Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Steel
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 31.97 | 11.05 | 13.35 | 24.86 | 13.12 | 13.26 | 38.51 | 23.92 | 35.75 | 14.75 | 14.30 | 13.77 | 8.53 | 7.06 | 8.68 | 6.71 | 4.12 | 2.73 | 4.87 | 3.58 | 3.35 |
| — | -16.7% | -65.3% | +4.0% | -63.3% | -10.1% | +169.4% | +73.7% | +318.8% | +109.0% | +64.8% | +105.2% | +107.4% | +158.4% | +78.4% | +87.4% | +22.7% | -43.0% | -24.5% | -65.0% | -81.6% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.68 | 1.22 | 1.04 | 1.22 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.77 | 0.97 | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.48 | 1.40 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.13 | 0.97 | 0.66 | 0.59 | 0.97 | 0.77 | 0.69 |
| — | +30.1% | +35.6% | +26.1% | -21.5% | -19.9% | -48.2% | -30.8% | +8.4% | +8.9% | +31.3% | +44.5% | +66.6% | +82.6% | +16.6% | +24.9% | -4.1% | -27.7% | +12.4% | +0.8% | -2.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.51 | 2.19 | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.14 | 1.28 | 1.65 | 1.74 | 2.22 | 1.95 | 1.80 | 1.96 | 1.97 | 1.72 | 1.48 | 1.56 | 2.52 | 2.20 | 2.04 |
| — | +47.8% | +54.0% | +32.6% | -11.7% | -15.0% | -48.7% | -34.4% | -8.3% | -11.2% | +12.5% | +12.9% | +21.8% | +25.7% | -21.6% | -21.6% | -27.6% | -30.9% | +23.5% | +52.7% | +56.3% | |
| P/FCF | — | 15.35 | 43.94 | — | 15.01 | — | — | — | 18.60 | 13.86 | — | 13.41 | 4.77 | 7.36 | 14.54 | 4.18 | 2.96 | 4.00 | 5.02 | 3.65 | 5.77 |
| — | — | — | — | -19.3% | — | — | — | +289.7% | +88.3% | — | +220.6% | +61.1% | +84.0% | +190.0% | +14.5% | -48.6% | -46.3% | -82.0% | -88.5% | -25.1% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.40 | 6.90 | 7.84 | 11.66 | 7.29 | 7.15 | 10.39 | 10.31 | 11.07 | 8.15 | 8.45 | 8.05 | 5.41 | 4.63 | 5.58 | 4.60 | 2.97 | 2.19 | 3.45 | 2.71 | 2.61 |
| — | -3.5% | -24.5% | +13.1% | -34.2% | -12.3% | +23.0% | +28.1% | +104.8% | +76.0% | +51.3% | +74.9% | +82.1% | +111.4% | +62.0% | +69.7% | +13.8% | -36.0% | -21.9% | -56.2% | -66.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 22.42 | 8.48 | 9.96 | 20.66 | 9.93 | 9.69 | 21.40 | 17.37 | 21.06 | 10.41 | 9.95 | 8.19 | 6.94 | 5.12 | 6.35 | 5.68 | 3.30 | 2.34 | 3.71 | 2.90 | 2.78 |
| — | -12.5% | -53.4% | +19.0% | -52.9% | -6.9% | +115.0% | +112.0% | +203.4% | +103.2% | +56.7% | +44.2% | +110.1% | +119.3% | +71.0% | +95.7% | +19.1% | -38.6% | -26.4% | -84.3% | -77.8% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 11.9% | 19.6% | 15.8% | 11.2% | 13.9% | 14.5% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 14.8% | 18.7% | 18.1% | 21.9% | 26.3% | 22.9% | 24.0% | 27.1% | 34.8% | 33.0% | 34.0% | 33.0% |
| — | +35.3% | +104.6% | +26.6% | +36.9% | -2.2% | -58.7% | -51.0% | -53.5% | -43.7% | -18.4% | -24.8% | -19.1% | -24.5% | -30.4% | -29.3% | -18.0% | +23.6% | +42.5% | +148.9% | +224.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 8.2% | 15.7% | 11.5% | 6.9% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 11.1% | 14.5% | 13.5% | 17.5% | 21.5% | 18.5% | 19.2% | 22.4% | 30.0% | 28.0% | 29.1% | 27.9% |
| — | +44.2% | +178.9% | +25.6% | +51.1% | -2.5% | -71.4% | -59.4% | -60.6% | -48.2% | -21.6% | -29.8% | -22.1% | -28.4% | -34.0% | -34.1% | -19.6% | +26.5% | +47.4% | +171.7% | +308.7% | |
