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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended
July 5,
2025
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
to
.
Commission File Number:
1-4119
NUCOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
13-1860817
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1915 Rexford Road
,
Charlotte
,
North Carolina
28211
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(
704
)
366-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.40 per share
NUE
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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☒
No
☐
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☒
No
☐
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☐
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229,535,447
shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding at
July 5, 2025.
Nucor Corporation Condensed Consolidated Sta
tements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
(In millions)
Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended
Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
Net earnings before noncontrolling interests
$
706
$
712
$
932
$
1,671
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net unrealized income (loss) on hedging derivatives,
net of income taxes of $(
5
) and $
0
for the
second quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively,
and $(
2
) for the first six months
of 2025 and 2024
(
16
)
-
(
6
)
(
5
)
Reclassification adjustment for settlement of hedging
derivatives included in net earnings, net of income
taxes of $
1
and $
2
for the second quarter
of 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $
2
and
$
4
for the first six months of 2025 and 2024,
respectively
4
8
7
13
Foreign currency translation gain (loss), net of income
taxes of $
0
for the second quarter and first six
months of 2025 and 2024
43
(
9
)
40
(
24
)
31
(
1
)
41
(
16
)
Comprehensive income
737
711
973
1,655
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling
interests
103
67
173
181
Comprehensive income attributable to Nucor stockholders
$
634
$
644
$
800
$
1,474
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Nucor Corporation – Notes to Condensed Con
solidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1.
Basis of Interim Presentation
The information furnished in this Item 1 reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to make a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented and are of a normal and recurring nature unless otherwise noted. The information furnished has not been audited; however, the December 31, 2024 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Item 1 should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Nucor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Certain amounts in the prior periods’ consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, new accounting guidance was issued related to income tax disclosures. The new accounting guidance requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as additional information on income taxes paid. The new accounting guidance is effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is also permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. This new accounting guidance will likely result in additional required disclosures when adopted. The Company is evaluating the impact that the adoption of this new accounting guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, new accounting guidance was issued that requires the disaggregated disclosure of specific expense categories, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization, within relevant income statement captions. The new accounting guidance also requires disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses along with the definition of selling expenses. The new accounting guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Adoption of this new accounting guidance can either be applied prospectively to consolidated financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. Early adoption is also permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that the adoption of this new accounting guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.
2.
Inventories
Inventories consisted of approximately
37
%
raw materials and supplies and
63
% finished and semi-finished products at July 5, 2025
(approximately
34
% and
66
%, respectively, at
December 31, 2024
). Nucor’s manufacturing process consists of a continuous, vertically integrated process from which products are sold to customers at various stages throughout the process. Since most steel products can be classified as either finished or semi-finished products, these two categories of inventory are combined.
3.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment is recorded net of accumulated depreciation of $
13.17
billion at
July 5, 2025
($
12.62
billion at
December 31, 2024).
Included within property, plant and equipment, net, of the steel mills segment at July 5, 2025
is $
228
million of assets, net of accumulated depreciation, related to our consolidated joint venture, Nucor-JFE Steel Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“NJSM”).
During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company determined that a triggering event occurred after review of NJSM's most recent annual forecast. The Company performed an impairment assessment to determine if the carrying amount of NJSM exceeded its projected undiscounted cash flows. Upon completion of the assessment, the Company determined that the carrying amount did not exceed its projected undiscounted cash flows and no impairment charge was required. Nucor will continue to monitor NJSM's financial performance. If NJSM's financial performance underperforms its forecasts, management may determine that a triggering event has occurred and additional testing may be required.
The change in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the
six months ended July 5, 2025 by segment was as follows (in millions):
Steel Mills
Steel Products
Raw Materials
Total
Balance at December 31, 2024
$
675
$
2,816
$
797
$
4,288
Translation
-
11
-
11
Balance at July 5, 2025
$
675
$
2,827
$
797
$
4,299
Nucor completed its most recent annual goodwill impairment testing as of the first day of the fourth quarter of 2024
and concluded that as of such date there was
no
impairment of goodwill for any of its reporting units.
Intangible assets with estimated useful lives of
five
to
25 years
are amortized on a straight-line or accelerated basis and consisted of the following as of
July 5, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in millions):
July 5, 2025
December 31, 2024
Gross Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Gross Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Customer relationships
$
4,444
$
1,625
$
4,444
$
1,512
Trademarks and trade names
387
204
387
192
Other
129
125
129
122
$
4,960
$
1,954
$
4,960
$
1,826
Intangible asset amortization expense in the second quarter of 2025 and 2024 was
$
63
million and $
61
million, respectively, and
$
128
million and $
120
million in the first six months of
2025 and 2024, respectively. Annual amortization expense is estimated to be
$
254
million in
2025
; $
248
million in 2026; $
242
million in 2027; $
219
million in 2028; and $
198
million in 2029.
5.
Current Liabilities
Book overdrafts, included in accounts payable in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, were
$
156
million at July 5, 2025
($
146
million at
December 31, 2024
). Dividends payable, included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, were $
127
million at
July 5, 2025
($
129
million at
December 31, 2024
). Accrued vacation and holiday pay, included in salaries, wages and related accruals in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, was $
239
million at
July 5, 2025
($
231
million at
December 31, 2024
).
The following table summarizes information regarding Nucor’s financial assets and financial liabilities that were measured at fair value as of
July 5, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in millions). Nucor does not have any non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Description
Carrying
Amount in
Condensed
Consolidated
Balance
Sheets
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
As of July 5, 2025
Assets:
Cash equivalents
$
1,191
$
1,191
$
-
$
-
Short-term investments
537
537
-
-
Derivative contracts
7
-
7
-
Other assets
134
60
-
74
Total assets
$
1,869
$
1,788
$
7
$
74
Liabilities:
Derivative contracts
$
(
8
)
$
-
$
(
8
)
$
-
As of December 31, 2024
Assets:
Cash equivalents
$
2,821
$
2,821
$
-
$
-
Short-term investments
581
581
-
-
Derivative contracts
7
-
7
-
Other assets
96
27
-
69
Total assets
$
3,505
$
3,429
$
7
$
69
Liabilities:
Derivative contracts
$
(
4
)
$
-
$
(
4
)
$
-
Fair value measurements for Nucor’s cash equivalents, short-term investments and investment in a publicly traded nuclear power equipment manufacturer are classified under Level 1 because such measurements are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets. Fair value measurements for Nucor’s derivatives, which are typically commodity or foreign exchange contracts, are classified under Level 2 because such measurements are based on published market prices for similar assets or are estimated based on observable inputs such as interest rates, yield curves, credit risks, spot and future commodity prices, and spot and future exchange rates. Fair value measurements for Nucor's investments in privately held companies, most of which are in a nuclear fusion technology company, are classified under Level 3 because such measurements are estimated based on unobservable inputs that indicate a change in fair value, including the transaction price in the event of a change in ownership of the investee (e.g., the sale of other investors' interests in the company) or the transaction price in the event of additional equity issuances of the investee. There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy for the periods presented.
