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Nucor vs Tata Steel: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Nucor (NUE) and Tata Steel (TATASTEEL) compare, as of Aug 8, 2026.

As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Tata Steel as the less overvalued of the two: Nucor trades at $272 versus a fair value of $116 (-57%), while Tata Steel trades at ₹189 versus ₹147 (-22%).
Nucor
NUE · USD · Materials
-57%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$272
Fair Value$116
Quality65/100
Tata Steel
TATASTEEL.NSE · INR · Materials
-22%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price₹189
Fair Value₹147
Quality57/100

Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

NucorTata Steel
Valuation
23.1×P/E (TTM)22.1×
1.56×P/S (TTM)1.01×
2.55×P/B2.28×
11.7×EV/EBITDA8.8×
5.21×PEG
1.0%Dividend yield2.1%
$2.22Dividend per share₹4.00
Profitability
7%Net margin5%
12%Operating margin10%
12%Return on equity11%
6%Return on assets5%
Growth
21%Revenue growth (YoY)13%
-7.8%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-1.6%
10.0%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)8.2%
Balance & size
0.32×Debt / equity0.62×
$53BMarket cap$25B
expensiveGrowth qualityhealthy

Nucor leads: 7 to 6 metric wins.

Dash = 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 76 Tata Steelof which business quality 54 · market factors 56
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
40
45
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
40
49
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
37
52
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
75
34
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
73
90
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
32
77
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
92
42
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
100
56
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
79

What the models say

The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.

Nucor

Earnings-Based$79.61
Dividend Discount$39.56
Multiples$143
Asset-Based$61.59
Economic Profit$83.92
Growth Earnings$127

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

Tata Steel

DCF Models₹177
Earnings-Based₹85.00
Dividend Discount₹68.48
Multiples₹172
Asset-Based₹54.89
Growth DCF₹180
Economic Profit₹101
Growth Earnings₹160

19 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Nucor
Bear $81.24Fair Value $116Bull $151
$272 = current price (white tick)
Tata Steel
Bear ₹100Fair Value ₹147Bull ₹184
₹189 = current price (white tick)

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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 score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-57% · bottom 25%

Tata Steel · Materials

Quality score57 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-22% · above median

Bottom line

As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Tata Steel as the less overvalued of the two: Nucor trades at $272 versus a fair value of $116 (-57%), while Tata Steel trades at ₹189 versus ₹147 (-22%).

Nucor has the higher quality score (65/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.