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Nucor Corporation

Hot onWhy it's trendingX chatter spiked vs its recent normMoving on elevated volumeBacked by solid revenue growth
$NUE·$56B·Steel·Basic Materials
$255.50-3.8%YTD+60.8%1Y+83.8%
Mentions · last 7 days
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NUNUE
$NUENucor Corporation
$255.50-3.81%266 posts+35%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $NUE, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-07-29

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Record steel-mill shipments drove EPS $5.04 vs $2.60 prior year — Q3 guide above consensus keeps the run going.

Nucor is the largest US steel producer, and the Q2 print delivered the classic 'commodity-cycle plus operating leverage' shape that Nucor built its reputation on. Revenue and EPS both cleared consensus meaningfully, and the Q3 guide keeps the run going.

Where the acceleration is real:

  • The Q2 print was decisively strong: revenue of $10.40B (+23% YoY), EPS of $5.04 versus $2.60 year-ago, and adj EPS of $4.84 (with a $0.20 non-cash gain in the number) — record steel-mill shipments driving both volume and pricing at the same time.
  • The Q3 guide is above consensus: management guided $4.70-$4.80 EPS vs $4.53 consensus, the kind of raise that historically only comes when management sees the H2 cadence clearly — the +11.1% move to $247.56 on a multi-month bull-flag captures the tape pricing that certainty.
  • The steel-cycle backdrop is a real tailwind: higher steel prices plus record shipments scales EPS faster than revenue, and Nucor's low-cost mini-mill model captures more of the price move than integrated peers.
  • The insider footprint is minimal (a retirement agreement for Mr. Sumoski) — routine transition, not a signal.

At 96% of the 52-week range with the tape 10% above the 50-day and 40% above the 200-day, this is accelerating from a durable operating base. What would invalidate is a steel-price correction or construction demand crack in the Oct 26 Q3 print — without either, the record-shipments-plus-guide combination extends the tape.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree with the decisively bullish framing: revenue +23% YoY, EPS nearly doubled ($5.04 vs $2.60), Q3 guide $4.70-$4.80 above the $4.53 consensus, and record steel-mill shipments driving the +11.1% move on a multi-month bull-flag is exactly the print-plus-technical combination the tape is pricing.

What to watch: October 26 Q3 print — a specific steel-price correction or a residential/non-residential construction demand crack would call the acceleration into question; without either, the record-shipments-plus-above-consensus-guide combination extends the tape.

On the calendar: 2026-10-26 — Q3 2026 earnings

record shipmentsguide above consensusbull flag setup

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment9 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-28

Nucor is +11.1% at $247.56 with multi-month bull-flag structure ahead of Monday AH earnings. Record steel mill shipments drove strong earnings with revenue of $10.40B (+23% YoY), EPS of $5.04 vs $2.60 prior year, adjusted EPS of $4.84, with $0.20 non-cash gain in the number. Q3 guided $4.70-$4.80 EPS vs $4.53 consensus. Sentiment is decisively bullish.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Largest U.S. steel producer using electric arc furnace mini-mills for sheet, plate, bar, and structural steel.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Steel sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $NUE.

Steel · Basic Materials

No material change from last week — domestic content requirements in US infrastructure spending favor NUE and STLD over imported steel.

What this means for $NUE

Partial — Largest U.S. steel producer using electric arc furnace mini-mills for sheet, plate, bar, and structural steel; partial earnings exposure to steel demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

Top industry ETF

$SLXVanEck Steel ETF
+18.8%YTD
+46.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
25.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
8.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
10.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
11.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
14.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 27, 2026$4.84$4.46+8.5%
Q1 2026Apr 27, 2026$3.23$2.82+14.5%
Q4 2025Jan 26, 2026$1.73$1.91-9.4%
Q3 2025Oct 27, 2025$2.63$2.18+20.6%
Next earningsMon, Oct 26·consensus EPS $5.06

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$9.5B+21.3%15.8%11.5%$3.23$225.0M
Q4 FY25$7.7B+8.6%11.2%6.9%$1.64$-3.0M
Q3 FY25$8.5B+14.5%13.9%10.4%$2.63$532.0M
Q2 FY25$8.5B+4.7%14.5%10.9%$2.61$-222.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 11 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$38.8B$37.0B – $40.2B$16.33$15.24 – $17.7211
FY27$39.7B$38.6B – $41.1B$17.42$14.10 – $21.6110
FY28$40.0B$39.8B – $40.2B$17.18$14.43 – $19.989
FY29$40.3B$38.5B – $41.8B$15.87$14.96 – $16.674
FY30$40.2B$38.4B – $41.7B$16.86$15.89 – $17.704

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.96%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+10.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+40.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

β1.925-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 3John J HollatzPresident10.6K sh$2.7MSellMay 18Randy J SpicerPresident2.5K sh$563KSellMay 15Leon J TopalianCEO52.0K sh$11.8MSellMay 5Bradley FordPresident2.2K sh$520KSellMay 4Michael D KellerVice Pres. and Corp. Contro4.6K sh$1.0MSellMay 4Allen C BehrPresident10.1K sh$2.3MSellMay 1Daniel R. NeedhamPresident7.7K sh$1.7MSellMay 1Noah C HannersPresident6.5K sh$1.5MSellApr 30David A SumoskiPresident33.1K sh$7.5MSellMar 23Leon J TopalianCEO11.5K sh$1.9M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Jun 228-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Delaware 1-4119 13-1860817 reported departure or retirement of an officer: ds the Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original 8-K”) Nucor Corporation (the “Company”) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 3, 2026, regarding, among other things, the retirement of Daniel R. Needham from his employment with the Company. The disclosure included in the Original 8-K otherwise remains unchanged. Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Ce.

8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Jun 28-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Nucor (NUE) filed an 8-K/A to disclose the Retirement Agreement with Mr. Sumoski (retiring June 13, 2026); the agreement supersedes all prior employment arrangements and includes a comprehensive mutual release of claims. Routine executive retirement and separation agreement.

8-KShareholder voteMay 198-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Nucor Corporation held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 14, 2026, with shareholders electing all eight director nominees to serve until the 2027 annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected. The excerpt is truncated before individual vote counts are shown, but states each nominee received a strong majority of votes. This is a routine governance filing for this large U.S. steel producer with no material transactions.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 278-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

NUE reported period ending 2026-04-27 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 113
8-KOfficer or director changeMar 38-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Feb 278-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KOfficer or director changeFeb 208-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 9 other (3 13Gs · 2 proxys · 1 SD · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Dow Leaps In Mixed Stock Market Ahead Of Fed Decision; Nucor Jumps On Earnings, Nears Entryinvestors.com·1d agoNucor Corporation (NUE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·1d agoNucor Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·1d agoNucor's Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates on Higher Priceszacks.com·1d agoCompared to Estimates, Nucor (NUE) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metricszacks.com·2d ago

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