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Nucor Corp
$227.42 +3.50 (+1.56%) At close · Jul 7
Market Cap
$51.79B
Shares
227,740,950

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$227.42 Open$221.94 Day$221.84–228.12 52W$130.43–270.90 Avg vol 30d1.7M Short int4.1M · 1.8% float · 2.8d Short vol43% Last earningsApr 27, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 13
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +25%
above
Price vs 50-day avg −4%
below
RSI (14) 42
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 69%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return −11%
trailing
6-month return +37%
trailing
YTD return +40%
this year
Relative strength +30%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $238 › 200d $182 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
51 of 1,376 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +22.1K sh shares · +7 new
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$34.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
1.78% of float · ▲ +4.8% MoM · 2.8 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
1,376 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 51
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Fair
EPS growth −11%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $-188.0M
Valuation P/E 22.6
below peers
Buyback $4.0B
remaining
Balance sheet $2.1B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 30%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −18%
past year
ATR 3.4%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 27, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 13, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2026
      2026
      Domestic steel consumption demand Initiated 0% – 2%
      full year
      Capital expenditures Initiated $2.5B

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 5 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +25% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −4% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      42 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      69% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $238 › 200d $182 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      51 of 1,376 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +22.1K sh shares · +7 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$34.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      1.78% of float · ▲ +4.8% MoM · 2.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,376 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $130 Now $227 · 69% 52-wk high $271
      vs 200-day avg +25% vs 50-day avg -4%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      capital expenditures (CapEx) $661M Q1 2026 call
      cash returned to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks $254M Q1 2026 call
      import share of U.S. finished steel market 15% Q1 2026 call
      pre-operating and start-up costs $108M Q1 2026 call
      quarterly steel mill shipments 7M Q1 2026 call
      steel mills backlog 4.7M Q1 2026 call
      total debt as percentage of capital 24% Q1 2026 call

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Steel — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      NUE
      Nucor Corp
      this stock
      $51.79B +39.9% +5.7% 22.6 1.8%
      MT
      ArcelorMittal
      $47.82B +39.0% 0.5%
      STLD
      Steel Dynamics Inc
      $32.99B +35.4% -8.3% 24.5 2.8%
      RS
      Reliance, Inc.
      $19.37B +31.9% -13.0% 24.7 2.0%
      PKX
      Posco Holdings Inc.
      $15.52B -3.7% 0.2%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      1,381
      % held
      74.6%
      Reported
      51 of 1,376
      Top holder
      STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOB…
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      722
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      4.1M
      Days to cover
      2.8d
      Change
      +185.2K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      43%
      As of
      Jul 8, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      6.4K
      Value
      $1.6M
      As of
      May 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      42.4%
      Week of
      Jun 15, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$34.2M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 10
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Rob Bresnahan
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      May 15, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $32.5B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.7B
      EPS diluted
      $7.52
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $4.0B
      Remaining
      $4.0B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K/A
      Filed
      Jun 22, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $2.7M
      Shares
      10.6K
      Filed
      Jun 3, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 27, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Nucor Announces Guidance for the…
      Published
      Jun 17, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      NUE -0.5% -10.6% +37.5% +2.1% +39.9%
      SPY +0.9% +1.4% +7.6% +0.1% +9.7%
      vs SPY -1.4% -12.0% +29.9% +2.0% +30.3%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.56 / share · ex Jun 30, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.56 / share · 1 payout
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      · history filling in
      Buyback program · as of Apr 4, 2026
      Authorized
      $4.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $30.00M
      Remaining
      $3.97B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 73309 CUSIP 670346105 13F (30d) 118 filings 58 filers Visit website Investor relations