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Nucor reported net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $607 million, or $2.63 per diluted share, for Q3 2025, which represented an increase compared to net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $250 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, for Q3 2024. The company cited increased metal margins and increased volumes in the steel mills segment.
Key points
AI summaryNucor reported net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $607 million, or $2.63 per diluted share, for Q3 2025, which represented an increase compared to net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $250 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, for Q3 2024. The company cited increased metal margins and increased volumes in the steel mills segment.
Nucor said net sales for Q3 2025 increased 14% from Q3 2024, and average sales price per ton increased to $1,258 from $1,201. Gross margins were $1.19 billion (14%), an increase from $758 million (10%) in the prior year period.
Nucor said cash provided by operating activities in the first 9 months of 2025 was $2.44 billion, a decrease of $811 million from $3.25 billion in the prior year period. Net earnings before noncontrolling interests decreased $359 million, and changes in operating assets and operating liabilities used cash of $387 million.
Nucor expects earnings for Q4 2025 to be lower than Q3. The company cited lower overall volumes and lower average selling prices in sheet mills in the steel mills segment, and lower volumes in the steel products segment.
Key figures
Quarter ended October 4, 2025
- Revenue
- $8.5B
- Net income
- $607M
- EPS
- $2.63
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Q3 2025 Net Earnings Increase
Nucor reported net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $607 million, or $2.63 per diluted share, for Q3 2025, which represented an increase compared to net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $250 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, for Q3 2024. The company cited increased metal margins and increased volumes in the steel mills segment.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Q3 2025 Net Sales and Gross Margins
Nucor said net sales for Q3 2025 increased 14% from Q3 2024, and average sales price per ton increased to $1,258 from $1,201. Gross margins were $1.19 billion (14%), an increase from $758 million (10%) in the prior year period.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Operating Cash Flow Decline in First 9 Months
Nucor said cash provided by operating activities in the first 9 months of 2025 was $2.44 billion, a decrease of $811 million from $3.25 billion in the prior year period. Net earnings before noncontrolling interests decreased $359 million, and changes in operating assets and operating liabilities used cash of $387 million.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Q4 2025 Earnings Outlook
Nucor expects earnings for Q4 2025 to be lower than Q3. The company cited lower overall volumes and lower average selling prices in sheet mills in the steel mills segment, and lower volumes in the steel products segment.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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