
Several stocks have quietly shown a high level of relative strength over the past month, including Lockheed Martin (LMT), Accenture (ACN), and Nucor (NUE) thanks to strong quarterly results.
Nucor Corporation is a producer of steel and related products based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
| Revenue (TTM) | $38.83B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $6.75B |
| EBITDA | $6.70B |
| Operating Margin | 16.70% |
| Return on Equity | 17.60% |
| Return on Assets | 8.82% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $170.13 |
| Book Value | $100.75 |
| Price-to-Book | 2.44 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.43 |
| EV/Revenue | 1.524 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.83 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 120.50% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 32.00% |
| Shares Outstanding | $226.88M |
| Float | $222.99M |
| % Insiders | 1.18% |
| % Institutions | 80.86% |
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Several stocks have quietly shown a high level of relative strength over the past month, including Lockheed Martin (LMT), Accenture (ACN), and Nucor (NUE) thanks to strong quarterly results.

Nucor won a General Motors platform contract for exposed automotive sheet. Third quarter steel mill shipments set a record exceeding 7.2 million tons.

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Nucor's strong balance sheet and cash flows fuel $1.36 billion in shareholder returns, while its capital allocation strategy supports future growth.

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Nucor Corporation is rated Buy with a $355/share price target, reflecting robust growth through eFY27 driven by tariffs and expanding capacity. NUE delivered strong q3'26 results: 32% revenue growth, 541bps EBITDA margin expansion, and significant volume increases from new facilities. Capacity expansions in structural and sheet steel, plus automotive-grade qualifications, position NUE for higher volumes and margin-accretive growth into FY27.

Nucor's CEO just made the boldest call of his career, and the numbers behind it stretch well past the AI data center boom everyone expects.

Global supply chains are fracturing, and domestic industrial capacity is rapidly becoming a premium asset. For years, reshoring American manufacturing and upgrading domestic infrastructure felt like a distant macroeconomic concept.

Nucor Corporation ( NUE ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 27, 2026 10:00 AM EDT Company Participants Chris Jacobi - Director of Investor Relations Leon Topalian - Chairman of the Board & CEO Stephen Laxton - President & COO Jack Sullivan - Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer John Hollatz - Executive Vice President of Fabricated Construction Products Randy Spicer - Executive Vice President of Bar & Rebar Fabrication Products Noah Hanners - Executive Vice President of Sheet Products Conference Call Participants Nicklaus Cash - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division William Peterson - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Lawson Winder - BofA Securities, Research Division Tristan Gresser - BNP Paribas, Research Division Matthew Dushkin - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Richard Garchitorena - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Good morning, and welcome to Nucor's Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Today's call is being recorded.
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