Nucor Corp. (NUE) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 77 Materials companies.
Nucor Corp. (NUE) scores 3.4 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on profitability, and growth is what holds it back.
One pillar, solvency, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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Nucor Corp. (NUE) has a Lemma Quality Score of 3.4 out of 10 as of October 19, 2026, which reads as low quality. A low reading means the reported numbers show weakness on several pillars at once, which is a reason to understand the business before anything else. Five pillars feed it, and every one of them is computed from what the company reported rather than from its share price.
Set against 77 Materials companies, Nucor Corp. lands at the 38th percentile, just below the middle of the group. The median across the group is 4.4, and the top quarter begins at 6.2, so Nucor Corp. is below the typical company here.
On profitability, Nucor Corp. scores 4.7, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 4.4 across 74 Materials companies, which places it in line with them, at the 52nd percentile. Profitability in the middle of the range is neither a moat nor a warning: margins and returns look like those of an ordinary business in this line of work.
There is no solvency score for Nucor Corp.: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 66 Materials companies the median for this pillar is 6.7. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.
Nucor Corp.’s growth score is 1.1 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 3.2 among 57 Materials companies, that is well below the group and the 16th percentile. When growth is this low the question is whether it is a pause or a trend, and the history behind the filings is the place to look.
Efficiency scores 2.8 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 71 Materials companies is 5.2, so Nucor Corp. is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 17th percentile. A low efficiency score is worth reading alongside profitability: earnings that do not convert into cash are worth less than they look.
On predictability, Nucor Corp. scores 4.6, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 4.5 across 76 Materials companies, which places it in line with them, at the 53rd percentile. Middling predictability suggests some volatility in the record, enough to read the other pillars with a little caution.
This is a lopsided profile. Profitability scores 4.7 but growth only 1.1, a gap of 3.6 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. Leading with profitability is the most valuable kind of strength, because margins and returns are what the other pillars ultimately feed. A growth shortfall often comes with size or a maturing market, and is less of a concern if the other pillars are strong.
Of everything that could lift Nucor Corp.’s score, growth matters most. Bringing it up to the 3.2 median of Materials companies would take the overall from 3.4 to roughly 3.9. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.
These are the Materials companies closest to Nucor Corp. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Nucor Corp. scores 3.4 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is profitability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Nucor Corp. ranks at the 38th percentile of the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.2, against Nucor Corp.’s 3.4.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for NUE are in the app.
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