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Han Kook Steel vs Nucor: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Han Kook Steel (025890) and Nucor (NUE) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nucor as the less overvalued of the two: Han Kook Steel trades at KRW 2,655 versus a fair value of KRW 811 (-69%), while Nucor trades at $247 versus $116 (-53%).
Han Kook Steel
025890.KO · KRW · Materials
-69%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceKRW 2,655
Fair ValueKRW 811
Quality51/100
Nucor
NUE · USD · Materials
-53%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$247
Fair Value$116
Quality60/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Han Kook SteelNucor
Valuation
n/aP/E (TTM)24.4×
n/aP/S (TTM)1.67×
n/aP/B2.72×
5.0×EV/EBITDA12.4×
n/aPEG5.21×
−69.5%Fair value upside−53.0%
n/aDividend yield0.9%
n/aDividend per share$2.22
Profitability
1%Operating margin12%
n/aEBIT margin trend (5Y)1.00×
-1%Return on equity12%
-0%Return on assets6%
Growth
-6%Revenue growth (YoY)21%
-9.8%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-7.8%
3.3%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)10.0%
n/aValue creation/yr+12.8%
Balance & size
n/aInterest coverage (EBIT/interest)45.1×
0.13×Debt / equity0.32×
$21MMarket cap$57B
weakGrowth qualityweak

Nucor leads: 2 to 5 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Han Kook Steelof which business quality 51 · market factors 81 Nucorof which business quality 58 · market factors 70
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
25
40
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
30
40
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
28
37
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
74
75
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
93
73
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
63
31
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
88
85
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
91
90
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyHan Kook SteelPrice KRW 2,655NucorPrice $247
DCF Models-71%below the priceKRW 764n/a
Earnings-Basedn/a-68%below the price$79.61
Dividend Discountn/a-84%below the price$39.56
Multiples-77%below the priceKRW 623-47%below the price$131
Asset-Based-25%below the priceKRW 2,001-75%below the price$61.59
Growth DCF-66%below the priceKRW 903n/a
Economic Profitn/a-66%below the price$83.92
Growth Earningsn/a-53%below the price$116
Minimum-77%below the priceKRW 623-84%below the price$39.56
Maximum-25%below the priceKRW 2,001-47%below the price$131
Median-69%below the priceKRW 833-67%below the price$81.77
Geometric mean-64%below the priceKRW 963-68%below the price$79.26

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Han Kook Steel: 10 of 10 models see the stock below the current price.

Nucor: 16 of 16 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Han Kook Steel
Price KRW 2,655
Fair Value KRW 811
Bear KRW 505Bull KRW 1,122
Nucor
Price $247
Fair Value $116
Bear $81.24Bull $151

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Han Kook Steel · Materials

Quality score51 · above median
Fair value upside-69% · bottom 25%

Nucor · Materials

Quality score60 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-53% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nucor as the less overvalued of the two: Han Kook Steel trades at KRW 2,655 versus a fair value of KRW 811 (-69%), while Nucor trades at $247 versus $116 (-53%).

Nucor has the higher quality score (60/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.