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 $173.11, which forecasts a 5.39% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $145 and the highest is $200.

Price Target: $173.11 (+5.39%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$145	$173.11	$169	$200
Change	-11.73%	+5.39%	+2.89%	+21.76%

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

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $178 → $176	Buy	Maintains	$178 → $176	+7.15%	Dec 18, 2025
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $167 → $178	Buy	Maintains	$167 → $178	+8.36%	Dec 15, 2025
Christopher LeFemina Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $170 → $190	Strong Buy	Maintains	$170 → $190	+15.67%	Dec 10, 2025
Bill Peterson JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $175 → $200	Buy	Maintains	$175 → $200	+21.76%	Dec 5, 2025
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold → Buy Upgrades $147 → $167	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$147 → $167	+1.67%	Nov 14, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

32.98B

Increased by 7.31%

from 30.73B

Revenue Next Year

34.77B

Increased by 5.42%

from 32.98B

EPS This Year

8.40

Decreased by -0.70%

from 8.46

EPS Next Year

11.57

Increased by 37.71%

from 8.40

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	32.98B	34.77B
Revenue Growth	-10.84%	81.16%	13.78%	-16.38%	-11.47%	7.31%	5.42%
EPS	2.36	23.16	28.79	18.00	8.46	8.40	11.57
EPS Growth	-42.85%	879.50%	24.29%	-37.47%	-53.00%	-0.70%	37.71%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	19.55	14.20
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17	18

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	34.7B	37.9B
Avg	33.0B	34.8B
Low	31.0B	32.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	12.9%	14.8%
Avg	7.3%	5.4%
Low	0.9%	-3.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	9.28	13.66
Avg	8.40	11.57
Low	7.84	9.70

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	9.7%	62.6%
Avg	-0.7%	37.7%
Low	-7.3%	15.5%

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.