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Nucor vs Northwest Pipe: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Nucor (NUE) and Northwest Pipe (NWPX) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Northwest Pipe as the less overvalued of the two: Nucor trades at $247 versus a fair value of $116 (-53%), while Northwest Pipe trades at $103 versus $67.35 (-34%).
Nucor
NUE · USD · Materials
-53%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$247
Fair Value$116
Quality60/100
Northwest Pipe
NWPX · USD · Industrials
-34%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$103
Fair Value$67.35
Quality67/100
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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

NucorNorthwest Pipe
Valuation
24.4×P/E (TTM)24.1×
1.67×P/S (TTM)2.45×
2.72×P/B3.40×
12.4×EV/EBITDA17.7×
5.21×PEG2.77×
−53.0%Fair value upside−34.4%
0.9%Dividend yieldn/a
$2.22Dividend per sharen/a
Profitability
12%Operating margin9%
1.00×EBIT margin trend (5Y)n/a
12%Return on equity11%
6%Return on assets6%
Growth
21%Revenue growth (YoY)19%
-7.8%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)4.8%
10.0%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)13.0%
+12.8%Value creation/yr+13.1%
Balance & size
45.1×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)19.2×
0.32×Debt / equity0.02×
$57BMarket cap$1B
weakGrowth qualityhealthy
Valuation multiples (P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA) are shown but not scored here: the two companies sit in different sectors, and multiples only compare fairly between similar business models. PEG stays scored, as it relates the P/E to growth.

Northwest Pipe leads: 2 to 7 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.

Nucorof which business quality 58 · market factors 70 Northwest Pipeof which business quality 66 · market factors 62
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
40
44
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
40
55
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
37
62
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
75
74
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
73
84
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
31
49
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
85
63
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
90
77
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
100
89

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 familyNucorPrice $247Northwest PipePrice $103
DCF Modelsn/a-31%below the price$70.45
Earnings-Based-68%below the price$79.61-71%below the price$29.74
Dividend Discount-84%below the price$39.56n/a
Multiples-47%below the price$131-29%below the price$72.67
Asset-Based-75%below the price$61.59-73%below the price$27.45
Growth DCFn/a-34%below the price$68.08
Economic Profit-66%below the price$83.92-65%below the price$36.05
Growth Earnings-53%below the price$116-34%below the price$67.35
Minimum-84%below the price$39.56-73%below the price$27.45
Maximum-47%below the price$131-29%below the price$72.67
Median-67%below the price$81.77-34%below the price$67.35
Geometric mean-68%below the price$79.26-52%below the price$49.13

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%.

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

Northwest Pipe: 24 of 24 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.

Nucor
Price $247
Fair Value $116
Bear $81.24Bull $151
Northwest Pipe
Price $103
Fair Value $67.35
Bear $45.93Bull $87.56

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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.

Nucor · Materials

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

Northwest Pipe · Industrials

Quality score67 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-34% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Northwest Pipe as the less overvalued of the two: Nucor trades at $247 versus a fair value of $116 (-53%), while Northwest Pipe trades at $103 versus $67.35 (-34%).

Northwest Pipe has the higher quality score (67/100).

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