The fair value of short-term and long-term debt, including current maturities, was approximately $
6.26
billion at
July 5, 2025
(approximately $
6.19
billion at
December 31, 2024). The debt fair value estimates are classified under Level 2 because such estimates are based on readily available market prices of our debt at July 5, 2025 and December 31, 2024
, or similar debt with the same maturities, ratings and interest rates.
7.
Contingencies
We are from time to time a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. With respect to all such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, we record reserves when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We do not believe that any of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Nucor maintains liability insurance with self-insurance limits for certain risks.
The Company maintains the Nucor Corporation 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Omnibus Plan") under which the Company may award stock-based compensation to employees, officers, consultants and non-employee directors. The Company's stockholders approved the Omnibus Plan on May 8, 2025. The Omnibus Plan permits the award of stock options, appreciation rights, restricted share units, restricted shares, performance shares and performance units for up to
6.8
million shares of the Company's common stock. As of July 5, 2025,
6.0
million shares remained available for award under the Omnibus Plan.
The Company also maintains a number of inactive plans, including the Nucor Corporation 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2014 Plan"), under which stock-based awards remain outstanding but no further awards may be made. As of July 5, 2025,
1.6
million shares were reserved for issuance upon the future settlement of outstanding awards under such inactive plans.
Stock Options
A summary of activity under Nucor’s stock option plans for the first
six months of 2025 is as follows (shares and aggregate intrinsic value in thousands):
Weighted-
Weighted-
Average
Average
Aggregate
Exercise
Remaining
Intrinsic
Shares
Price
Contractual Life
Value
Number of shares under stock options:
Outstanding at beginning of year
724
$
89.06
Granted
138
$
109.36
Exercised
-
$
-
$
-
Canceled
-
$
-
Outstanding at July 5, 2025
862
$
92.31
6.6
years
$
41,439
Stock options exercisable at July 5, 2025
602
$
76.13
5.5
years
$
37,493
For the 2025 stock option grant, the grant date fair value of $
41.01
per share was calculated using the Black-Scholes options pricing model with the following assumptions:
Exercise price
$
109.36
Expected dividend yield
2.01
%
Expected stock price volatility
39.29
%
Risk-free interest rate
4.18
%
Expected life (in years)
6.5
Co
mpensation expense for stock options was $
4
million and $
4
million in the
second quarter of 2025 and 2024
, respectively, and $
5
million and $
4
million in the first six months of
2025 and 2024, respectively. As of July 5, 2025
, unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options was $
3
million, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of
2.3
years.
A summary of Nucor’s restricted stock unit (“RSU”) activity for the first
six months of 2025 is as follows (shares in thousands):
Shares
Grant Date
Fair Value
Per Share
Restricted stock units:
Unvested at beginning of year
1,021
$
144.89
Granted
624
$
109.36
Vested
(
653
)
$
134.40
Canceled
(
14
)
$
146.70
Unvested at July 5, 2025
978
$
129.19
Compensation expense for RSUs was $
35
million and $
54
million in the
second quarter of 2025 and 2024
, respectively, and $
53
million and $
67
million in the first six months of
2025 and 2024, respectively. As of July 5, 2025
, unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs was $
113
million, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of
1.5
years.
Restricted Stock Awards
A summary of Nucor’s restricted stock activity under the Nucor Corporation Senior Officers Annual Incentive Plan (a supplement to the 2014 Plan and the Omnibus Plan, the “AIP”) and the Nucor Corporation Senior Officers Long-Term Incentive Plan (a supplement to the 2014 Plan and the Omnibus Plan, the “LTIP”) for the first
six months of 2025 is as follows (shares in thousands):
Grant Date
Shares
Fair Value
Per Share
Restricted stock units and restricted stock awards:
Unvested at beginning of year
248
$
169.36
Granted
267
$
133.46
Vested
(
282
)
$
146.91
Canceled
-
$
-
Unvested at July 5, 2025
233
$
155.42
Compensation expense for common stock and common stock units awarded under the AIP and the LTIP is recorded over the performance measurement and vesting periods based on the anticipated number and market value of shares of common stock and common stock units to be awarded. Compensation expense for anticipated awards based upon Nucor’s financial performance, exclusive of amounts payable in cash, was $
13
million and $
4
million in the
second quarter of 2025 and 2024
, respectively, and $
20
million and $
12
million in the first six months of
2025 and 2024, respectively. As of July 5, 2025
, unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards was $
10
million, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of
1.7
years.
9.
Employee Benefit Plan
Nucor makes contributions to a Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan for qualified employees based on the profitability of the Company. Nucor’s expense for these benefits totaled
$
86
m
illion and $
88
million in the
second quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively, and
$
117
million and $
212
million in the first six months of
2025 and 2024
, respectively. The related liability for these benefits is included in salaries, wages and related accruals in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The components of net interest (income) expense for the
second quarter and first six months of 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in millions):
Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended
Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
Interest expense
$
49
$
67
$
100
$
110
Interest income
(
30
)
(
69
)
(
67
)
(
150
)
Interest expense (income), net
$
19
$
(
2
)
$
33
$
(
40
)
11.
Income Taxes
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "OBBBA") was signed into law. Nucor has reflected the impact of the OBBBA in the second quarter of 2025 financial statements as required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The impact of OBBBA on Nucor's provision for income taxes was immaterial.
T
he effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2025 was
21.5
% compared to
20.7
% for the second quarter of 2024.
The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) is currently examining Nucor’s 2015, 2019, and 2020 federal income tax returns. Nucor has concluded U.S. federal income tax matters for the tax years through 2014, and for the tax years 2016 through 2018. The tax years 2021 through 2023 remain open to examination by the IRS. The 2015 through 2021 Canadian income tax returns for Nucor Rebar Fabrication Group Inc. (formerly known as Harris Steel Group Inc.) and certain related affiliates are currently under examination by the Canada Revenue Agency. The tax years 2017 through 2024 remain open to examination by other major taxing jurisdictions to which Nucor is subject (primarily Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, and other state and local jurisdictions).
Non-current deferred tax assets included in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets were $
33
million at July 5, 2025 ($
44
million at December 31, 2024). Non-current deferred tax liabilities included in deferred credits and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets were $
1.21
billion at July 5, 2025 ($
1.24
billion at December 31, 2024).
