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 $164.89, which forecasts a 14.26% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $145 and the highest is $180.

Price Target: $164.89 (+14.26%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$145	$164.89	$168	$180
Change	+0.48%	+14.26%	+16.42%	+24.73%

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

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Alexander Hacking Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $150 → $180	Strong Buy	Maintains	$150 → $180	+24.73%	Oct 30, 2025
Curt Woodworth UBS	UBS	Strong Buy Maintains $165 → $168	Strong Buy	Maintains	$165 → $168	+16.42%	Oct 29, 2025
Bill Peterson JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $172 → $175	Buy	Maintains	$172 → $175	+21.27%	Oct 29, 2025
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $140 → $147	Hold	Maintains	$140 → $147	+1.86%	Oct 29, 2025
Carlos De Alba Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $152 → $165	Buy	Maintains	$152 → $165	+14.34%	Oct 28, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

33.02B

Increased by 7.44%

from 30.73B

Revenue Next Year

34.59B

Increased by 4.76%

from 33.02B

EPS This Year

8.09

Decreased by -4.39%

from 8.46

EPS Next Year

11.17

Increased by 38.09%

from 8.09

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	33.02B	34.59B
Revenue Growth	-10.84%	81.16%	13.78%	-16.38%	-11.47%	7.44%	4.76%
EPS	2.36	23.16	28.79	18.00	8.46	8.09	11.17
EPS Growth	-42.85%	879.50%	24.29%	-37.47%	-53.00%	-4.39%	38.09%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	17.84	12.92
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	16	17

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	34.7B	36.8B
Avg	33.0B	34.6B
Low	31.6B	32.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	12.9%	11.6%
Avg	7.4%	4.8%
Low	2.9%	-3.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	8.72	13.04
Avg	8.09	11.17
Low	7.37	9.21

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	3.0%	61.2%
Avg	-4.4%	38.1%
Low	-12.9%	13.9%

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.