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Kalyani Steels vs Nucor: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Kalyani Steels (KSL) and Nucor (NUE) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Kalyani Steels as the less overvalued of the two: Kalyani Steels trades at ₹974 versus a fair value of ₹695 (-29%), while Nucor trades at $247 versus $116 (-53%).
Kalyani Steels
KSL.NSE · INR · Materials
-29%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price₹974
Fair Value₹695
Quality57/100
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

Kalyani SteelsNucor
Valuation
16.5×P/E (TTM)24.4×
3.01×P/S (TTM)1.67×
2.02×P/B2.72×
20.5×EV/EBITDA12.4×
n/aPEG5.21×
−28.6%Fair value upside−53.0%
1.1%Dividend yield0.9%
n/aDividend per share$2.22
Profitability
14%Operating margin12%
0.88×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.00×
14%Return on equity12%
7%Return on assets6%
Growth
-10%Revenue growth (YoY)21%
-1.0%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-7.8%
9.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)10.0%
+7.4%Value creation/yr+12.8%
Balance & size
35.2×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)45.1×
n/aDebt / equity0.32×
$443MMarket cap$57B
mixedGrowth qualityweak

Kalyani Steels leads: 8 to 6 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.

Kalyani Steelsof which business quality 57 · market factors 75 Nucorof which business quality 58 · market factors 70
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
47
40
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
20
40
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
32
37
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
96
75
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
63
73
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
76
31
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
73
85
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
76
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 familyKalyani SteelsPrice ₹974NucorPrice $247
DCF Models-23%below the price₹751n/a
Earnings-Based-35%below the price₹635-68%below the price$79.61
Dividend Discount-88%below the price₹119-84%below the price$39.56
Multiples+3%close to the price₹1,004-47%below the price$131
Asset-Based-67%below the price₹323-75%below the price$61.59
Growth DCF-38%below the price₹604n/a
Economic Profit-41%below the price₹573-66%below the price$83.92
Growth Earnings-14%close to the price₹840-53%below the price$116
Minimum-88%below the price₹119-84%below the price$39.56
Maximum+3%close to the price₹1,004-47%below the price$131
Median-36%below the price₹619-67%below the price$81.77
Geometric mean-47%below the price₹520-68%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%.

Kalyani Steels: 19 of 25 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.

Kalyani Steels
Price ₹974
Fair Value ₹695
Bear ₹506Bull ₹931
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.

Kalyani Steels · Materials

Quality score57 · above median
Fair value upside-29% · below median

Nucor · Materials

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

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Kalyani Steels as the less overvalued of the two: Kalyani Steels trades at ₹974 versus a fair value of ₹695 (-29%), 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.