FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
NUE
Nucor
FUNDAMENTAL RATING
FUNDAMENTAL SCORE
74 / 100
Summary
Nucor's net income has contracted sharply over the last three years, compounding at -38.8% a year (CAGR, or compound annual growth rate), and one or more annual results are flagged as extreme outliers that inflate that headline decline. Latest annual revenue rose 5.7% (YoY, or year-over-year) while latest annual net income fell 14.0%, a clear divergence between top-line recovery and bottom-line deterioration. The most recent quarter reported $1.16B in net income and improved QoQ (quarter-over-quarter) by 55.6%, which shows a short-term pickup but does not erase the multi-year erosion. Assets cover liabilities 2.7 times, and the Altman Z-score is 6.63, comfortably above the safe threshold of 2.6 in the Z'' scale, indicating no immediate solvency distress. The Piotroski F-Score of 6 on a 0 to 9 quality scale is a mixed earnings-quality reading, which highlights operational weakness despite solid balance-sheet metrics. The next earnings report must show sustained YoY net income improvement rather than a single-quarter rebound to confirm a genuine recovery.
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Net Income — Annual Comparison
Quarterly Detail Charts
Quarterly Revenue
Quarterly Net Income
Piotroski F-Score Breakdown
6/9 · Neutral
Profitability — Net income positive this fiscal year
Pass
Return on Assets — Return on Assets improved year-over-year
Fail
Cash flow positive — Cash from operations positive this fiscal year
Pass
Earnings quality — Cash from operations exceeds net income
Pass
Leverage down — Long-term debt / total assets improved
N/A
Liquidity up — Current ratio improved year-over-year
Pass
No share dilution — Share count did not increase year-over-year
Pass
Margin up — Gross margin expanded year-over-year
N/A
Asset efficiency — Asset turnover improved year-over-year
Pass
Data Source
This dashboard applies a modified 9-signal Piotroski F-Score (Piotroski, 2000) and Altman Z-Score models. Fundamental filing data is sourced from the SEC's EDGAR XBRL database (primary), with API Ninjas as backup for freshly-filed 10-Ks not yet in SEC. Live price, market cap, and EPS display use Tiingo end-of-day data. This page is informational analysis, not investment advice. See Financial Disclaimer.
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Formula & Methodology
Trend inputAnnual revenue and net income year-over-year direction contributes 20% of the score.
Piotroski inputModified 9-test Piotroski F-Score (Quality) contributes 40% of the score.
Altman inputAltman Z-Score (Distress) contributes 40% of the score.
Rating ruleFormula: Trend (20%) + Piotroski F-Score (40%) + Altman Z-Score (40%). Trend blends annual revenue and net income year-over-year direction. Piotroski is the modified 9-test variant (7 classic + 2 cash-flow tests). Altman uses the 1968 Z-Score with Safe/Grey/Distress zones. Combined blend uses ±0.45 thresholds: Bullish at +0.45 or higher, Bearish at -0.45 or lower, Neutral in between. Missing sub-signals count as Neutral (0) and weights are not re-normalized — a company with fewer available signals must earn its rating from stronger reads on the remaining pillars.