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 15.15 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 10.78. The fair price of Nucor Corp (NUE) is between 72.33 to 171.41 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
72.33-171.41
Current Price：164.71
Fair
14.95
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
8.32
EV/EBITDA
Nucor Corp. (NUE) has a current EV/EBITDA of 8.32. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 6.27. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 1.37, Undervalued between 1.37 and 3.82, Fairly Valued between 8.72 and 3.82, Overvalued between 8.72 and 11.17, and Strongly Overvalued above 11.17. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 8.32 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
12.24
EV/EBIT
Nucor Corp. (NUE) has a current EV/EBIT of 12.24. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 8.17. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.01, Undervalued between 0.01 and 4.09, Fairly Valued between 12.25 and 4.09, Overvalued between 12.25 and 16.33, and Strongly Overvalued above 16.33. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 12.24 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
1.09
PS
Nucor Corp. (NUE) has a current PS of 1.09. The 5-year average PS is 1.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.52, Undervalued between 0.52 and 0.76, Fairly Valued between 1.24 and 0.76, Overvalued between 1.24 and 1.48, and Strongly Overvalued above 1.48. The current Forward PS of 1.09 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
8.60
P/OCF
Nucor Corp. (NUE) has a current P/OCF of 8.60. The 5-year average P/OCF is 6.76. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 2.48, Undervalued between 2.48 and 4.62, Fairly Valued between 8.90 and 4.62, Overvalued between 8.90 and 11.04, and Strongly Overvalued above 11.04. The current Forward P/OCF of 8.60 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
22.85
P/FCF
Nucor Corp. (NUE) has a current P/FCF of 22.85. The 5-year average P/FCF is 18.74. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -8.50, Undervalued between -8.50 and 5.12, Fairly Valued between 32.37 and 5.12, Overvalued between 32.37 and 45.99, and Strongly Overvalued above 45.99. The current Forward P/FCF of 22.85 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Nucor Corp (NUE) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 1.81. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 1.82 , the current P/B ratio is approximately -0.16% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 1.97, the current P/B ratio is about -7.95% 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 9.80%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 10.85% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
1.79
P/B
Median3y
1.82
Median5y
1.97
-0.88
FCF Yield
Median3y
9.80
Median5y
10.85
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for NUE's competitors is 1.12, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Nucor Corp Corp (NUE) exhibits a P/S ratio of , which is -100.00% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 14.47%, this premium appears unsustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of NUE increased by 39.27% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in Margin Expansion from 4.07 to 8.02.
The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed 14.47%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of NUE in the past 1 year is driven by Margin Expansion. Which is more sustainable.
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