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Nucor Corporation (NUE) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
NUE posts a Q4 EPS of $1.73, missing estimates as lower steel volumes weigh, even as sales rise 8.6% and management guides for Q1 earnings growth.
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While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Nucor (NUE) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Nucor (NUE) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.73 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.82 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.22 per share a year ago.
Nucor (NUE) is rated BUY with a $207 target, reflecting 15% upside, driven by sector growth and operational excellence. Recent $10B capex nearing completion should boost NUE earnings from 2026, with capex peaking in 2025–2026 and order backlog up 30% YoY. NUE's EAF technology and focus on higher value-added products support margin expansion and justify premium multiples.
NUE faces pressure from weaker segment earnings as it gears up to report fourth-quarter results.
Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for Nucor (NUE), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended December 2025.
Nucor (NUE) concluded the recent trading session at $174.79, signifying a +1.45% move from its prior day's close.
Steel stock Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) was last seen up 0.4% to trade at $166.17, sitting just below its Dec. 11 one-year high of $168.04.