NUE vs VMC

A side-by-side look at NUE and VMC, 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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NUE vs VMC: how they differ

Nucor Corporation (NUE) and Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) are both in the Basic Materials sector: NUE is classified in Steel, VMC in Construction Materials. Both trade on NYSE.

NUE trades about 1.4 million shares a day on average, against 1.1 million for VMC. NUE has the higher beta (1.85 against 1.05 for VMC), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, NUE paid $2.24 per share in dividends and VMC paid $2.05 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.