NUE
Nucor CorporationBasic Materials · $55.7B market cap
Verdict
Share price
$240.39
close of Oct 3, 2026
Fair value
$83.43
Sticker Price
Payback Price
$33.37
buy price
NUE is Overpriced: at $240.39 it trades 188% above its fair value of $83.43. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $33.37, 86% below today's price. Business quality is limited: only 1 of 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.
How we valued it
Buffett Normalized. A profitable, growing business, so we project its earnings 10 years ahead and work out what that is worth today.
Business quality
1 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?
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3 of the investors we track hold NUE. In Q2 2026, 2 trimmed. Who we track
Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway Inc · as of Q2 2026
$413.8M
1,857,752 shares
Dodge & Cox Funds
Dodge & Cox Funds · as of Q2 2026
$1.4M
6,200 shares
David Katz
Matrix Asset Advisors · as of Q2 2026
$305K
1,368 shares
Moves in Q2 2026
Trimmed: David Katz, Warren Buffett
Insider activity
Since Jul 30, 2026: no open-market purchases, 6 sales worth $11.2M and 4 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter
Sales
Behr Allen C
Executive Vice President · 2026-08-14
Sold
$717K
Behr Allen C
Executive Vice President · 2026-08-14
Sold
$1.4M
Topalian Leon J
Chair and CEO · 2026-08-14
Sold
$27K
Topalian Leon J
Chair and CEO · 2026-08-14
Sold
$7.0M
Batterbee Thomas J.
Executive Vice President · 2026-08-03
Sold
$1.0M
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Laxton Stephen D
President and COO · 2026-07-30
Sold
$1.0M
Other filings
About Nucor Corporation
Nucor 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…
Steel
Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works