The following tables reflect the changes in stockholders’ equity attributable to Nucor and the noncontrolling interests of Nucor’s joint ventures - Nucor-Yamato Steel Company (Limited Partnership) (“NYS”), California Steel Industries, Inc. (“CSI”) and NJSM for the three months and
six months ended July 5, 2025 and June 29, 2024 (in millions):
Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended July 5, 2025
Accumulated
Total
Additional
Other
Treasury Stock
Nucor
Common Stock
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
(at cost)
Stockholders'
Noncontrolling
Total
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Income (Loss)
Shares
Amount
Equity
Interests
BALANCES, April 5, 2025
$
21,115
380.2
$
152
$
2,245
$
30,300
$
(
198
)
149.4
$
(
12,430
)
$
20,069
$
1,046
Net earnings before noncontrolling interests
706
-
-
-
603
-
-
-
603
103
Other comprehensive income (loss)
31
-
-
-
-
31
-
-
31
-
Stock options exercised
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stock option expense
4
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
4
-
Issuance of stock under award plans,
net of forfeitures
10
-
-
(
38
)
-
-
(
0.5
)
48
10
-
Amortization of unearned
compensation
2
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
2
-
Treasury stock acquired, and net impact of excise tax
(
202
)
-
-
-
-
-
1.8
(
202
)
(
202
)
-
Cash dividends declared
(
128
)
-
-
-
(
128
)
-
-
-
(
128
)
-
Distributions to noncontrolling
interests
(
46
)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(
46
)
BALANCES, July 5, 2025
$
21,492
380.2
$
152
$
2,213
$
30,775
$
(
167
)
150.7
$
(
12,584
)
$
20,389
$
1,103
Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended July 5, 2025
Accumulated
Total
Additional
Other
Treasury Stock
Nucor
Common Stock
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
(at cost)
Stockholders'
Noncontrolling
Total
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Income (Loss)
Shares
Amount
Equity
Interests
BALANCES, December 31, 2024
$
21,417
380.2
$
152
$
2,223
$
30,271
$
(
208
)
147.4
$
(
12,144
)
$
20,294
$
1,123
Net earnings before noncontrolling interests
932
-
-
-
759
-
-
-
759
173
Other comprehensive income (loss)
41
-
-
-
-
41
-
-
41
-
Stock options exercised
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stock option expense
5
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
5
-
Issuance of stock under award plans,
net of forfeitures
48
-
-
(
19
)
-
-
(
0.7
)
67
48
-
Amortization of unearned
compensation
4
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
4
-
Treasury stock acquired, and net impact of excise tax
(
507
)
-
-
-
-
-
4.0
(
507
)
(
507
)
-
Cash dividends declared
(
255
)
-
-
-
(
255
)
-
-
-
(
255
)
-
Distributions to noncontrolling
interests
(
214
)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(
214
)
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interest
Issuance of stock under award plans,
net of forfeitures
13
-
-
(
27
)
-
-
(
0.4
)
40
13
-
Amortization of unearned
compensation
2
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
2
-
Treasury stock acquired, and net impact of excise tax
(
504
)
-
-
-
-
-
2.9
(
504
)
(
504
)
-
Cash dividends declared
(
129
)
-
-
-
(
129
)
-
-
-
(
129
)
-
Distributions to noncontrolling
interests
(
50
)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(
50
)
BALANCES, June 29, 2024
$
21,772
380.2
$
152
$
2,189
$
29,992
$
(
178
)
142.9
$
(
11,432
)
$
20,723
$
1,049
Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended June 29, 2024
Accumulated
Total
Additional
Other
Treasury Stock
Nucor
Common Stock
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
(at cost)
Stockholders'
Noncontrolling
Total
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Income (Loss)
Shares
Amount
Equity
Interests
BALANCES, December 31, 2023
$
22,123
380.2
$
152
$
2,176
$
28,762
$
(
162
)
135.3
$
(
9,988
)
$
20,940
$
1,183
Net earnings before noncontrolling interests
1,671
-
-
-
1,490
-
-
-
1,490
181
Other comprehensive income (loss)
(
16
)
-
-
-
-
(
16
)
-
-
(
16
)
-
Stock options exercised
2
-
-
(
2
)
-
-
(
0.1
)
4
2
-
Stock option expense
4
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
4
-
Issuance of stock under award plans,
net of forfeitures
73
-
-
6
-
-
(
0.8
)
67
73
-
Amortization of unearned
compensation
5
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
5
-
Treasury stock acquired, and net impact of excise tax
(
1,515
)
-
-
-
-
-
8.5
(
1,515
)
(
1,515
)
-
Cash dividends declared
(
260
)
-
-
-
(
260
)
-
-
-
(
260
)
-
Distributions to noncontrolling
interests
(
315
)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(
315
)
BALANCES, June 29, 2024
$
21,772
380.2
$
152
$
2,189
$
29,992
$
(
178
)
142.9
$
(
11,432
)
$
20,723
$
1,049
Dividends declared were $
0.55
per share in the
second quarter of 2025
($
0.54
per share in the
second quarter of 2024
) and $
1.10
per share in the first
six months of 2025
($
1.08
per share in the first
six months of 2024).
On May 11, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $
4.00
billion of the Company’s common stock and terminated all previously authorized share repurchase programs. Share repurchases are made from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices or through private transactions or block trades. The timing and amount of repurchases will depend on market conditions, share price, applicable legal requirements and other factors. The share repurchase authorization is discretionary and has no expiration date. As of
July 5, 2025
, the Company had approximately $
606
million available for share repurchases under the program authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors.
The following tables reflect the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component for the three months and six months ended
July 5, 2025 and June 29, 2024 (in millions):
Three-Month (13-Week) Period Ended
July 5, 2025
Gains and (Losses) on
Foreign Currency
Adjustment to Early
Hedging Derivatives
Gains (Losses)
Retiree Medical Plan
Total
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) at April 5, 2025
$
14
$
(
223
)
$
11
$
(
198
)
Other comprehensive income
(loss) before
reclassifications
(
16
)
43
-
27
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
into earnings
(1)
4
-
-
4
Net current-period other
comprehensive income (loss)
(
12
)
43
-
31
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) at July 5, 2025
$
2
$
(
180
)
$
11
$
(
167
)
Six-Month (26-Week) Period Ended
July 5, 2025
Gains and (Losses) on
Foreign Currency
Adjustment to Early
Hedging Derivatives
Gains (Losses)
Retiree Medical Plan
Total
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) at
December 31, 2024
$
1
$
(
220
)
$
11
$
(
208
)
Other comprehensive income
(loss) before reclassifications
(
6
)
40
-
34
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
into earnings
(1)
7
-
-
7
Net current-period other
comprehensive income (loss)
1
40
-
41
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) at July 5, 2025
$
2
$
(
180
)
$
11
$
(
167
)
(1)
Includes $
4
million and $
7
million net-of-tax impact of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) reclassifications into cost of products sold for net losses on commodity contracts in the
second quarter and first six months of 2025
, respectively. The tax impact of those reclassifications was $
1
million and $
2
million in the
second quarter and first six months of 2025
, respectively.
