secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NUCOR CORP (NUE)
CIK:        0000073309
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-27T20:43:41+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-318190
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312526318190/0001193125-26-318190-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312526318190/d468854d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-318190

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