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confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Nucor Q3 2023 EPS $4.57, down 21% QoQ; guides Q4 lower on pricing weakness
NUCOR CORP
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$14.83
revenue$27,008,970,000
- Net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $1.14B ($4.57 diluted EPS) vs $1.46B ($5.81) in Q2 2023 and $1.69B ($6.50) in Q3 2022.
- Consolidated net sales $8.78B, down 8% QoQ and 16% YoY, with steel mill shipments down 4% QoQ.
- Steel mills segment earnings $882.6M, down from $1.29B in Q3 2022; steel products earnings $806.7M vs $1.20B.
- Returned $627M to stockholders via share repurchases and dividends; $3.5B remaining under $4B buyback authorization.
- Q4 guidance: expects earnings decrease from Q3 due to lower pricing across all segments and planned DRI outages.