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Bullish1959.4%
Neutral1031.2%
Bearish39.4%
Nucor Corporation · NUE · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025
Nucor Holds Growth Plan Steady Amid Margin and Trade Risks
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: Nucor’s growth projects and higher-margin downstream businesses can strengthen earnings over time, while margin pressure, startup costs, demand uncertainty and trade-policy outcomes are important counterweights.
Reported After market closeNYSEBasic Materials
$58.56B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $0.94
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $6.77B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+3.8%
Event window
SPY move
+0.9%
Same window
Abnormal move
+2.9%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.2×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+6.3%
Up to 20 sessions
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What drove NUE's +3.8% move after FY2024 Q4 earnings?What changed in NUE's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for NUE after FY2024 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, guidance sentiment moved from lowered to maintained and the capex outlook moved from increasing to stable. The current analysis adds progress on major projects, a focus on value-added products, and management’s emphasis on trade protection and disciplined capital allocation.
Guidance delta
Guidance sentiment was maintained versus lowered in the prior-quarter analysis. Management expects modest 2025 steel-demand growth, while Q1 earnings may be slightly lower without one-off tax benefits.
Key takeaways
- Management described major growth projects as on schedule, with a focus on higher-margin value-added products.
- The company emphasized strong cash generation, a robust balance sheet and continued shareholder returns.
- Trade policy remains central to the outlook, with management seeking stronger protection against unfair imports.
- The near-term setup is mixed: demand growth is expected to be modest, while pricing pressure and startup costs remain constraints.
Management priorities
- Commission and ramp the West Virginia sheet mill, Lexington rebar micro-mill and Kingman melt shop.
- Expand tower, structures, overhead-door and insulated-panel platforms.
- Increase the mix of higher-margin sheet, plate and downstream products.
- Maintain disciplined capital allocation and shareholder returns while pursuing trade-policy support.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$258.11Current
$110Low
$202.48Average
$306High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 18, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 11, 2023 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 15, 2021 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 9, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Buy | Downgrade | May 31, 2019 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 9, 2019 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | May 17, 2018 |
| Argus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 6, 2016 |
| CLSA | Sell | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Standpoint Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Nomura | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 14, 2015 |
| Clarksons Platou | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 14, 2015 |
| CIBC | Sector Underperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Bernstein | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Dec 12, 2013 |
| Wellington Shields | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 4, 2013 |
| Dahlman Rose | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 23, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $258.11. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Richard Garchitorena | $306 | $256.29 | +18.6% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $286 | $240.39 | +10.8% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Timna Tanners | $280 | $265.14 | +8.5% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $295 | $263.18 | +14.3% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $297 | $265.62 | +15.1% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Richard Garchitorena | $295 | $265.62 | +14.3% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $270 | $265.62 | +4.6% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Richard Garchitorena | $272 | $235.09 | +5.4% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $274 | $239.63 | +6.2% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $258 | $243.83 | -0.0% | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $283 | $252.6 | +9.6% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $292 | $257.73 | +13.1% | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Richard Garchitorena | $270 | $226.44 | +4.6% | May 21, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $224.9 | -5.1% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $225.11 | -7.0% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $217.23 | -9.0% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $224 | $215 | -13.2% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $213 | $190.04 | -17.5% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| UBS | Andrew Jones | $183 | $173.58 | -29.1% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $180 | $167.88 | -30.3% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Timna Tanners | $176 | $160.69 | -31.8% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $168 | $151.99 | -34.9% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Timna Tanners | $147 | $151.99 | -43.0% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $165 | $152.4 | -36.1% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $142.83 | -45.8% | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $164 | $127.4 | -36.5% | Mar 24, 2025 |
| UBS | Andrew Jones | $160 | $127.4 | -38.0% | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $132.49 | -39.9% | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $154 | $131.3 | -40.3% | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $160 | $147.73 | -38.0% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| CFRA | Matthew Miller | $129 | $146.02 | -50.0% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $170 | $142.18 | -34.1% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Katja Jancic | $160 | $142.18 | -38.0% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Carlos De Alba | $176 | $141.26 | -31.8% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Katja Jancic | $175 | $153.61 | -32.2% | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Christopher LaFemina | $170 | $154.44 | -34.1% | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Christopher LaFemina | $190 | $172.12 | -26.4% | May 20, 2024 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $151.01 | -43.8% | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $116.63 | -45.8% | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $122.31 | -55.4% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $121 | $103.46 | -53.1% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Argus Research | David Coleman | $190 | $149.39 | -26.4% | May 4, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $148 | $168.66 | -42.7% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | David Gagliano | $168 | $173.05 | -34.9% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $171.27 | -32.2% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Michael Glick | $129 | $165.32 | -50.0% | Apr 14, 2022 |
| UBS | Andreas Bokkenheuser | $110 | $107.06 | -57.4% | Jun 4, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationNucor Corporation is a prominent producer and distributor of steel and diverse steel-related products. Within its Steel Mills division, the company manufactures a comprehensive range of steel goods. These include various sheet steel types like hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized, alongside plate steel. It also produces structural components such as wide-flange beams, beam blanks, H-piling, and sheet piling. Furthermore, this segment supplies bar steel products, encompassing blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing bars, merchant bars, and specialized bar quality items. Beyond manufacturing, Nucor's steel mills are involved in steel trading and the distribution of rebar. Its clientele primarily consists of steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Steel Products segment provides an array of manufactured steel goods, such as hollow structural section tubing, electrical conduits, steel racking, joists and girders, steel decks, and fabricated concrete reinforcing steel.…
Historical context
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- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-25T00:40:49.721767+00:00
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Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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