Nucor Corporation engages in manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. It operates in three segments: steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. The Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel products; plate steel products; wide-flange beams, beam blanks, and H-piling and sheet piling structural steel products; bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and engineered special bar quality products; and engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses. This segment sells its products to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Steel Products segment offers steel joists and joist girders, steel decks, and galvanized torque tubes for used in solar arrays, hollow structural section steel tubing, electrical conduit, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, steel grating and expanded metal, wire and wire mesh, metal building systems, insulated metal panels, steel racking, overhead doors, and utility towers and structures for communications and energy transmission. This segment is also involved in the piling distribution business. The Raw Materials segment produces direct reduced iron (DRI); brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, and DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal; and engages in the natural gas production and industrial gas business. This segment sells its ferrous scrap to electric arc furnace steel mills and foundries for manufacturing process; and nonferrous scrap metal to aluminum can producers, secondary aluminum smelters, steel mills and other processors, and consumers of various nonferrous metals. It markets its products through in-house sales force; and internal distribution and trading companies. Nucor Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Nucor Corporation

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Materials companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 0.3%. Within the sector, Sherwin-Williams Co (Symbol: SHW) and Nucor Corp. (Symbol: NUE) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 5.5% and 4.9%, respectively. Among the high volume ETFs, one ETF closely following materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLB), which is up 0.4% on the day, and up 7.66% year-to-date. Sherwin-Williams Co, meanwhile, is up 4.97% year-to-date, and Nucor Corp. is up 31.45% year-to-date. Combined, SHW and NUE make up approximately 11.2% of the underlying holdings of XLB.
The next best performing sector is the Industrial sector, losing just 0.1%. Among large Industrial stocks, PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL) and United Parcel Service Inc (Symbol: UPS) are the most notable, showing a gain of 8.0% and 7.9%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Industrial stocks is the Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI), which is down 0.1% in midday trading, and up 19.20% on a year-to-date basis. PayPal Holdings Inc, meanwhile, is down 11.10% year-to-date, and United Parcel Service Inc, is down 19.73% year-to-date. UPS makes up approximately 1.5% of the underlying holdings of XLI.
Comparing these stocks and ETFs on a trailing twelve month basis, below is a relative stock price performance chart, with each of the symbols shown in a different color as labeled in the legend at the bottom:
Here's a snapshot of how the S&P 500 components within the various sectors are faring in afternoon trading on Tuesday. As you can see, one sector is up on the day, while eight sectors are down.
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Tuesday Sector Leaders: Materials, Industrial

(RTTNews) - Nucor Corp. (NUE) will host a conference call at 10:00 AM ET on October 28, 2025, to discuss Q3 25 earnings results.
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Nucor Q3 25 Earnings Conference Call At 10:00 AM ET

Nucor Corporation NUE reported earnings of $2.63 per share for the third quarter of 2025, up from $1.05 in the year-ago quarter. The bottom line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15.
The company recorded net sales of $8,521 million, up around 14.5% year over year. The figure beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8,162.8 million.
Nucor Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
NUE’s Operating Figures
Total sales tons to outside customers for steel mills in the third quarter were 4,976,000 tons, up 8% year over year. The figure missed our estimate of 5,095,000 tons.
Overall operating rates at the company's steel mills increased to 85% in the third quarter of 2025, flat sequentially and up from 75% in the third quarter of 2024.
Nucor’s Segment Highlights
In the reported quarter, the Steel Mills segment posted earnings of $793 million, down from the second quarter due to slightly lower shipment volumes and margin compression.
The Steel Products segment earned $319 million, lower sequentially, reflecting higher costs and stable realized prices.
Meanwhile, the Raw Materials segment delivered $43 million, down from the prior quarter, pressured by lower pricing for direct reduced iron (DRI) and scrap processing operations.
NUE’s Financial Position
Cash and cash equivalents were $2,221 million at the end of the quarter, down around 47.9% year over year. Long-term debt was $6,686 million, up 17.6%.
In the third quarter, Nucor repurchased roughly 0.7 million shares of its common stock.
Nucor’s Outlook
The company anticipates fourth-quarter 2025 earnings to decline from the third quarter. In the Steel Mills segment, the fall is expected to stem from reduced overall volumes and lower average selling prices at sheet mills. The Steel Products segment is projected to face lower earnings mainly due to decreased volumes, while the Raw Materials segment is likely to be adversely impacted by weaker realized pricing and planned maintenance outages at the DRI facilities.
NUE’s Price Performance
Shares of Nucor are down 2.1% in a year against the industry's 8.6% rise.
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NUE’s Zacks Rank & Key Picks
NUE currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Better-ranked stocks worth a look in the basic materials space include Royal Gold, Inc. RGLD, Kinross Gold Corporation KGC and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited AEM.
Royal Gold is slated to report third-quarter results on Nov. 5. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $2.30.RGLD beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last four quarters, with the average earnings surprise being 9%.RGLD carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Kinross is scheduled to report third-quarter results on Nov. 4.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for KGC’s third-quarter earnings is pegged at 33 cents. KGC beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the last four quarters,with the average earnings surprise being 22.5%.KGC currently carries a Zacks Rank #1.
Agnico Eagle is slated to report third-quarter results on Oct. 29.The consensus estimate for AEM’s earnings is pegged at $1.76.AEM, carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), beat the consensus estimate in each of the last four quarters, with the average earnings surprise being 10.03%.
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Nucor's Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates on Higher Volumes

