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Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) is a manufacturer of steel and steel products with operating facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. This news page focuses on company announcements and market updates that affect the NUE stock, including earnings releases, segment performance commentary and capital allocation decisions.
Readers can find news releases where Nucor reports consolidated net earnings, net sales, EBITDA and segment-level results for its steel mills, steel products and raw materials operations. The company’s updates often explain how shipment volumes, average selling prices, scrap and scrap substitute costs and operating rates at its mills influence quarterly performance.
Nucor also issues guidance for upcoming quarters, describing expected earnings ranges and anticipated changes in segment results. These releases may discuss factors such as seasonal patterns, margin compression, planned outages at direct reduced iron facilities and demand trends across key end markets.
In addition to financial results, Nucor’s news includes information on dividends and share repurchases, such as declarations of regular quarterly cash dividends and the number of shares repurchased under its authorization. The company also publishes conference call invitations that provide details on upcoming webcasts where management reviews results and answers questions.
Other news items can cover leadership changes, such as executive promotions and retirements, and operational topics like cybersecurity incidents and remediation efforts. By reviewing this stream of official releases, investors and observers can follow how Nucor’s steel mills, downstream steel products and raw materials businesses are performing and how management is responding to market conditions.
Nucor (NYSE: NUE) reported Q1 2026 net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $743 million, or $3.23 per diluted share, on $9.496 billion of net sales. EBITDA was reported at $1.51 billion and net earnings before noncontrolling interests totaled $870 million. Cash and short-term investments totaled $2.48 billion. The board approved a $4.00 billion share repurchase program with ≈$3.97 billion remaining and declared a $0.56 per-share quarterly dividend payable May 11, 2026. Management expects higher consolidated earnings in Q2 2026 across all segments.
Nucor (NYSE: NUE) will host a live webcast of its first quarter 2026 conference call on April 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time with CEO Leon Topalian. The call will review results for the quarter ended April 4, 2026, followed by Q&A. Archived audio will be available on the company website.
Nucor (NYSE:NUE) announced guidance for the first quarter ending April 4, 2026, with expected earnings of $2.70 to $2.80 per diluted share. Nucor reported Q4 2025 net earnings of $1.64 and adjusted earnings of $1.73. The company expects sequential segment earnings growth led by steel mills from higher selling prices and volumes. Year-to-date capital returns include repurchasing ~0.7 million shares at an average price of $175.19 and returning about $250 million via buybacks and dividends. Q1 earnings will be released April 27, 2026, with a conference call April 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Nucor (NYSE: NUE) announced that Daniel R. Needham, Executive Vice President of Commercial, will retire effective June 20, 2026. Needham joined Nucor in 2000, rose through operational roles and was named Executive Vice President in 2021 after promotion to Vice President in 2016.
The company highlighted his nearly 26 years of service, cross‑facility experience, and contributions to strengthening Nucor's North American steel operations.
Nucor (NYSE:NUE) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.56 per share, payable May 11, 2026 to holders of record on March 31, 2026 — the company’s 212th consecutive quarterly dividend.
Separately, Nucor’s board approved a new $4.00 billion share repurchase authorization, replacing the prior program under which approximately $3.69 billion was repurchased since May 2023; the new authorization is discretionary and has no expiration date.
Nucor (NYSE: NUE) announced that John L. "Jack" Sullivan will be promoted to Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President, effective March 1, 2026. He succeeds Steve Laxton, who became President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2026.
Sullivan joined Nucor in 2022, was promoted in 2025, and brings prior treasury, corporate development and investor relations experience from Duke Energy (13 years) and Bank of America (9 years). Leadership continuity and Sullivan's finance background are highlighted as benefits for shareholders and operations.
Nucor (NYSE: NUE) reported consolidated net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $378 million or $1.64 per diluted share for Q4 2025 and adjusted net earnings of $400 million or $1.73 per diluted share (ex-impairments). Q4 2025 net sales were $7.69 billion and EBITDA was $918 million. The quarter included $27 million of losses and impairments. At Dec 31, 2025, cash and short-term investments totaled $2.70 billion, long-term debt was $6.91 billion, and the company returned ~$1.2 billion to stockholders in 2025 via repurchases and dividends.
Management expects earnings to increase in Q1 2026 across all segments, with the largest gain in steel mills.
Nucor (NYSE: NUE) invites investors to its fourth quarter 2025 conference call and webcast on January 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Leon Topalian, chair, president and CEO, will review results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 followed by Q&A. The live webcast is available at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/409388477 or https://nucor.com, and an archived replay will be posted at http://www.nucor.com.
Nucor (NYSE: NUE) provided guidance for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, forecasting EPS of $1.65 to $1.75. The company noted Q4 earnings are expected to decline versus Q3 2025 due to seasonal effects, fewer shipping days and lower volumes with margin compression in sheet.
Capital actions include ~0.7 million shares repurchased in Q4 at an average price of $145.23 and ~$1.2 billion returned to shareholders year-to-date via buybacks and dividends. Nucor flagged two scheduled outages at DRI facilities as a headwind for raw materials segment results and cited materially higher backlogs vs. last year as a positive outlook for 2026.
Nucor (NYSE: NUE) announced that Stephen D. Laxton, currently Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, will be promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2026. David A. Sumoski, who has served as COO since 2021, will retire effective June 13, 2026 after more than 30 years with the company.
Mr. Laxton joined Nucor in 2003, became VP in 2014 and has been CFO and Executive VP since 2022; he will continue as CFO until a successor is appointed while the company conducts a search for a new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sumoski will transition responsibilities on January 1, 2026 and serve as Executive VP and advisor through his retirement to ensure a seamless transition.