on EDGAR
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