Nucor Q4 2025 earnings $378 million, $1.64 a share; expects Q1 2026 earnings to rise
Nucor reported fourth-quarter 2025 net earnings attributable to stockholders of $378 million, or $1.64 per diluted share, and net sales of $7.69 billion. Earnings fell from the third quarter but rose from the fourth quarter of 2024, and full-year 2025 net earnings were $1.74 billion, down from $2.03 billion in 2024. The company expects earnings to increase in the first quarter of 2026 across all three operating segments.
Key points
- Q4 2025 net earnings of $378 million, or $1.64 per diluted share, versus $607 million, or $2.63, in Q3 2025 and $287 million, or $1.22, in Q4 2024
- Excluding impairment charges, adjusted net earnings were $400 million, or $1.73 per diluted share
- Q4 2025 net sales of $7.69 billion, down 10% from Q3 2025 and up 9% from Q4 2024
- Expects first quarter 2026 earnings to increase across all three segments, with the largest increase in steel mills
The filing
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