Nucor Corporation announced net earnings of $1.32 billion, or $5.80 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2026, up from $1.16 billion in the second quarter. The company returned $629 million to stockholders through share repurchases and dividends during the quarter and expects fourth-quarter earnings to be generally in line with or modestly higher than the third quarter.
Net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders were $1.32 billion, or $5.80 per diluted share, on net sales of $11.25 billion for Q3 2026.
The company returned approximately $629 million to stockholders in Q3 2026 through share repurchases and dividend payments.
Nucor repurchased approximately 2.03 million shares at an average price of $247.04 per share during the third quarter.
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From Nucor's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$32.49B
+5.7%
$7.52
-11.1%
5.4%
FY2024
$30.73B
-11.5%
$8.46
-53.0%
6.6%
FY2023
$34.71B
-16.4%
$18.00
-37.5%
13.0%
FY2022
$41.51B
+13.8%
$28.79
+24.3%
18.3%
FY2021
$36.48B
+81.2%
$23.16
+881.4%
18.7%
Frequently asked questions
When is Nucor's next earnings date?
Nucor has not announced a report date within the next three weeks. US companies usually report three to six weeks after each quarter ends; this page updates as soon as the date is on the calendar.
What did Nucor earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Jul 2026, Nucor reported diluted EPS of $5.04 (+93.8% year over year) on revenue of $10.40B (+23.0%).
Where do these numbers come from?
Reported revenue, net income and EPS come from the company's own 10-Q and 10-K filings with the SEC (XBRL data). The report date and consensus estimate come from the Nasdaq earnings calendar.
Not investment advice. Figures can be restated by the company in later filings.