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#6 NUE — NUCOR CORP

B_VCP_DEVELOPING | as of 2026-09-15 | automated relative priority, not a published Minervini point formula

Relative priority54.74
RS rating86.20
Fundamental strength15.79
VCP score84.13
Pivot distance3.59%
AV confirmation100.00%partial
Technical chart for NUE

Trend Template

price_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
sma150_above_sma200PASS
sma200_rising_1mPASS
sma50_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
price_above_sma50PASS
price_at_least_30pct_above_52w_lowPASS
price_within_25pct_of_52w_highPASS
rs_rating_at_least_70PASS

Trend Template metrics

close258.82
sma50252.32
sma150221.91
sma200208.54
sma200_1m_ago196.61
pct_above_52w_low98.92
pct_below_52w_high7.60
rs_rating86.20

VCP conditions

coherent_contraction_sequencePASS
enough_contractionsPASS
successive_ranges_inside_firstPASS
successive_depths_contractingPASS
final_contraction_tightPASS
base_depth_okPASS
resistance_area_tightPASS
volume_dryupFAIL
atr_contractingFAIL
price_tightPASS
near_pivotPASS

VCP metrics

num_contractions2.00
contraction_depths_pct[14.81, 6.13]
depth_ratios_vs_prior[0.414]
target_depth_ratio_roughly_half0.50
max_allowed_depth_ratio0.80
base_high280.11
base_low238.62
base_depth_pct14.81
base_duration_weeks5.90
resistance_spread_pct4.16
volume_dryup_ratio_10d_vs_50d0.77
atr_pct_recent3.34
atr_pct_prior3.20
atr_contraction_ratio1.04
tight_10d_range_pct9.13
raw_contraction_count8.00
raw_depths_pct[6.78, 7.31, 12.33, 13.82, 3.39, 6.95, 14.81, 6.13]
final_trough_age_bars3.00
selection_reasoncoherent_current_sequence
pivot_price268.47
distance_to_pivot_pct3.59
vcp_score_pct84.13
is_vcp_candidatePASS
breakout_on_volumeFAIL

Price / volume

return_1m_pct-3.75
return_3m_pct0.05
return_6m_pct59.97
return_12m_pct85.56
weighted_12m_momentum15.27
range_10d_pct9.13
range_20d_pct13.87
avg_volume_50d1.34M
dollar_volume_50d346.17M
up_down_volume_ratio_50d1.39
accumulation_days_20d2.00
distribution_days_20d4.00

Fundamental overlay criteria

eps_growth_minimumPASS
sales_growth_positive_or_betterPASS
core_data_coveragePASS
eps_acceleratingFAIL
sales_acceleratingPASS
gross_margin_improvingPASS
operating_margin_improving—

Minervini-oriented SEC fundamentals

eps_growth_yoy_pct93.85
eps_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct382.09
eps_acceleration_pts-288.24
eps_annual_growth_pct-11.11
eps_cagr_3y_pct-36.08
sales_growth_yoy_pct22.95
sales_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct21.28
sales_acceleration_pts1.68
sales_annual_growth_pct5.73
sales_cagr_3y_pct-7.84
gross_margin_pct19.56
operating_margin_pct—
pretax_margin_pct15.63
net_margin_pct11.12
gross_margin_yoy_change_pts5.10
operating_margin_yoy_change_pts—
roe_latest_fy_pct8.46
current_ratio2.51
debt_to_equity_pct0.58
cash_to_debt20.87
shares_outstanding226.88M
adjusted_eps_growth_yoy_pct—
earnings_surprise_pct—
eps_estimate_revision_30d_pct—
analyst_count—
institutional_ownership_pct—
institutional_qoq_change_pct—
management_guidance_revision_pct—

