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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-013459"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NUE"
cik: "0000073309"
company_name: "NUCOR CORP"
filed_at: "2025-01-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T09:47:04.524857+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nucor Q4 2024 EPS $1.22 vs $3.16 YoY; net sales $7.08B down 8%

## Summary
- Full-year 2024 EPS $8.46 vs $18.00 in 2023; net sales $30.73B, down 11% YoY.
- Steel mills segment earnings fell to $169M in Q4 from $588M a year ago; steel products $329M vs $656M.
- Q1 2025 outlook: steel mills and products segments similar to Q4; raw materials expected lower.
- Cash and short-term investments $4.14B; $1.75B revolver undrawn; A-/A-/Baa1 credit ratings.
- Dividend $0.55/share payable Feb 11, 2025; repurchased 2.1M shares in Q4 at avg $149.81.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-013459
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NUE
- cik: 0000073309
- company_name: NUCOR CORP
- filed_at: 2025-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312525013459/0001193125-25-013459-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312525013459/d871780d8k.htm

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