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Nucor Corp.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
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1 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Stable quality
Profitability
3/4
Debt & liquidity
2/3
Efficiency
1/2
Current ratio at 2.94 sits +28% above the sector median 2.29, and Debt/EBITDA at 2.1× runs below the sector median 2.1× by 0% — the balance sheet is the clearest strength here. Valuation multiples are undemanding: the P/E of 27.2× is -19% below the sector median 33.7×, and P/B of 3.0× trails the median 3.8× by -21%. ROE, however, runs at 8.5% — -36% below the sector median 13.3% — and FCF growth year over year came in at -34.0%, well behind the sector median 4.7%; the low multiples reflect those weaker returns rather than an overlooked discount. The F-Score of 6/9 signals stable but unremarkable fundamentals, consistent with a composite of 51/100 against the sector. Consensus expects a recovery in earnings, yet the realized growth per SEC filings has been weak — the market's optimism and the recent track record point in different directions.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APD | Air Products | 5/9 | -2% |
Revenue and margins in the next quarterly 10-Q will show whether the profitability signals in the F-Score hold. Re-run the NUE analysis once it is published.
The full NUE annual report on SEC EDGAR has the risk factors, the management discussion (MD&A), and the disclosures that numbers alone do not capture.
The same-sector table, where available, is an alphabetical sample with no ranking. Pick 2-3 companies yourself and line up P/E, margin, and F-Score: a single number only means something in its industry context.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: +76%-40%-84%-123%
Over 4 years: 0.660.931.432.14
Over 4 years: +14%-16%-11%+6%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 7 of 8 recent quarters — the company clears estimates regularly (consensus is often set conservatively).
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| -1% |
| -7% |
| CTVA | Corteva | 7/9 | 5% | +3% | — |
| DD | DuPont | 5/9 | -4% | +2% | — |
| DOW | Dow Inc. | 3/9 | -15% | -7% | — |
| ECL | Ecolab | 5/9 | 22% | +2% | 17% |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 5/9 | 23% | +2% | 25% |
| LIN | Linde | 4/9 | 18% | +3% | 26% |
| MLM | Martin Marietta | 8/9 | 12% | +9% | 23% |
| NEM | Newmont | 8/9 | 22% | +21% | — |
| NUE | Nucor Corp. | 6/9 | 8% | +6% | — |
| PKG | Packaging Corp | 3/9 | 17% | +7% | 12% |
| PPG | PPG Industries | 6/9 | 21% | +0% | — |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams | 6/9 | 59% | +2% | — |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics | 5/9 | 13% | +4% | 8% |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials | 9/9 | 13% | +7% | 20% |
A sample of 15 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.