Nucor(US:NUE)2025-04-29 15:14Financial Performance - Q1 2025 EBITDA was $696 million[10], compared to $1.503 billion in Q1 2024[10, 22] - Q1 2025 Net Earnings were $156 million, or $0.67 per diluted share[10], while adjusted net earnings were $179 million, or $0.77 per diluted share[10] - Nucor repurchased $300 million of its own shares (2.3 million shares) in Q1 2025[10] - Capital expenditures in Q1 2025 totaled $859 million[10], primarily allocated to growth projects[10] - Cash returned to shareholders in Q1 2025 amounted to $429 million[24] Operational Highlights & Projects - Steel Mills segment adjusted EBT was $241 million in Q1 2025, a 43% increase compared to $169 million in Q4 2024[27] - Steel Products segment adjusted EBT was $307 million in Q1 2025, a 7% decrease compared to $329 million in Q4 2024[27] - Raw Materials segment EBT was $29 million in Q1 2025, a 49% decrease compared to $57 million in Q4 2024[27] - Nucor expects to complete construction of the West Virginia Sheet Mill by the end of 2026[10] - The company projects capital expenditures of approximately $3 billion for 2025[46] Market Outlook - Nucor anticipates meaningfully higher consolidated earnings in Q2 2025 compared to Q1 2025[42]