Nucor Corporation (NUE)

Nucor Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 9 analysts that cover Nucor stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $157.44, which forecasts a 19.47% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $140 and the highest is $172.

Price Target: $157.44 (+19.47%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$140	$157.44	$160	$172
Change	+6.24%	+19.47%	+21.41%	+30.52%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Nucor stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	4	4	4	4	5	5
Buy	2	3	3	3	3	3
Hold	2	1	0	0	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	8	7	7	9	9

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Bill Peterson JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $165 → $172	Buy	Maintains	$165 → $172	+30.52%	Oct 13, 2025
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $146 → $140	Hold	Maintains	$146 → $140	+6.24%	Sep 18, 2025
Lawson Winder B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $150 → $165	Strong Buy	Maintains	$150 → $165	+25.21%	Sep 15, 2025
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $145 → $146	Hold	Maintains	$145 → $146	+10.79%	Sep 15, 2025
Christopher LeFemina Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $135 → $170	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$135 → $170	+29.00%	Jul 31, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

32.80B

Increased by 6.74%

from 30.73B

Revenue Next Year

34.53B

Increased by 5.27%

from 32.80B

EPS This Year

8.37

Decreased by -1.10%

from 8.46

EPS Next Year

11.54

Increased by 37.96%

from 8.37

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	20.14B	36.48B	41.51B	34.71B	30.73B	32.80B	34.53B
Revenue Growth	-10.84%	81.16%	13.78%	-16.38%	-11.47%	6.74%	5.27%
EPS	2.36	23.16	28.79	18.00	8.46	8.37	11.54
EPS Growth	-42.85%	879.50%	24.29%	-37.47%	-53.00%	-1.10%	37.96%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	15.75	11.42
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17	17

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	34.6B	37.0B
Avg	32.8B	34.5B
Low	31.3B	32.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	12.6%	12.7%
Avg	6.7%	5.3%
Low	1.8%	-2.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	9.93	14.78
Avg	8.37	11.54
Low	7.37	9.72

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	17.4%	76.7%
Avg	-1.1%	38.0%
Low	-12.9%	16.2%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.