NUE
Nucor Corp
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122.97 
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2,084,591.00
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Nucor WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Nucor Corp (NUE) is 7.0%.

The Cost of Equity of Nucor Corp (NUE) is 7.70%.
The Cost of Debt of Nucor Corp (NUE) is 5.00%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 6.60% - 8.80% 7.70%
Tax rate 20.70% - 21.40% 21.05%
Cost of debt 5.00% - 5.00% 5.00%
WACC 6.1% - 7.8% 7.0%
WACC

Nucor WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.9% 4.4%
Equity market risk premium 4.6% 5.6%
Adjusted beta 0.6 0.7
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 6.60% 8.80%
Tax rate 20.70% 21.40%
Debt/Equity ratio 0.25 0.25
Cost of debt 5.00% 5.00%
After-tax WACC 6.1% 7.8%
Selected WACC 7.0%

Nucor's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for Nucor:

cost_of_equity (7.70%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (0.6) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.