---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-260894"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NUE"
cik: "0000073309"
company_name: "NUCOR CORP"
filed_at: "2023-10-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T17:35:37.578287+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nucor Q3 2023 EPS $4.57, down 21% QoQ; guides Q4 lower on pricing weakness

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-260894
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NUE
- cik: 0000073309
- company_name: NUCOR CORP
- filed_at: 2023-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312523260894/0001193125-23-260894-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312523260894/d454674d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NUCOR CORP reported the third quarter of 2023 results: revenue $8.78 billion, net income $1.14 billion, EPS $4.57 per diluted share.
  - Period: the third quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $8.78 billion
  - Net income: $1.14 billion
  - EPS: $4.57 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Fax 704-362-4208 www.nucor.com News Release Nucor Reports Results for the Third Quarter of 2023 (Continued) Financial Review Nucor’s consolidated net sales decreased 8% to $8.78 billion in the third quarter of 2023 compared with $9.52 billion in the second quarter of 2023 and decreased 16% compared with $10.50 billion in the third quarter of 2022. Average sales
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312523260894/0001193125-23-260894-index.htm

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