2019 was not a great year for Nucor (NYSE: NUE) investors.
On the one hand, yes, Nucor stock is up 8.5% for the year as we enter the home stretch of 2019. On the other hand, the S&P 500 as a whole is up 24% -- nearly three times Nucor's gain. And Nucor stock is down 8% over the past 52 weeks, down 2% over the past two years, and down 14% over the past three years. All in all, a pretty disappointing conclusion to a year that began with Nucor reporting its most profitable earnings year ever in January (though it was admittedly relating news from 2018).
But what about next year?