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) at March 30, 2024
$
(
14
)
$
(
174
)
$
11
$
(
177
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before reclassifications
-
(
9
)
-
(
9
)
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
into earnings
(2)
8
-
-
8
Net current-period other
comprehensive income (loss)
8
(
9
)
-
(
1
)
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) at June 29, 2024
$
(
6
)
$
(
183
)
$
11
$
(
178
)
Six-Month (26-Week) Period Ended
June 29, 2024
Gains and (Losses) on
Foreign Currency
Adjustment to Early
Hedging Derivatives
Gains (Losses)
Retiree Medical Plan
Total
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) at
December 31, 2023
$
(
14
)
$
(
159
)
$
11
$
(
162
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before reclassifications
(
5
)
(
24
)
-
(
29
)
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
into earnings
(2)
13
-
-
13
Net current-period other
comprehensive income (loss)
8
(
24
)
-
(
16
)
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) at June 29, 2024
$
(
6
)
$
(
183
)
$
11
$
(
178
)
(2)
Includes $
8
million and $
13
million net-of-tax impact of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) reclassifications into cost of products sold for net gains on commodity contracts in the
second quarter and first six months of 2024
, respectively. The tax impact of those reclassifications was $
2
million and $
4
million in the
second quarter and first six months of 2024
, respectively.
14.
Segments
Nucor reports its results in the following segments: steel mills, steel products and raw materials. The steel mills segment includes carbon and alloy steel in sheet, bars, structural and plate; steel trading businesses; rebar distribution businesses; and Nucor’s equity method investment in NuMit LLC ("NuMit"). The steel products segment includes steel joists and joist girders, steel deck, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, metal building systems, insulated metal panels, steel grating, tubular products businesses, steel racking, piling products business, wire and wire mesh, overhead doors, and utility towers and structures. The raw materials segment includes The David J. Joseph Company and its affiliates (“DJJ”), primarily a scrap broker and processor; Nu-Iron Unlimited and Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC ("Nucor Steel Louisiana"), two facilities that produce direct reduced iron used by the steel mills; and our natural gas production operations.
Corporate/eliminations include items such as net interest expense on long-term debt, charges and credits associated with changes in allowances to eliminate intercompany profit in inventory, profit sharing expense and stock-based compensation. Corporate assets primarily include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, allowances
to eliminate intercompany profit in inventory, deferred income tax assets, federal and state income taxes receivable and investments in and advances to affiliates.
Segment results are regularly reviewed by the Company's Chief Operating Decision Makers ("CODMs"), the
President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer
, to manage the business, to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and to assess performance.
The measure of profit and loss that is used by the CODMs to assess segment performance and to allocate resources is earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests by segment (“segment earnings”). Our CODMs evaluate each segment’s performance based on metrics such as net sales, segment earnings and other key financial indicators, guiding strategic decisions to align with Company-wide goals.
Segment cost of products sold is considered a significant segment expense and is regularly provided to the CODMs. Segment cost of products sold includes amounts related to both net sales to external customers and intercompany sales.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Nucor’s results by segment for the
second quarter and first six months of 2025 and 2024 were as follows (in millions):
Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended
July 5, 2025
Steel Mills
Steel Products
Raw Materials
Totals
Sales
Net sales to external customers
$
5,253
$
2,657
$
546
$
8,456
Intercompany sales
1,360
148
2,801
4,309
Total Sales
6,613
2,805
3,347
12,765
Reconciliation of Sales
Elimination of intercompany sales
(
4,309
)
Net sales to external customers
8,456
Less:
Cost of products sold
5,727
2,328
3,262
11,317
Other segment items
43
85
28
156
Segment earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests
843
392
57
1,292
Reconciliation of earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests
Corporate/eliminations
(
393
)
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests
Net sales by product for the
second quarter and first six months of 2025 and 2024 were as follows (in millions). Further product group breakdown is impracticable.
Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended
Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
Net sales to external customers:
Sheet
$
2,476
$
2,396
$
4,685
$
5,106
Bar
1,397
1,361
2,889
2,696
Structural
694
559
1,338
1,170
Plate
686
542
1,248
1,054
Tubular Products
380
345
744
713
Rebar Fabrication
487
462
895
875
Joist & Deck
564
598
1,062
1,197
Building Systems
337
361
615
675
Other Steel Products
889
937
1,746
1,760
Raw Materials
546
516
1,064
968
$
8,456
$
8,077
$
16,286
$
16,214
15.
Revenue
Contract liabilities are primarily related to deferred revenue resulting from cash payments received in advance from customers to protect against credit risk. Contract liabilities totaled $
225
million as of
July 5, 2025
($
200
million as of
December 31, 2024) and are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Nucor disaggregates its revenues by major source in the same manner as presented in the net sales by product table in the segment footnote (see Note 14).
16.
Earnings Per Share
The computations of basic and diluted net earnings per share for the
second quarter and first six months of 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):
The following stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted net earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive (shares in thousands):
Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended
Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
Anti-dilutive stock options:
Weighted-average shares
129
-
124
-
Weighted-average exercise price
$
142.08
$
-
$
142.08
$
-
17.
Debt and Other Financing Arrangements
In March 2025, Nucor completed the issuance and sale of $
500
million aggregate principal amount of its
4.650
% Notes due
2030
(the “2030 Notes”) and $
500
million aggregate principal amount of its
5.100
% Notes due
2035
(the “2035 Notes” and, together with the 2030 Notes, the “Notes”). Net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Notes were $
997
million. Costs of $
9
million associated with the issuance and sale of the Notes have been capitalized and will be amortized over the life of the Notes.
In March 2025, Nucor amended and restated its revolving credit facility to increase the borrowing capacity from $
1.75
billion to $
2.25
billion and to extend its maturity date to
March 11, 2030
.
