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NUE Valuation

Nucor Corp
$
142.950
+2.31(1.642%)1D
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NUE Relative Valuation

NUE's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, NUE is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.

Historical Valuation

Nucor Corp (NUE) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 13.96 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 10.82. The fair price of Nucor Corp (NUE) is between 64.88 to 157.45 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
64.88-157.45
Current Price:140.64
Fair
14.36
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
7.88
EV/EBITDA
Nucor Corp. (NUE) has a current EV/EBITDA of 7.88. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 6.29. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 1.37, Undervalued between 1.37 and 3.83, Fairly Valued between 8.75 and 3.83, Overvalued between 8.75 and 11.21, and Strongly Overvalued above 11.21. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 7.88 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
10.77
EV/EBIT
Nucor Corp. (NUE) has a current EV/EBIT of 10.77. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 8.32. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -0.13, Undervalued between -0.13 and 4.09, Fairly Valued between 12.55 and 4.09, Overvalued between 12.55 and 16.78, and Strongly Overvalued above 16.78. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 10.77 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.97
PS
Nucor Corp. (NUE) has a current PS of 0.97. The 5-year average PS is 0.98. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.47, Undervalued between 0.47 and 0.73, Fairly Valued between 1.23 and 0.73, Overvalued between 1.23 and 1.49, and Strongly Overvalued above 1.49. The current Forward PS of 0.97 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
8.40
P/OCF
Nucor Corp. (NUE) has a current P/OCF of 8.40. The 5-year average P/OCF is 6.51. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 2.07, Undervalued between 2.07 and 4.29, Fairly Valued between 8.74 and 4.29, Overvalued between 8.74 and 10.96, and Strongly Overvalued above 10.96. The current Forward P/OCF of 8.40 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
42.46
P/FCF
Nucor Corp. (NUE) has a current P/FCF of 42.46. The 5-year average P/FCF is 20.21. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -8.57, Undervalued between -8.57 and 5.82, Fairly Valued between 34.60 and 5.82, Overvalued between 34.60 and 48.99, and Strongly Overvalued above 48.99. The current Forward P/FCF of 42.46 falls within the Overvalued range.
Nucor Corp (NUE) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 1.55. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 1.86 , the current P/B ratio is approximately -16.65% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 1.96, the current P/B ratio is about -20.69% higher. Nucor Corp (NUE) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 12.65%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 11.58% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
1.64
P/B
Median3y
1.86
Median5y
1.96
1.61
FCF Yield
Median3y
12.65
Median5y
11.58

Competitors Valuation Multiple

The average P/S ratio for NUE's competitors is 0.93, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Nucor Corp Corp (NUE) exhibits a P/S ratio of 0.97, which is 4.96% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 4.69%, this premium appears unsustainable.

Performance Decomposition

1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of NUE decreased by 13.69% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in Revenue Growth from 8.08B to 8.46B.
The secondary factor is the Margin Expansion, contributed -5.33%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of NUE in the past 1 year is driven by Revenue Growth. Which is more sustainable.
4.69%
8.08B → 8.46B
Revenue Growth
+
-5.33%
8.82 → 8.35
Margin Expansion
+
-13.05%
29.02 → 25.23
P/E Change
=
-13.69%
162.94 → 140.64
Mkt Cap Growth

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Nucor Corp (NUE) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 13.96 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 10.82. The fair price of Nucor Corp (NUE) is between 64.88 to 157.45 according to relative valuation methord.
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