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Nucor (NUE) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
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Nucor (NUE - Free Report) reported $7.69 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.6%. EPS of $1.73 for the same period compares to $1.22 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.1% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.68 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.82, the EPS surprise was -5.15%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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: 1,025.00 KTon versus the four-analyst average estimate of 1,070.43 KTon.
Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Total Steel Mills: 4,602.00 KTon versus 4,795.59 KTon estimated by four analysts on average.
Average Steel Product Price per ton: 2,413.00 $/Ton compared to the 2,374.26 $/Ton average estimate based on four analysts.
Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Total Steel Mills: 1,019.00 $/Ton versus the four-analyst average estimate of 1,012.79 $/Ton.
Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Sheet: 2,220.00 KTon versus the three-analyst average estimate of 2,233.81 KTon.
Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Bars: 1,412.00 KTon versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1,498.60 KTon.
Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Structural: 436.00 KTon versus 460.99 KTon estimated by three analysts on average.
Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Plate: 534.00 KTon versus the three-analyst average estimate of 604.06 KTon.
Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Sheet: 935.00 $/Ton compared to the 897.26 $/Ton average estimate based on three analysts.
Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Bars: 975.00 $/Ton versus the three-analyst average estimate of 924.44 $/Ton.
Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Structural: 1,464.00 $/Ton versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1,361.51 $/Ton.
Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Plate: 1,113.00 $/Ton versus 1,125.36 $/Ton estimated by three analysts on average.
Shares of Nucor have returned +9.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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Nucor (NUE) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Nucor (NUE - Free Report) reported $7.69 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.6%. EPS of $1.73 for the same period compares to $1.22 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.1% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.68 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.82, the EPS surprise was -5.15%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Nucor performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:View all Key Company Metrics for Nucor here>>>
Shares of Nucor have returned +9.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.