Net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Notes were used during the second quarter of 2025 to redeem all of the outstanding $
500
million aggregate principal amount of our
2.000
% Notes due
2025
and $
500
million aggregate principal amount of our
3.950
% Notes due
2025
(collectively, the “2025 Notes”) pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 2025 Notes.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Certain statements made in this report, or in other public filings, press releases, or other written or oral communications made by Nucor Corporation, a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1958, and its affiliates ("Nucor", the "Company", "we", "us", or "our"),
which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which we expect will or may occur in the future and may impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could” and similar expressions are intended to identify those forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s best judgment based on current information, and, although we base these statements on circumstances that we believe to be reasonable when made, there can be no assurance that future events will not affect the accuracy of such forward-looking information. As such, the forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may vary materially from the projected results and expectations discussed in this report. Factors that might cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) competitive pressure on sales and pricing, including pressure from imports and substitute materials; (2) U.S. and foreign trade policies affecting steel imports or exports; (3) the sensitivity of the results of our operations to general market conditions, and in particular, prevailing market steel prices and changes in the supply and cost of raw materials, including pig iron, iron ore and scrap steel; (4) the availability and cost of electricity and natural gas, which could negatively affect our cost of steel production or result in a delay or cancellation of existing or future drilling within our natural gas drilling programs; (5) critical equipment failures and business interruptions; (6) market demand for steel products, which, in the case of many of our products, is driven by the level of nonresidential construction activity in the United States; (7) impairment in the recorded value of inventory, equity investments, fixed assets, goodwill or other long-lived assets; (8) uncertainties and volatility surrounding the global economy, including excess world capacity for steel production, inflation and interest rate changes; (9) fluctuations in currency conversion rates; (10) significant changes in laws or government regulations affecting environmental compliance, including legislation and regulations that result in greater regulation of greenhouse gas emissions that could increase our energy costs, capital expenditures and operating costs or cause one or more of our permits to be revoked or make it more difficult to obtain permit modifications; (11) the cyclical nature of the steel industry; (12) capital investments and their impact on our performance; (13) our safety performance; (14) our ability to integrate businesses we acquire; (15) the impact of any pandemic or public health situation; and (16) the risks discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements included in this report. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as may be required by law. In evaluating forward-looking statements, these risks and uncertainties should be considered, together with the other risks described from time to time in our reports and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this report, as well as the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in Nucor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Overview
Nucor and its affiliates manufacture steel and steel products. Nucor also produces direct reduced iron ("DRI") for use in its steel mills. Through the David J. Joseph Company and its affiliates ("DJJ"), the Company also processes ferrous and nonferrous metals and brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron and DRI. Most of Nucor’s operating facilities and customers are located in North America. Nucor’s operations include international trading and sales companies that buy and sell steel and steel products manufactured by the Company and others. Nucor is North America’s largest recycler, using scrap steel as the primary raw material in producing steel and steel products.
Nucor reports its results in the following segments: steel mills, steel products and raw materials. The steel mills segment includes carbon and alloy steel in sheet, bars, structural and plate; steel trading businesses and rebar distribution businesses; and Nucor’s equity method investment in NuMit. The steel products segment includes steel joists and joist girders, steel deck, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, metal building systems, insulated metal panels, overhead doors, steel grating, tubular products, steel racking, piling products, wire and wire mesh, and utility towers and structures. The raw materials segment includes DJJ, primarily a scrap broker and
processor; Nu-Iron Unlimited and Nucor Steel Louisiana, two facilities that produce DRI used by the steel mills; and our natural gas production operations.
The average utilization rates of all operating facilities in the steel mills, steel products and raw materials segments were approximately 82%, 61% and 73%, respectively, in the first six months of 2025, compared with approximately 79%, 59% and 75%, respectively, in the first six months of 2024.
Results of Operations
Nucor reported net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $603 million, or $2.60 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025, which represented a decrease compared to net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $645 million, or $2.68 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024.
Earnings in the steel mills segment increased in the second quarter of 2025 as compared to the second quarter of 2024 due to increased metal margins and increased volumes amidst a stable demand environment. The steel products segment had decreased earnings in the second quarter of 2025 as compared to the second quarter of 2024 as increased volumes were more than offset by decreases in average selling prices across most product groups in the segment. We saw resilient demand in key end markets for both the steel mills and steel product segments at the end of the second quarter of 2025. Backlogs for those two segments at the end of the second quarter of 2025 were increased compared to the end of the second quarter of 2024. Earnings in the raw materials segment increased in the second quarter of 2025 as compared to the second quarter of 2024 due to the improved profitability of our DRI facilities, and, to a lesser extent, our scrap processing operations.
Nucor reported net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $759 million, or $3.26 per diluted share, for the first six months of 2025, which represented a decrease compared to net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $1.49 billion, or $6.14 per diluted share, in the first six months of 2024. The larger decrease in comparable year-to-date earnings in 2025 as compared to 2024 was caused by weaker first quarter of 2025 results compared to the first quarter of 2024.
Earnings improved substantially in the second quarter of 2025 as compared to the first quarter of 2025, driven by the increased profitability of the steel mills segment. The steel mills segment had higher average selling prices, particularly at our sheet and plate mills, and lower overall conversion costs in the second quarter of 2025 as compared to the first quarter of 2025. The steel products segment also had increased earnings in the second quarter of 2025 as compared to the first quarter of 2025 due to increased volumes and higher average selling prices.
Earnings in the first quarter of 2024 were the highest quarterly earnings of that year, and decreased in the second quarter of 2024 due to declines in earnings of the steel mills and steel products segments. In the steel mills segment, average selling prices and volumes decreased in the second quarter of 2024 as compared to the first quarter of 2024, a trend that continued through the remainder of the year. The decreased earnings of the steel products segment in the second quarter of 2024 as compared to the first quarter of 2024 was caused by decreased average selling prices, which was also a trend that continued through the remainder of the year.
The following discussion provides a greater quantitative and qualitative analysis of Nucor’s performance in the second quarter and first six months of 2025 as compared to the second quarter and first six months of 2024.
Net sales to external customers by segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2025 and 2024 were as follows (in millions):
Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended
Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
% Change
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
% Change
Steel mills
$5,253
$4,858
8%
$10,160
$10,027
1%
Steel products
2,657
2,703
-2%
5,062
5,220
-3%
Raw materials
546
516
6%
1,064
967
10%
Total net sales to external customers
$8,456
$8,077
5%
$16,286
$16,214
-
Net sales for the second quarter of 2025 increased 5% from the second quarter of 2024. Average sales price per ton decreased 3% from $1,284 in the second quarter of 2024 to $1,240 in the second quarter of 2025. Total tons shipped to external customers in the second quarter of 2025 were approximately 6,820,000 tons, an 8% increase from the second quarter of 2024.
Net sales for the first six months of 2025 were comparable to the first six months of 2024. Average sales price per ton decreased 8% from $1,296 in the first six months of 2024 to $1,193 in the first six months of 2025. Total tons shipped to external customers in the first six months of 2025 were approximately 13,650,000 tons, a 9% increase from the first six months of 2024.
