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Nucor
Steel · Materials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$248.74
-5.8% on the session
1-year return
+74.3%
+35.6% over six months
Volatility
31.5%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-18.4%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Nucor is a steel name in the materials sector. Over the past year it returned +74.3%, against +12.5% over three months and +6.7% over one. It trades 25.1% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 31.5% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -18.4%, and it has traded a median $350M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.38 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#1 of 25
Stronger than 100% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#55 of 500

How NUE scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 1 others in Steel.

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Full metrics
1 day-5.8%
1 week-8.5%
1 month+6.7%
3 months+12.5%
6 months+35.6%
1 year+74.3%
12-1 momentum+63.4%
Volatility (1y, annualized)31.5%
Max drawdown (1y)-18.4%
Distance vs 200-day average+25.1%
Return per unit of risk2.36
Median daily dollar volume$350M
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