Nucor Corporation (NUE)

Nucor Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 10 analysts that cover Nucor stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $183.3, which forecasts a -14.28% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $145 and the highest is $213.

Price Target: $183.3 (-14.28%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$145	$183.3	$184	$213
Change	-32.19%	-14.28%	-13.95%	-0.39%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Nucor stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	6	6	5	5	6	5
Buy	4	4	3	3	3	3
Hold	0	0	2	2	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	10	10	10	12	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $197 → $213	Buy	Maintains	$197 → $213	-0.39%	Apr 16, 2026
Bill Peterson JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $198 → $212	Buy	Maintains	$198 → $212	-0.86%	Apr 14, 2026
Andrew Jones UBS	UBS	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $184 → $190	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$184 → $190	-11.15%	Mar 26, 2026
Philip Gibbs Keybanc	Keybanc	Hold Initiates n/a	Hold	Initiates	n/a	n/a	Mar 25, 2026
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $194 → $197	Buy	Maintains	$194 → $197	-7.88%	Mar 20, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

36.42B

Increased by 12.07%

from 32.49B

Revenue Next Year

37.92B

Increased by 4.14%

from 36.42B

EPS This Year

12.54

Increased by 66.78%

from 7.52

EPS Next Year

13.88

Increased by 10.65%

from 12.54

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	36.42B	37.92B
Revenue Growth	81.16%	13.78%	-16.38%	-11.47%	5.73%	12.07%	4.14%
EPS	23.16	28.79	18.00	8.46	7.52	12.54	13.88
EPS Growth	879.50%	24.29%	-37.47%	-53.00%	-11.11%	66.78%	10.65%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	17.05	15.41
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	17

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	39.1B	41.2B
Avg	36.4B	37.9B
Low	34.4B	35.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	20.2%	13.2%
Avg	12.1%	4.1%
Low	5.8%	-1.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	14.75	16.35
Avg	12.54	13.88
Low	11.07	12.35

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	96.2%	30.3%
Avg	66.8%	10.7%
Low	47.3%	-1.5%

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.