earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Nucor Q2 EPS $5.81, net sales $9.52B; sees Q3 earnings decline
NUCOR CORP
2022-Q3 EPS reported
$10.26
revenue$18,233,236,000
- EPS of $5.81 vs $4.45 Q1 and $9.67 YoY; net earnings $1.46B; EBITDA $2.21B.
- Returned $580M via buybacks (3.1M shares at avg $147) and $0.51 dividend.
- Steel mills segment earnings $1.404B; steel products $1.011B; raw materials $138M.
- Outlook: expects Q3 earnings decrease vs Q2, with declines across all segments.
- Operating rate 84%; average scrap cost $455/ton; pre-operating costs $90M.