In the steel mills segment, sales tons for the second quarter and first six months of 2025 and 2024 were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended
Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
% Change
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
% Change
Outside steel shipments
5,044
4,617
9%
10,270
9,293
11%
Inside steel shipments
1,430
1,250
14%
2,667
2,464
8%
Total steel shipments
6,474
5,867
10%
12,937
11,757
10%
Net sales for the steel mills segment increased 8% in the second quarter of 2025 from the second quarter of 2024, due primarily to a 9% increase in tons shipped to external customers, partially offset by a 1% decrease in the average sales price per ton, from $1,051 to $1,041 in the second quarter of 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Net sales for the steel mills segment increased 1% in the first six months of 2025 from the first six months of 2024, due primarily to an 11% increase in tons shipped to external customers, partially offset by an 8% decrease in average sales price per ton from $1,079 to $989 in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Outside sales tonnage for the steel products segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in thousands):
Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended
Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
% Change
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
% Change
Joist and deck sales
217
185
17%
399
365
9%
Rebar fabrication sales
306
265
15%
553
503
10%
Tubular products sales
243
214
14%
513
422
22%
Building systems sales
64
66
-3%
112
121
-7%
Other steel products sales
311
344
-10%
612
628
-3%
Total steel products sales
1,141
1,074
6%
2,189
2,039
7%
Net sales for the steel products segment decreased 2% in the second quarter of 2025 from the second quarter of 2024, due to a 7% decrease in the average sales price per ton, from $2,517 to $2,331, partially offset by a 6% increase in shipping volumes. Average selling prices decreased across most businesses within the steel products segment in the second quarter of 2025 as compared to the second quarter of 2024, most notably at our joist and deck business.
Net sales for the steel products segment decreased 3% in the first six months of 2025 compared to the first six months of 2024, due to a 10% decrease in the average sales price per ton, from $2,560 to $2,313, partially offset by a 7%
increase in shipping volumes. The most notable decreases in average selling prices in the first six months of 2025 as compared to the first six months of 2024 were at our joist and deck business.
Net sales for the raw materials segment increased 6% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024. In the second quarter of 2025, approximately 94% of outside sales for the raw materials segment were from the scrap brokerage operations of DJJ, and approximately 3% of outside sales were from the scrap processing operations of DJJ (approximately 92% and 4%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2024).
Net sales for the raw materials segment in the first six months of 2025 increased 10% compared to the first six months of 2024. In the first six months of 2025, approximately 94% of outside sales for the raw materials segment were from the scrap brokerage operations of DJJ, and approximately 3% of outside sales were from the scrap processing operations of DJJ (approximately 93% and 4%, respectively, in the first six months of 2024).
Nucor recorded gross margins of $1.22 billion (14%) in the second quarter of 2025, which was an increase compared to $1.19 billion (15%) in the second quarter of 2024.
•
The increase in gross margin in the second quarter of 2025 as compared to the second quarter of 2024 was due primarily to higher metal margins in the steel mills segment. Metal margin is the difference between the selling price of steel and the cost of scrap and scrap substitutes.
Scrap and scrap substitutes are the most significant element in the total cost of steel production. The average scrap and scrap substitute cost per gross ton used in the second quarter of 2025 was $403, a 2% increase compared to $396 in the second quarter of 2024. Despite the increase in average scrap and scrap substitute cost per gross ton used, metal margins increased in the second quarter of 2025 as compared to the second quarter of 2024 due to the previously mentioned increase in volumes.
Scrap prices are driven by the global supply and demand for scrap and other iron-based raw materials used to make steel. Scrap prices are subject to change based on market fluctuations.
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Gross margins in the steel products segment decreased in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024. Our joist and deck business experienced margin compression in the second quarter of 2025 as compared to the second quarter of 2024, as average realized selling prices decreased.
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Pre-operating and start-up costs of new facilities were approximately $136 million in the second quarter of 2025 and approximately $137 million in the second quarter of 2024. Pre-operating and start-up costs in the second quarter of 2025 primarily included costs related to the sheet mill in West Virginia, the plate mill in Kentucky, the rebar micro mill in North Carolina and the melt shop addition in Arizona. Pre-operating and start-up costs in the second quarter of 2024 primarily included costs related to the plate mill in Kentucky, the sheet mill in West Virginia, the melt shop addition in Arizona and the rebar micro mill in North Carolina. Nucor defines pre-operating and start-up costs, all of which are expensed, as the losses attributable to facilities or major projects that are either under construction or in the early stages of operation. Once these facilities or projects have attained a utilization rate that is consistent with our similar operating facilities, Nucor no longer considers them to be in start-up.
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Gross margins in the raw materials segment increased in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024, primarily due to increased gross margins at our DRI facilities and, to a lesser extent, our scrap processing operations.
Nucor recorded gross margins of $1.83 billion (11%) in the first six months of 2025, which decreased compared to $2.72 billion (17%) in the first six months of 2024.
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The largest factor impacting the decrease in gross margins in the first six months of 2025 compared to the first six months of 2024 was decreased earnings in the steel mills segment. Metal margins decreased in the first six months of 2025 as compared to the first six months of 2024 because the previously mentioned increase in metal margins in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024 was more than offset by the decrease in metal margins in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to the first quarter of 2024.
The average scrap and scrap substitute cost per gross ton used in the first six months of 2025 was $398, a 3% decrease compared to $409 in the first six months of 2024. The decrease in average scrap and scrap substitute cost per gross ton used, was more than offset by the previously mentioned decrease in average sales price per ton.
Additionally, conversion costs in the first six months of 2025 increased compared to the first six months of 2024, with the first quarter of 2025 accounting for the majority of the increase.
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Gross margins in the steel products segment decreased in the first six months of 2025 as compared to the first six months of 2024, primarily due to decreased gross margins at our joist and deck and metal buildings businesses.
Pre-operating and start-up costs of new facilities increased to approximately $306 million in the first six months of 2025 from approximately $262 million in the first six months of 2024. Pre-operating and start-up costs in the first six months of 2025 and 2024 primarily included costs related to the plate mill in Kentucky, the sheet mill in West Virginia, the melt shop addition in Arizona and the rebar micro mill in North Carolina.
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Gross margins in the raw materials segment increased in the first six months of 2025 compared to the first six months of 2024, primarily due to increased gross margins at our DRI facilities.
Marketing, Administrative and Other Expenses
A major component of marketing, administrative and other expenses is profit sharing and other incentive compensation costs. These profit sharing and other incentive compensation costs, which are based upon and fluctuate with Nucor’s financial performance, were comparable in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024, and decreased by $93 million in the first six months of 2025 compared to the first six months of 2024. These decreases were due to Nucor's decreased profitability in the second quarter and first six months of 2025 compared to the respective prior year periods, which resulted in decreased expense related to profit sharing.
Losses and Impairments of Assets
Included in the second quarter and first six months of 2025 net earnings was $11 million and $40 million, respectively, of losses and impairments of assets. These charges consisted of the following: $19 million related to the closure or repurposing of certain facilities in the steel products segment (all of which was recorded in the first quarter of 2025); $17 million related to the repurposing of a facility in the steel mills segment ($7 million of which was recorded in the second quarter of 2025); and $4 million related to the write-off of certain assets in the raw materials segment (all of which was recorded in the second quarter of 2025).
Included in the second quarter and first six months of 2024 net earnings was $14 million of losses and impairments of assets related to the write-down of certain assets in the steel mills segment.
