NUCOR CORP (NUE) Form 8-K — Oct 26, 2026
Nucor reported Q3 2026 net earnings of $1.32 billion, or $5.80 per diluted share, on net sales of $11.25 billion — more than double the $2.63 EPS posted in Q3 2025, with sales up 32% year over year on higher pricing and record steel mill shipments. The company highlighted roughly $2.7 billion of free cash flow year to date, $629 million returned to shareholders in the quarter, $3.64 billion in cash, the sector's strongest credit ratings (A-/A-/A3), and milestones including first heat at its West Virginia sheet mill.
Key figures
- Eps
- 5.8
- Revenue
- 11249000000
- Guidance
- Q4 2026 earnings expected generally in-line with or modestly higher than Q3
- Net Income
- 1319000000
- Total Debt
- 7093000000
- Revenue Yoy
- 32%
- Total Assets
- 38364000000
- Cash Position
- 3640000000
- Shares Outstanding
- 226400000
- Ebitda
- 2279000000
- Q2 2026 eps
- 5.04
- Q3 2025 eps
- 2.63
- Dividend per share
- 0.56
- Capital returned q3
- 629000000
- Share repurchases q3
- 2.03 million shares at avg $247.04
- Steel mills segment ebt
- 1788000000
- Free cash flow nine months
- 2661000000
- Avg external sales price per ton
- 1493
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