For the quarter ended September 2025, Nucor (NUE) reported revenue of $8.52 billion, up 14.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.63, compared to $1.49 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.39% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.16 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.15, the EPS surprise was +22.33%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Nucor performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Sales in Tons Outside Customers - Total steel products: 1,183.00 KTon compared to the 1,142.86 KTon average estimate based on four analysts.
Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Total Steel Mills: 4,976.00 KTon versus 4,983.09 KTon estimated by four analysts on average.
Average Steel Product Price per ton: 2,358.00 $/Ton versus 2,310.98 $/Ton estimated by four analysts on average.
Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Total Steel Mills: 1,038.00 $/Ton compared to the 1,028.86 $/Ton average estimate based on four analysts.
Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Sheet: 2,440.00 KTon compared to the 2,433.78 KTon average estimate based on three analysts.
Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Bars: 1,515.00 KTon versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1,563.97 KTon.
Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Plate: 549.00 KTon versus 562.56 KTon estimated by three analysts on average.
Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Sheet: 982.00 $/Ton versus the three-analyst average estimate of 958.85 $/Ton.
Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Bars: 961.00 $/Ton compared to the 933.96 $/Ton average estimate based on three analysts.
Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Plate: 1,182.00 $/Ton versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1,101.85 $/Ton.
Sales tons to outside customers - Raw materials: 615.00 KTon versus 601.17 KTon estimated by three analysts on average.
Sales in Tons Outside Customers - Tubular products: 206.00 KTon compared to the 253.38 KTon average estimate based on three analysts.
Shares of Nucor have returned +0.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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Nucor (NUE) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

(RTTNews) - Nucor Corp. (NUE) released earnings for its third quarter that Increased, from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.
The company's earnings totaled $607 million, or $2.63 per share. This compares with $250 million, or $1.05 per share, last year.
Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $2.16 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
The company's revenue for the period rose 14.5% to $8.521 billion from $7.444 billion last year.
Nucor Corp. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings: $607 Mln. vs. $250 Mln. last year. -EPS: $2.63 vs. $1.05 last year. -Revenue: $8.521 Bln vs. $7.444 Bln last year.
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Nucor Corp. Q3 Profit Climbs, Beats Estimates

Nucor (NUE) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.63 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.49 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +22.33%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this steel company would post earnings of $2.62 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.6, delivering a surprise of -0.76%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.
Nucor, which belongs to the Zacks Steel - Producers industry, posted revenues of $8.52 billion for the quarter ended September 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.39%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $7.44 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters.
The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
Nucor shares have added about 18.8% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 15.5%.
What's Next for Nucor?
While Nucor has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Nucor was unfavorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to underperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $2.06 on $7.74 billion in revenues for the coming quarter and $7.58 on $32.19 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Steel - Producers is currently in the bottom 35% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
Another stock from the same industry, L.B. Foster (FSTR), has yet to report results for the quarter ended September 2025.
This railroad track manufacturer is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.61 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +13%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.
L.B. Foster's revenues are expected to be $153.59 million, up 11.7% from the year-ago quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Allete Inc (Symbol: ALE), where a total of 4,256 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 425,600 underlying shares. That amounts to about 56.9% of ALE's average daily trading volume over the past month of 748,615 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring April 17, 2026, with 3,939 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 393,900 underlying shares of ALE. Below is a chart showing ALE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:
BridgeBio Pharma Inc (Symbol: BBIO) options are showing a volume of 9,526 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 952,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.1% of BBIO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring December 19, 2025, with 947 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 94,700 underlying shares of BBIO. Below is a chart showing BBIO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
And Nucor Corp. (Symbol: NUE) options are showing a volume of 7,334 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 733,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 52.6% of NUE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 502 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 50,200 underlying shares of NUE. Below is a chart showing NUE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:
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Notable Monday Option Activity: ALE, BBIO, NUE