Interest Expense (Income)
Net interest expense (income) for the second quarter and first six months of 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in millions):
Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended
Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
Interest expense
$
49
$
67
$
100
$
110
Interest income
(30
)
(69
)
(67
)
(150
)
Interest expense (income), net
$
19
$
(2
)
$
33
$
(40
)
Interest expense decreased in the second quarter and first six months of 2025 compared to the second quarter and first six months of 2024 mainly due to an increase in capitalized interest. Interest income decreased in the second quarter and first six months of 2025 compared to the second quarter and first six months of 2024 due to lower average investment balances and a decrease in average interest rates on those investments.
Earnings Before Income Taxes and Noncontrolling Interests
The table below presents earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests by segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2025 and 2024 (in millions). The changes between periods were driven by the quantitative and qualitative factors previously discussed.
Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended
Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
July 5, 2025
June 29, 2024
Steel mills
$
843
$
645
$
1,074
$
1,748
Steel products
392
442
680
953
Raw materials
57
39
86
49
Corporate/eliminations
(393
)
(228
)
(656
)
(627
)
$
899
$
898
$
1,184
$
2,123
Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling interests represent the income attributable to the holders of noncontrolling interests in Nucor’s joint ventures, Nucor Yamato Steel Company (Limited Partnership) ("NYS"), California Steel Industries, Inc. ("CSI") and Nucor JFE Steel Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. ("NJSM"). Nucor owns a 51% controlling interest in each of NYS, CSI and NJSM. The increase in earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024 was primarily due to the increased earnings of NYS and CSI. The decrease in earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests in the first six months of 2025 compared to the first six months of 2024 was due to the decreased earnings of NYS and CSI.
Provision for Income Taxes
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "OBBBA") was signed into law. Nucor has reflected the impact of the OBBBA in the second quarter of 2025 financial statements as required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The impact of the OBBBA on Nucor's provision for income taxes was immaterial.
The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2025 was 21.5% compared to 20.7% for the second quarter of 2024. The expected effective tax rate for the full year of 2025 is approximately 21.4%.
We estimate that in the next 12 months our gross unrecognized tax benefits, which totaled $213 million at July 5, 2025, exclusive of interest, could decrease by as much as $38 million as a result of the expiration of the statute of limitations and the closures of examinations, substantially all of which would impact the effective tax rate.
The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) is currently examining Nucor’s 2015, 2019, and 2020 federal income tax returns. Nucor has concluded U.S. federal income tax matters for the tax years through 2014, and for the tax years 2016 through 2018. The tax years 2021 through 2023 remain open to examination by the IRS. The 2015 through 2021 Canadian income tax returns for Nucor Rebar Fabrication Group Inc. (formerly known as Harris Steel Group Inc.) and certain related affiliates are currently under examination by the Canada Revenue Agency. The tax years 2017 through 2024 remain open to examination by other major taxing jurisdictions to which Nucor is subject (primarily Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, and other state and local jurisdictions).
Net Earnings Attributable to Nucor Stockholders and Return on Equity
Nucor reported net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $603 million, or $2.60 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2025, as compared to net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $645 million, or $2.68 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2024. Net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders as a percentage of net sales were 7.1% and 8.0% in the second quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Nucor reported net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $759 million, or $3.26 per diluted share, in the first six months of 2025, as compared to net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $1.49 billion, or $6.14 per diluted share, in the first six months of 2024. Net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders as a percentage of net sales were 4.7% and 9.2% in the first six months of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Annualized return on average stockholders’ equity was 7.5% and 14.3% in the first six months of 2025 and 2024, respectively.
We expect earnings in the third quarter of 2025 to be nominally lower than the second quarter of 2025, due to decreased earnings in the steel mills segment and similar earnings in the steel products and raw materials segments. In the steel mills segment, despite resilient backlogs and a stable demand outlook, we expect margin compression in the third quarter of 2025 as compared to the second quarter of 2025.
Nucor’s largest exposure to market risk is in our steel mills and steel products segments. Our largest single customer in the second quarter of 2025 represented approximately 5% of sales and has consistently paid within terms. In the raw materials segment, we are exposed to price fluctuations related to the purchase of scrap and scrap substitutes, pig iron and iron ore. Businesses within the steel mills segment account for the majority of the raw materials segment’s sales.
We currently have the highest credit ratings of any steel producer headquartered in North America, with an A- long-term rating from Standard & Poor’s, an A- long-term rating from Fitch Ratings and a Baa1 long-term rating from Moody’s. Our credit ratings are dependent, however, upon a number of factors, both qualitative and quantitative, and are subject to change at any time. The disclosure of our credit ratings is made in order to enhance investors’ understanding of our sources of liquidity and the impact of our credit ratings on our cost of funds.
Our liquidity position as of July 5, 2025 remained strong, consisting of total cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $2.48 billion ($4.14 billion as of December 31, 2024). Approximately $841 million of the cash and cash equivalents position at July 5, 2025, was held by our majority-owned joint ventures as compared to approximately $970 million at December 31, 2024.
Cash provided by operating activities was $1.10 billion in the first six months of 2025 as compared to $1.95 billion in the first six months of 2024. The $849 million decrease was primarily driven by a $739 million decrease in net earnings before noncontrolling interests from $1.67 billion in the first six months of 2024 to $932 million for the first six months of 2025. In addition, changes in operating assets and operating liabilities (exclusive of acquisitions) used cash of $643 million in the first six months of 2025 as compared to $382 million in the first six months of 2024.
The funding of our working capital in the first six months of 2025 increased by $261 million compared to the first six months of 2024 mainly due to the change in inventories using cash of $352 million in the first six months of 2025 compared to providing cash of $333 million during the first six months of 2024, and the change in accounts receivable using an additional $552 million in cash compared to the same period in 2024. These changes were offset by the change in accounts payable providing cash of $375 million in the first six months of 2025 compared to using cash of $315 million in the first six months of 2024 and the change in salaries, wages and related accruals using $291 million less in cash during the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
The current ratio was 2.8 at the end of the second quarter of 2025 and 2.5 at year-end 2024.
Cash used in investing activities in the first six months of 2025 was $1.72 billion as compared to $1.60 billion in the first six months of 2024, an increase of $122 million. Cash used for capital expenditures of $1.81 billion in the first six months of 2025 increased by $342 million compared to the same period of 2024 primarily due to the sheet mill under construction in West Virginia and the construction of two manufacturing locations to expand Nucor Towers & Structures ("NTS"). Capital expenditures for 2025 are estimated to be approximately $3.00 billion as compared to $3.17 billion in 2024. The projects that we anticipate will have the largest capital expenditures in 2025 are the sheet mill under construction in West Virginia, the construction of two manufacturing locations to expand NTS, and the galvanizing line at our sheet mill in South Carolina.
