---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-318190"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NUE"
cik: "0000073309"
company_name: "NUCOR CORP"
filed_at: "2026-07-27T20:43:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-27T20:45:04.720860+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nucor Q2 2026 EPS $5.04, net sales $10.4B; guides Q3 higher

## Summary
- Net earnings $1.16B ($5.04/diluted) vs Q1 $743M ($3.23) and Q2 2025 $603M ($2.60).
- Adjusted EPS $4.84 excluding $61M non-cash Helion investment gain.
- Steel mills segment earnings $1.56B, up from $1.13B in Q1; steel products $353M.
- Q3 outlook: higher consolidated earnings on improved steel pricing and volumes.
- Returned $479M to shareholders via buybacks ($228.76 avg) and $0.56 dividend.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-318190
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NUE
- cik: 0000073309
- company_name: NUCOR CORP
- filed_at: 2026-07-27T20:43:41+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/73309/000119312526318190/0001193125-26-318190-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312526318190/d468854d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-318190
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-318190.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-318190.txt

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