The following companies are expected to report earnings after hours on 10/27/2025. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Welltower Inc. (WELL)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The reit company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $1.30. This value represents a 17.12% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year WELL has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 4.92%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for WELL is 34.75 vs. an industry ratio of 12.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The computer software company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 8 analysts that follow the stock is $1.43. This value represents a 14.40% increase compared to the same quarter last year. CDNS missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2024 by -1.32%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for CDNS is 63.09 vs. an industry ratio of 23.60, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Waste Management, Inc. (WM)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The waste removal company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 13 analysts that follow the stock is $2.01. This value represents a 2.55% increase compared to the same quarter last year. WM missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2024 by -5.03%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for WM is 28.43 vs. an industry ratio of 59.70.
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The semiconductor company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 10 analysts that follow the stock is $2.74. This value represents a 9.57% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. NXPI missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2025 by -0.46%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for NXPI is 21.51 vs. an industry ratio of 18.60, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (HIG)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The insurance (property & casualty) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 9 analysts that follow the stock is $3.13. This value represents a 23.72% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year HIG has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 23.1%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for HIG is 10.59 vs. an industry ratio of 12.70.
Celestica, Inc. (CLS)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The electrical company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 3 analysts that follow the stock is $1.33. This value represents a 43.01% increase compared to the same quarter last year. CLS missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2025 by -0.99%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for CLS is 59.21 vs. an industry ratio of 37.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The insurance (property & casualty) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $2.14. This value represents a 7.54% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year ACGL has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 11.69%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for ACGL is 10.15 vs. an industry ratio of 12.70.
Nucor Corporation (NUE)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The steel company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $2.15. This value represents a 44.30% increase compared to the same quarter last year. NUE missed the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar quarter of 2025 by -0.76%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for NUE is 18.30 vs. an industry ratio of 8.30, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The insurance brokers company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $0.90. This value represents a 1.10% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. BRO missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2025 by -0.77%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for BRO is 21.20 vs. an industry ratio of 16.30, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The insurance (property & casualty) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 9 analysts that follow the stock is $2.01. This value represents a 41.55% increase compared to the same quarter last year. CINF missed the consensus earnings per share in the 3rd calendar quarter of 2024 by -2.74%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for CINF is 24.52 vs. an industry ratio of 12.70, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
FTAI Aviation Ltd. (FTAI)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The aerospace and defense company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 1 analyst that follows the stock is $1.19. This value represents a 56.58% increase compared to the same quarter last year. FTAI missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2025 by -7.45%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for FTAI is 36.91 vs. an industry ratio of 60.50.
Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The insurance company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $2.18. This value represents a 23.86% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for PFG is 9.56 vs. an industry ratio of 9.00, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
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After-Hours Earnings Report for October 27, 2025 : WELL, CDNS, WM, NXPI, HIG, CLS, ACGL, NUE, BRO, CINF, FTAI, PFG

Monday, October 27, 2025
Pre-market futures continue their ascent to start a new week of trading, despite starting slowly with new data, either for Q3 earnings or economic reports. The Dow is +246 points at this hour, the S&P +59, the Nasdaq +341 and the small-cap Russell 2000 +24 points. From mid-day lows last Wednesday, the Dow is +1.92%, the S&P +2.60%, Nasdaq +3.79% and +4.27% on the Russell.
Economic reports this week were going to be back-weighted overall anyhow, with Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) for September out Friday. But with the government shutdown now in Day 27, we’ll be going without PCE and several other news items released by departments within the government: Durable Goods Orders, Trade Balance in Goods, Retail/Wholesale Inventories, Weekly Jobless Claims and GDP (a product of overall PCE data).
We will see Case-Shiller home prices for August and October Consumer Confidence Tuesday, as well as Pending Home Sales and the latest FOMC decision, which is nearly iron-clad to deliver another 25 basis-point (bps) cut, to a Fed funds rate of 3.75-4.00% — its first sub-4% read in three years. Mild CPI numbers Friday morning was likely the final straw.
U.S./China trade talks continue — clearly nothing has been said to bum out the markets at this stage — but are still fairly nebulous. Huntington Bankshares HBAN is reportedly buying regional Cadence Bank CADE (Tupelo, MS) for $7.4 billion or roughly $39 per share. And this week brings us the biggest Q3 earnings week so far, by market cap: Alphabet GOOGL, Meta Platforms META, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN.
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Ahead of today’s open, Keurig Dr Pepper KDP is out with its Q3 earnings report — only meeting on its bottom line, 54 cents per share, but +4% on its top line, which reached $4.31 billion in quarterly revenues. Also, the company raised $3 billion in preferred stock from KKR and Apollo (more on this during the KDP conference call), which points toward something more ambitious, perhaps, than the Global Coffee pod manufacturing project also announced today. Shares are up +10% in early trading, but still negative for the year. For more on KDP’s earnings, click here.
More Earnings After the Close
This afternoon, we see Q3 earnings season pick up, with numbers due from Nucor NUE, Best Bath & Beyond BBBY, NXP Semiconductors NXPI, Whirlpool WHR and F5 FFIV. We’re officially seeing reports from nearly all spectra of industry in a week that will being us nearly 1000 earnings reports. Only NXPI carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) into its earnings week; NUE and WHR are Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), with BBBY and FFIV Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Pre-markets Pick Up Where They Left Off Last Week