Cash used in financing activities in the first six months of 2025 was $996 million as compared to $2.09 billion in the first six months of 2024. The primary uses of cash were repayments of long-term debt $1.01 billion in the first six months of 2025 as compared to $5 million in the first six months of 2024. Additionally, stock repurchases used cash of $500 million in the first six months of 2025 as compared to $1.50 billion in the first six months of 2024, a decrease of $1.00 billion. The primary source of cash in the first six months of 2025 was proceeds from the issuance and sale of long-term debt, net of discount to the public, of $997 million. In the first quarter of 2025, Nucor issued and sold $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.650% Notes due 2030 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.100% Notes due 2035. Net proceeds from the issuance and sale of these Notes were used to redeem all of the outstanding $500 million aggregate principal amount of our 2.000% Notes due 2025 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of our 3.950% Notes due 2025 (collectively, the "2025 Notes") pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 2025 Notes.
On March 11, 2025, Nucor amended and restated its revolving credit facility to increase the borrowing capacity from $1.75 billion to $2.25 billion and to extend its maturity date to March 11, 2030. The revolving credit facility includes only one financial covenant, which is a limit of 60% on the ratio of funded debt to total capital. In addition, the revolving credit facility contains customary non-financial covenants, including a limit on Nucor’s ability to pledge the Company’s assets and a limit on consolidations, mergers and sales of assets. As of July 5, 2025, the funded debt to total capital ratio was 24.3% and we were in compliance with all non-financial covenants under the revolving credit facility. No borrowings were outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of July 5, 2025.
In June 2025, Nucor’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on Nucor’s common stock of $0.55 per share payable on August 11, 2025
to stockholders of record on June 30, 2025. This dividend is Nucor’s 209
th
consecutive quarterly cash dividend.
Funds provided from operations, cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and new borrowings under our existing credit facilities are expected to be adequate to meet future capital expenditure and working capital requirements for existing operations for at least the next 24 months. We also believe we have adequate access to capital markets for liquidity purposes.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitati
ve Disclosures About Market Risk
In the ordinary course of business, Nucor is exposed to a variety of market risks. We continually monitor these risks and develop strategies to manage them.
Interest Rate Risk
Nucor manages interest rate risk by using a combination of variable-rate and fixed-rate debt. Nucor also occasionally makes use of interest rate swaps to manage net exposure to interest rate changes. Management does not believe that Nucor’s exposure to interest rate risk has significantly changed since December 31, 2024. There were no interest rate swaps outstanding at July 5, 2025.
Commodity Price Risk
In the ordinary course of business, Nucor is exposed to market risk for price fluctuations of raw materials and energy, principally scrap steel, other ferrous and nonferrous metals, alloys and natural gas. We attempt to negotiate the best prices for our raw material and energy requirements and to obtain prices for our steel products that match market price movements in response to supply and demand. In periods of strong or stable demand for our products, we are more likely to be able to effectively reduce the normal time lag in passing through higher raw material costs so that we can maintain our gross margins. When demand for our products is weaker, this becomes more challenging. Our DRI facilities in Trinidad and Louisiana provide us with flexibility in managing our raw material requirements and our input costs. DRI is particularly important for operational flexibility when demand for prime scrap increases due to increased domestic steel production.
Natural gas produced by Nucor’s production operations is being sold to third parties to partially offset our exposure to changes in the price of natural gas consumed by our Louisiana DRI facility and our steel mills in the United States.
Nucor also periodically uses derivative financial instruments to hedge a portion of our exposure to price risk related to natural gas purchases used in the production process and to hedge a portion of our steel, scrap, aluminum and copper purchases and sales. Gains and losses from derivatives designated as hedges are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and recognized in net earnings in the same period as the underlying physical transaction. At July 5, 2025, accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes included $2 million in unrealized net-of-tax gains for the fair value of these derivative financial instruments. Changes in the fair values of derivatives not designated as hedges are recognized in net earnings each period.
The following table presents the negative effect on pre-tax earnings of a hypothetical change in the fair value of the derivative financial instruments outstanding at July 5, 2025, due to an assumed 10% and 25% change in the market price of each of the indicated commodities (in millions):
Commodity Derivative
10% Change
25% Change
Natural gas
$
9
$
21
Other commodities
$
15
$
38
Any resulting changes in fair value would be recorded as adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes or recognized in net earnings, as appropriate. These hypothetical losses would be partially offset by the benefit of lower prices paid or higher prices received for the physical commodities.
Nucor is exposed to foreign currency risk primarily through its operations in Canada, Europe and Mexico. We periodically use derivative contracts to mitigate the risk of currency fluctuations. Open foreign currency derivative contracts at July 5, 2025 were insignificant.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the evaluation date.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended July 5, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Nucor is from time to time a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. With respect to all such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, we record reserves when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We do not believe that any of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Nucor maintains liability insurance with self-insurance limits for certain risks.
During 2022, Nucor Steel Louisiana, our DRI facility located in St. James Parish, Louisiana, received allegations of violations of the Clean Air Act from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. A combined settlement is currently being negotiated with the United States Department of Justice, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. We do not believe that any aggregate settlement for these allegations will be material to Nucor.
There were no other proceedings that were pending or contemplated under federal, state or local environmental laws that the Company reasonably believes may result in monetary sanctions of at least $1.0 million (the threshold chosen by Nucor as permitted by Item 103 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the "Exchange Act"), and which Nucor believes is reasonably designed to result in disclosure of any such proceeding that is material to its business or financial condition).
Item 1A. Ri
sk Factors
There have been no material changes in Nucor’s risk factors from those included in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Nucor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Eq
uity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Our share repurchase program activity for each of the three months and the quarter ended July 5, 2025 was as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):
Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average
Price Paid
per Share (1)
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs (2)
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs (2)
April 6, 2025 - May 3, 2025
0.8
$
109.27
0.8
$
723
May 4, 2025 - May 31, 2025
1.0
$
113.84
1.0
$
606
June 1, 2025 - July 5, 2025
-
$
-
-
$
606
For the Quarter Ended July 5, 2025
1.8
1.8
(1)
Includes commissions of $0.09 per share.
(2)
On May 11, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $4.00 billion of the Company’s common stock and terminated all previously authorized share repurchase programs. The share repurchase authorization is discretionary and has no expiration date.
Item 5. Other Information
Insider Trading Arrangements
During the quarter ended July 5, 2025
, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1-(f) under the Exchange Act)
adopted
,
modified
or
terminated
a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or a "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).
Financial Statements (Unaudited) from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Nucor Corporation for the quarter ended July 5, 2025, filed August 13, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104*
Cover Page from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Nucor Corporation for the quarter ended July 5, 2025, filed August 13, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101 above).
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished (and not filed) herewith pursuant to Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
(#) Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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