Nucor's Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates in Q1, Down Y/Y

Average sales price per ton fell 12% from the prior-year quarter and also declined 2% sequentially. The company's steel mills' overall operating rates were 80% in the reported quarter, compared with 74% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 82% in the first quarter of 2024. Nucor Corporation (NUE) reported earnings of 67 cents per share for first-quarter 2025, down from $3.46 in the year-ago quarter. Barring one-time items, NUE recorded earnings of 77 cents per share, down from$3.46 a year ago. It surpassed th ...