Nucor Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 9 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Nucor stock have an average target of 169.89, with a low estimate of 145 and a high estimate of 200. The average target predicts an increase of 6.55% from the current stock price of 159.45.

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$145	$169.89	$168	$200
Change	-9.06%	+6.55%	+5.36%	+25.43%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Nucor stock from 9 stock analysts 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
Bill Peterson JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $175 → $200	Buy	Maintains	$175 → $200	+25.43%	Dec 5, 2025
Timna Tanners Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold → Buy Upgrades $147 → $167	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$147 → $167	+4.74%	Nov 14, 2025
Alexander Hacking Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $150 → $180	Strong Buy	Maintains	$150 → $180	+12.89%	Oct 30, 2025
Curt Woodworth UBS	UBS	Strong Buy Maintains $165 → $168	Strong Buy	Maintains	$165 → $168	+5.36%	Oct 29, 2025
Bill Peterson JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $172 → $175	Buy	Maintains	$172 → $175	+9.75%	Oct 29, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

32.98B

from 30.73B

7.31%

from 30.73B

Revenue Next Year

34.77B

from 32.98B

5.42%

from 32.98B

EPS This Year

8.40

from 8.46

-0.70%

from 8.46

EPS Next Year

11.57

from 8.40

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	-	-	-	-	-	18.98	13.78
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17	18

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

Revenue Forecast

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

Revenue Growth

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

EPS Forecast

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

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026
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.