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 $209.6, which forecasts a -9.79% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $165 and the highest is $260.

Price Target: $209.6 (-9.79%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$165	$209.6	$224	$260
Change	-28.98%	-9.79%	-3.59%	+11.90%

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

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Bill Peterson JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $212 → $240	Buy	Maintains	$212 → $240	+3.30%	Apr 29, 2026
Alexander Hacking Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $180 → $260	Strong Buy	Maintains	$180 → $260	+11.90%	Apr 29, 2026
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $213 → $244	Buy	Maintains	$213 → $244	+5.02%	Apr 29, 2026
Andrew Jones UBS	UBS	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $190 → $224	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$190 → $224	-3.59%	Apr 28, 2026
Katja Jancic BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Buy Maintains $196 → $235	Buy	Maintains	$196 → $235	+1.14%	Apr 28, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

38.65B

Increased by 18.93%

from 32.49B

Revenue Next Year

39.41B

Increased by 1.96%

from 38.65B

EPS This Year

14.73

Increased by 95.88%

from 7.52

EPS Next Year

16.10

Increased by 9.28%

from 14.73

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	38.65B	39.41B
Revenue Growth	81.16%	13.78%	-16.38%	-11.47%	5.73%	18.93%	1.96%
EPS	23.16	28.79	18.00	8.46	7.52	14.73	16.10
EPS Growth	879.50%	24.29%	-37.47%	-53.00%	-11.11%	95.88%	9.28%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	15.77	14.43
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17	16

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	41.2B	43.6B
Avg	38.6B	39.4B
Low	36.7B	36.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	26.8%	12.8%
Avg	18.9%	2.0%
Low	12.9%	-4.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	17.27	18.07
Avg	14.73	16.10
Low	12.87	13.48

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	129.7%	22.7%
Avg	95.9%	9.3%
Low	71.1%	-8.5%

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 sources.