| Net Margin | 5.4% | 11.1% | 7.8% | 4.9% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 2.0% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 10.2% | 13.0% | 15.3% | 13.0% | 14.4% | 16.1% | 21.6% | 19.9% | 21.6% | 20.5% |
| — | +55.9% | +292.7% | +21.2% | +112.2% | -10.7% | -80.8% | -60.2% | -74.2% | -47.9% | -20.4% | -29.2% | -19.1% | -29.0% | -34.4% | -33.4% | -21.7% | +26.7% | +48.1% | +186.6% | +423.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 8.0% | 5.0% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 9.2% | 15.0% | 13.6% | 15.7% | 15.9% |
| — | +78.3% | +353.4% | +28.5% | +142.4% | -4.6% | -81.0% | -62.9% | -78.6% | -58.5% | -33.0% | -45.0% | -41.6% | -52.3% | -57.6% | -58.3% | -42.1% | +22.9% | +66.3% | +334.1% | +776.7% | |
| ROA | 5.1% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 8.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| — | +82.0% | +362.1% | +28.7% | +141.3% | -7.6% | -81.4% | -62.7% | -78.4% | -57.5% | -30.5% | -42.0% | -36.3% | -47.3% | -54.2% | -55.9% | -40.1% | +24.5% | +68.0% | +341.0% | +774.5% | |
| ROIC | 7.7% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 12.5% | 11.8% | 12.7% | 13.0% |
| — | +67.4% | +214.7% | +25.0% | +57.6% | -6.1% | -74.7% | -65.9% | -68.5% | -58.0% | -29.6% | -38.6% | -34.5% | -46.5% | -54.5% | -55.4% | -40.5% | +20.4% | +70.0% | +308.6% | +584.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.41 |
| — | -4.7% | -15.3% | -0.8% | -2.9% | +1.1% | +18.3% | +4.9% | +3.6% | -0.7% | -5.8% | -9.5% | -12.9% | -22.5% | -20.9% | -12.2% | -12.3% | -2.9% | -6.0% | -18.1% | -21.2% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.72 | 3.53 | 5.03 | 7.85 | 5.46 | 5.35 | 11.39 | 9.33 | 8.04 | 5.59 | 4.59 | 5.07 | 3.66 | 2.86 | 3.53 | 3.41 | 2.54 | 1.94 | 2.15 | 1.74 | 1.83 |
| — | -34.1% | -55.8% | -15.8% | -32.1% | -4.3% | +148.3% | +84.1% | +119.7% | +95.5% | +29.8% | +48.6% | +44.3% | +47.5% | +64.0% | +95.7% | +38.6% | -17.5% | -38.2% | -75.2% | -82.3% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.94 | 2.51 | 2.90 | 2.94 | 2.77 | 2.83 | 2.52 | 2.51 | 2.59 | 2.93 | 4.02 | 3.57 | 3.72 | 3.82 | 3.74 | 3.39 | 3.10 | 2.62 | 2.88 | 2.48 | 2.53 |
| — | -11.3% | +15.0% | +17.2% | +7.0% | -3.5% | -37.2% | -29.7% | -30.4% | -23.3% | +7.4% | +5.1% | +20.1% | +45.8% | +29.8% | +36.7% | +22.6% | -15.7% | -17.8% | -31.3% | -33.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.57 | 1.36 | 1.55 | 1.57 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.61 | 1.85 | 2.48 | 2.35 | 2.50 | 2.41 | 2.28 | 2.13 | 1.79 | 1.39 | 1.66 | 1.32 | 1.34 |
| — | -9.9% | +4.3% | +6.3% | -6.4% | -18.4% | -40.3% | -37.1% | -35.6% | -23.3% | +9.0% | +10.2% | +39.3% | +73.4% | +37.0% | +62.1% | +33.5% | -20.8% | -18.4% | -41.6% | -44.1% | |
| Interest Coverage | 15.45 | 136.42 | 58.68 | 16.00 | 24.24 | 19.35 | 6.59 | 8.46 | 6.94 | 14.40 | 29.49 | 22.40 | 22.47 | 34.71 | 26.47 | 28.02 | 43.57 | 55.95 | 66.75 | 75.12 | 66.34 |
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Nucor Corporation's current P/E is 32.0x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 15.6x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Nucor Corporation's current operating margin is 8.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Nucor Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.