---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-192367"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NUE"
cik: "0000073309"
company_name: "NUCOR CORP"
filed_at: "2023-07-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T04:36:52.407927+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nucor Q2 EPS $5.81, net sales $9.52B; sees Q3 earnings decline

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-192367
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NUE
- cik: 0000073309
- company_name: NUCOR CORP
- filed_at: 2023-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312523192367/0001193125-23-192367-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312523192367/d520760d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-192367
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-192367.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-192367.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NUCOR CORP reported the second quarter of 2023 results: revenue $9.52 billion, net income $1.46 billion, EPS $5.81 per diluted share.
  - Period: the second quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $9.52 billion
  - Net income: $1.46 billion
  - EPS: $5.81 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Second Quarter of 2023 Highlights • $5.81 earnings per diluted share for the second quarter, bringing year-to-date diluted EPS to $10.26 • Net sales of $9.52 billion, a 9% increase over first quarter net sales • Net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $1.46 billion; EBITDA of $2.21 billion
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312523192367/0001193125-23-192367-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.