FCX vs NUE

A side-by-side look at FCX and NUE, updated throughout the trading session.

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Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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FCX vs NUE: how they differ

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) and Nucor Corporation (NUE) are both in the Basic Materials sector: FCX is classified in Copper, NUE in Steel. Both trade on NYSE.

FCX trades about 13.5 million shares a day on average, against 1.4 million for NUE. NUE has the higher beta (1.85 against 1.39 for FCX), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, FCX paid $0.60 per share in dividends and NUE paid $2.24 per share.

Figures as of October 26, 2026.

The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.