Nucor Corporation NUE is set to release third-quarter 2025 results after the closing bell on Oct. 27.
The U.S. steel giant surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters and missed once. It has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of roughly 27.4%, on average. It posted a negative earnings surprise of 0.8% in the last reported quarter. Lower earnings across the segments are likely to have hurt NUE’s third-quarter results.
Nucor’s shares have lost 2.1% over the past year, compared with the Zacks Steel Producers industry’s 10.2% rise.
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Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
What do NUE’s Revenue Estimates Say?
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for third-quarter consolidated revenues for Nucor is currently pegged at $8,162.8 million, reflecting a year-over-year rise of 9.7%.
Factors at Play for NUE Stock
Lower segment earnings are likely to have adversely impacted NUE’s performance in the September quarter. Nucor, last month, said that it expects earnings to decrease across all three operating segments compared to the previous quarter. The steel mills segment is expected to have seen decreased earnings due to lower volumes and margin compression, while the steel products segment’s earnings are likely to have decreased from higher average costs per ton as pricing and demand remain stable. The raw materials segment is also expected to have earned lower profits due to weaker profitability in scrap processing operations.
Meanwhile, U.S. steel prices retreated in the third quarter amid cautious buyer activity. The Trump administration's imposition of a 25% tariff on all steel imports into the United States in March 2025 led to a surge in benchmark hot-rolled coil (HRC) prices to a peak of nearly $950 per short ton. While the administration's early June doubling of steel tariffs to 50% and the consequent steel mill price hikes triggered only a temporary lift, these failed to effectively drive up HRC prices further to new highs as intended. Overall demand weakness and abundant steel mill output put a pause on a sustained price rally, dragging HRC prices to around $800 per short ton.
Despite this pullback, stable selling prices are expected to have supported Nucor’s performance in the quarter to be reported. Our estimate for third-quarter average sales price per ton for the company’s steel mills unit stands at $1,041, stable sequentially.
Nucor Corporation Price and EPS Surprise
What Our Model Unveils for NUE Stock
Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for Nucor this season. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here.
Earnings ESP: Earnings ESP for NUE is -1.28%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the third quarter is currently pegged at $2.16. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: NUE currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Basic Materials Stocks That Warrant a Look
Here are some companies in the basic materials space you may want to consider as our model shows they have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat this quarter:
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited AEM, scheduled to release earnings on Oct. 29, has an Earnings ESP of +11.44% and carries a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
The consensus estimate for AEM’s earnings for the third quarter is currently pegged at $1.76.
Kinross Gold Corporation KGC, scheduled to release earnings on Nov. 4, has an Earnings ESP of +13.13%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for KGC's earnings for the third quarter is currently pegged at 33 cents. KGC currently carries a Zacks Rank #1.
Barrick Mining Corporation B, slated to release earnings on Nov. 10, has an Earnings ESP of +2.93% and carries a Zacks Rank #3 at present.
The consensus mark for B’s third-quarter earnings is currently pegged at 57 cents.
Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor Stock
This under-the-radar company specializes in semiconductor products that titans like NVIDIA don't build. It's uniquely positioned to take advantage of the next growth stage of this market. And it's just beginning to enter the spotlight, which is exactly where you want to be.
With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $971 billion by 2028.
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