NUE P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
NUE's p/e ratio is higher than 82% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
NUE P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of NUE’s p/e ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 3.2 to 41.7, averaging 14.7.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16.8 | 22.0 | 26.4 | 20.7 |
| 2025 | 12.3 | 20.7 | 27.1 | 21.6 |
| 2024 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 16.2 | 13.9 |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 15.0 | 34.1 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 22.2 | 40.5 | 22.5 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | 13.1 | 17.0 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | 15.5 | 19.6 | 28.3 | 18.5 |
| 2016 | 29.1 | 34.5 | 41.7 | 37.2 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is NUE P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Nucor Corporation's P/E ratio is currently 20.7, which is historically pricey relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for NUE is approximately 13.2. See all NUE valuation metrics →
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