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MetricNUENUCOR CORPSTLDSTEEL DYNAMICS INCRSRELIANCE, INC.CLFCLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.Median of the restexcluding NUE
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$264.54▲ 3.04 (1.16%)
$239.90▼ 8.07 (3.25%)
$417.92▼ 3.15 (0.75%)
$14.03▲ 0.38 (2.78%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/108.0/108.0/104.0/108.0/10
Market value$60.99B$34.77B$21.62B$7.99B
Revenue$32.49B$18.18B$14.29B$18.61B
Profit$1.74B$1.19B$739.4M-$1.48B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.5.7%3.6%3.3%-3.0%3.3%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.11.9%13.2%28.7%-4.6%13.2%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—8.1%7.1%-8.5%7.1%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.5.4%6.5%5.2%-7.9%5.2%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.-0.6%2.8%3.5%-5.5%2.8%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.8.3%13.2%10.3%-24.2%10.3%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.—9.5%9.2%-9.4%9.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.34.97x29.33x29.24x—29.28x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.—18.85x17.68x—18.26x
Price to book2.91x3.88x3.02x1.31x3.02x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.62x0.84x0.45x2.24x0.84x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/95/95/92/95.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafedistress

How NUE compares with the others

  • NUE's profit margin of 5.4% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (5.2%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 5.7% against 3.3%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 35.0x against 29.3x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.6x against 0.8x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.