What If You Invested $1,000 in Nucor (NUE)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Nucor
NUE
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+65818.21% (659.2 times)
- Buy
- Mar 27, 1980
- $0.3
- Sell
- Apr 5, 2024
- $195.42
Buying NUE at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $659,182.07.
Max drawdown
-68.34% (fell to 32% of peak)
- Peak
- May 16, 2008
- $50.4
- Trough
- Nov 20, 2008
- $15.96
The worst decline for NUE was -68.34% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+45466.67% (455.7 times)
- IPO
- Mar 17, 1980
- $0.36
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $162.74
A $1,000 investment in NUE at IPO would be worth $455,666.72 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Nucor (NUE) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Nucor (NUE) stock's all-time low was $0.3 on Mar 27, 1980. The all-time high was $195.42 on Apr 5, 2024.
What if you invested $1,000 in Nucor (NUE) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Nucor (NUE) stock at the all-time low ($0.3 on Mar 27, 1980) and selling at the peak ($195.42 on Apr 5, 2024) would have turned $1,000 into $659,182.07. Historical return: +65818.21% (659.2 times).
What are Nucor (NUE)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Nucor (NUE) stock was Mar 27, 1980 (all-time low at $0.3). The best sell date was Apr 5, 2024 at $195.42. This investment would have returned +65818.21% (659.2 times).
What was Nucor (NUE) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Nucor (NUE) stock's worst decline was -68.34% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $50.4 on May 16, 2008. Trough: $15.96 on Nov 20, 2008. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $316.64 at the trough.
What if you bought Nucor (NUE) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Nucor (NUE) stock at IPO ($0.36 on Mar 17, 1980) would be worth $455,666.72 today. Historical return: +45466.67% (455.7 times). Current stock price: $162.74 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Nucor (NUE) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Nucor (NUE) stock 5 years ago ($63.75 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,552.94 today. Historical return: +155.29% (2.55 times). Current stock price: $162.74 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Nucor (NUE) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Nucor (NUE) stock 10 years ago ($36.24 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $4,491.14 today. Historical return: +349.11% (4.49 times). Current stock price: $162.74 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Nucor (NUE) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Nucor (NUE) stock 20 years ago ($27.27 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $5,966.79 today. Historical return: +496.68% (5.97 times). Current stock price: $162.74 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for NUE. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.