NUE vs STLD
Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.
NUE · Nucor$244.97 ▼ 0.29%
STLD · Steel Dynamics$222.90 ▲ 0.45%
One year, rebased to 100
Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable
- NUE +73.3%
- STLD +47.8%
Head to head
| Metric | NUE | STLD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $244.97 | $222.90 |
| Change today | ▼ 0.29% | ▲ 0.45% |
| Market cap | $55.58B | $31.70B |
| Return, 3 months | -10.8% | -16.8% |
| Return, year to date | +51.1% | +32.6% |
| Return, 1 year | +71.3% | +48.3% |
| P/E (TTM) | 15.6 | 16.5 |
| P/B | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| P/E percentile vs own 5y | 70th | 69th |
| Dividend yield | 0.91% | 0.94% |
| Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr) | +32.0% | +34.8% |
| Net profit growth (YoY) | +115.7% | +87.1% |
| Gross margin | 17.3% | 15.9% |
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 12.4% |
| Net margin | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Return on equity | 16.5% | 20.8% |
| Analyst target vs. price | +23.9% | +23.2% |
| Analyst buy share | 89% | 56% |
| RSI (14) | 38 | 36 |
| 30-day volatility | 38.5% | 37.9% |
| Max drawdown, 1 year | -18.4% | -22.4% |
| Trend read | Leaning bearish | Strong downtrend |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.
What the numbers say
- NUE is the largest of the group by market value.
- NUE has returned the most over the past year.
- NUE carries the lowest trailing P/E.
- STLD pays the highest dividend yield.
- STLD is growing revenue fastest.
- NUE keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
- STLD has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.