SEC data quality

core_coverage_pct100.00
missing_core_metrics[]
selected_sec_tags{"accounts_payable": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "accounts_receivable": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "capex": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cash": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "cost_of_revenue": "us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold", "current_assets": "us-gaap:AssetsCurrent", "current_liabilities": "us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent", "dividends_paid": "us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividends", "eps_basic": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic", "eps_diluted": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted", "equity": "us-gaap:StockholdersEquity", "gross_profit": "us-gaap:GrossProfit", "inventory": "us-gaap:InventoryNet", "long_term_debt": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent", "long_term_debt_current": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent", "net_income": "us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss", "operating_cash_flow": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities", "operating_income": null, "pretax_income": "us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest", "r_and_d": null, "revenue": "us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax", "sga": "us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense", "share_repurchases": "us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock", "shares_outstanding": "dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding", "short_term_debt": "us-gaap:ShortTermBorrowings", "short_term_investments": "us-gaap:ShortTermInvestments", "stock_based_comp": "us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation", "total_assets": "us-gaap:Assets", "total_liabilities": "us-gaap:Liabilities", "weighted_avg_diluted_shares": "us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding"}
unavailable_canonical_concepts["operating_income", "r_and_d"]
warnings["Standalone Q4 income/EPS can be absent because 10-K statements are annual.", "Company-specific extension tags are not returned by CompanyFacts.", "Non-GAAP EPS, guidance, 13F ownership, Form 4 activity, and analyst estimates are separate modules."]

Reporting periods

latest_quarter_end2026-07-04
latest_quarter_filed2026-08-12
latest_fiscal_year_end2025-12-31
latest_balance_sheet_end2026-07-04

Company metadata

symbolNUE
cik73,309
company_nameNUCOR CORP
exchange—
sic3,312
sic_descriptionSteel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)
fiscal_year_end1,231
as_of2026-09-15
sourceSEC EDGAR CompanyFacts + Submissions

Alpha Vantage enrichment

latest_reported_date2026-07-27
latest_reported_eps4.84
latest_estimated_eps4.57
latest_earnings_surprise_pct5.91
avg_earnings_surprise_4q_pct9.31
positive_earnings_surprises_4q3.00
earnings_surprise_quarters_available4.00
reported_eps_yoy_growth_pct82.64
endpoints_returned["EARNINGS"]

Alpha Vantage confirmation screen

latest_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
average_4q_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
positive_surprise_quartersPASS
analyst_coverage_present—
eps_revision_breadth_nonnegative_30d—
institutional_sponsorship_present—

Alpha Vantage screen summary

statuscomplete
confirmation_score_pct100.00
available_criteria3.00
noteInformational post-Exp0 confirmation only; not part of validated Exp0 selection/ranking.

Alpha Vantage endpoint status

EARNINGScache_available
EARNINGS_ESTIMATESpending
INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGSpending
error.EARNINGS_ESTIMATESAlpha Vantage per-run request budget exhausted (24).

Accepted VCP contractions

peak_datepeak_pricetrough_datetrough_pricedepth_pctdepth_ratio_vs_priorbars
2026-08-05280.112026-08-19238.6214.81—10.00
2026-09-03268.472026-09-10252.016.130.414.00

Recent SEC filings

formfiling_dateaccession_numberprimary_document
10-Q2026-08-120001193125-26-345891nue-20260704.htm
8-K2026-07-270001193125-26-318190d468854d8k.htm
8-K/A2026-06-220001193125-26-277574d109735d8ka.htm
8-K/A2026-06-020001193125-26-253839d112329d8ka.htm
8-K2026-05-190001193125-26-230790d45402d8k.htm
10-Q2026-05-130001193125-26-220778nue-20260404.htm
8-K2026-04-270001193125-26-182332d150975d8k.htm
8-K2026-03-030001193125-26-086912d94870d8k.htm
8-K/A2026-02-270001193125-26-079540d924008d8ka.htm
10-K2026-02-250001193125-26-071575nue-20251231.htm
8-K2026-02-200001193125-26-060448d116401d8k.htm
8-K2026-01-260001193125-26-022733d20933d8k.htm

SEPA factors not covered by SEC + Yahoo

These remain manual or require another provider/module and are deliberately not guessed: