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 $175.67, which forecasts a -2.41% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $145 and the highest is $200.

Price Target: $175.67 (-2.41%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$145	$175.67	$180	$200
Change	-19.45%	-2.41%	-0.01%	+11.10%

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	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	5	5	5	5	5	5
Buy	3	3	4	4	3	3
Hold	1	1	0	0	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	9	9	9	9	9	9

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $176 → $184	Buy	Maintains	$176 → $184	+2.22%	Jan 28, 2026
Carlos De Alba Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy → Hold Downgrades $165 → $180	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$165 → $180	-0.01%	Jan 9, 2026
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $178 → $176	Buy	Maintains	$178 → $176	-2.23%	Dec 18, 2025
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $167 → $178	Buy	Maintains	$167 → $178	-1.12%	Dec 15, 2025
Christopher LeFemina Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $170 → $190	Strong Buy	Maintains	$170 → $190	+5.55%	Dec 10, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

36.09B

Increased by 11.06%

from 32.49B

Revenue Next Year

37.80B

Increased by 4.73%

from 36.09B

EPS This Year

12.09

Increased by 60.80%

from 7.52

EPS Next Year

13.54

Increased by 11.95%

from 12.09

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	36.48B	41.51B	34.71B	30.73B	32.49B	36.09B	37.80B
Revenue Growth	81.16%	13.78%	-16.38%	-11.47%	5.73%	11.06%	4.73%
EPS	23.16	28.79	18.00	8.46	7.52	12.09	13.54
EPS Growth	879.50%	24.29%	-37.47%	-53.00%	-11.11%	60.80%	11.95%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	14.89	13.30
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	16

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	38.5B	40.8B
Avg	36.1B	37.8B
Low	34.1B	35.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	18.5%	13.0%
Avg	11.1%	4.7%
Low	4.9%	-1.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	13.49	15.05
Avg	12.09	13.54
Low	11.33	12.04

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	79.4%	24.4%
Avg	60.8%	11.9%
Low	50.6%	-0.4%

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.