NYSE$NUE

Nucor Corp · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Nucor reported a decrease in net sales and earnings for Q3 2023 compared to both Q2 2023 and Q3 2022.

Nucor Corporation announced consolidated net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $1.14 billion, or $4.57 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2023. Net sales decreased by 16% compared to the third quarter of 2022.

  • Q3 2023 earnings per diluted share (EPS) was $4.57.
  • Net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders for Q3 2023 was $1.14 billion.
  • Nucor returned $627 million to stockholders through share repurchases and dividends during the quarter.
  • Consolidated net sales decreased 16% to $8.78 billion in Q3 2023 compared to $10.50 billion in Q3 2022.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$8.78B

Previous: $10.5B-16.4%
EPS (adj)

$4.57

Previous: $6.50-29.7%
Avg. Sales Price per Ton

$415.00

Previous: $14.00+2864.3%
Total External Shipments

6.2M

Previous: 6.4M-2.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.5B

Previous: -$1.43B-4.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$355M

Previous: $265M-234.1%
Net Income

$1.14B

Previous: $1.69B-32.6%
Operating Income

$1.48B

Previous: $2.28B-35.2%
Gross Profit

$1.92B

Previous: $2.84B-32.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$5.86B

Previous: $3.05B+92.0%
Total Assets

$34.3B

Previous: $32.1B+6.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$17.5M

Previous: $25.6M-31.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Nucor · Revenue · Quarterly

$8.78B

Q3 2023-16.4%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Nucor · $1.76B total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Steel Mills
    $883M
  • Steel Products
    $807M
  • Raw Materials
    $71.4M

Forward guidance

Nucor expects earnings in the fourth quarter of 2023 to decrease compared to the third quarter of 2023 due primarily to lower pricing across all three operating segments, and, to a lesser extent, decreased volumes.

Headwinds

  • Lower pricing across all three operating segments.
  • Decreased volumes.
  • Decrease in realized pricing to be most pronounced at sheet mills.
  • Decreased earnings due to moderating average selling prices at most of the product groups within the steel products segment and lower volumes.
  • Lower pricing for raw materials and planned outages at DRI facilities.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.5%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

41 / 73 earnings

Positive

+11.2%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-8.7%

Q1 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.6%+0.3%+11.0%
Q4 2025+0.8%+5.1%+14.5%
Q3 2025+5.4%+4.1%+10.4%
Q2 2025-1.7%+2.5%-8.6%
Q1 2025+1.9%+5.5%-6.5%
Q4 2024+3.8%+5.3%+10.5%
Q3 2024-7.7%-10.6%-6.4%
Q2 2024-0.6%-1.0%-9.9%
Q1 2024-8.7%-8.3%-10.6%
Q4 2023+7.9%+4.7%+9.8%
Q3 2023+4.1%+4.8%+11.3%
Q2 2023+5.5%+3.1%+1.9%
Q1 2023+4.0%+0.2%-6.1%
Q4 2022+6.5%+7.9%+3.7%
Q3 2022+11.2%+12.0%+16.5%
Q2 2022+1.8%+4.7%+17.3%
Q1 2022-4.8%-7.2%-29.1%
Q4 2021+7.3%+15.5%+39.8%
Q3 2021-2.7%+6.0%+7.3%
Q2 2021+1.5%+5.9%+25.3%
Q1 2021-2.9%+0.6%+27.4%
Q4 2020-5.1%-1.7%+16.5%
Q3 2020+3.6%-0.5%+8.5%
Q2 2020+1.4%+1.0%+5.8%
Q1 2020+4.9%+1.2%+5.1%
Q4 2019-2.3%-3.4%-15.0%
Q3 2019+2.3%+3.9%+4.7%
Q2 2019+3.7%+3.4%-10.9%
Q1 2019+2.4%-1.0%-9.8%
Q4 2018+3.1%+5.1%+3.5%
Q3 2018-1.2%-0.8%+7.0%
Q2 2018+1.0%+3.4%-4.9%
Q1 2018-2.9%-4.8%+0.2%
Q4 2017-3.0%-7.0%-2.2%
Q3 2017+4.7%+4.4%-4.3%
Q2 2017-0.7%+0.4%-10.8%
Q1 2017+4.1%+5.8%-1.7%
Q4 2016-5.3%-4.6%+4.2%
Q3 2016-0.3%-2.1%+22.5%
Q2 2016-2.5%-0.7%-7.5%
Q1 2016-1.5%
Q4 2015+9.4%
Q3 2015+7.9%
Q2 2015+1.1%
Q1 2015+2.8%
Q4 2014-0.7%
Q3 2014+2.1%
Q2 2014+0.6%
Q1 2014-2.7%
Q4 2013+0.0%
Q3 2013+2.5%
Q2 2013+0.8%
Q1 2013-0.4%
Q4 2012-1.9%
Q3 2012+0.3%
Q2 2012-1.9%
Q1 2012-6.0%
Q4 2011-1.4%
Q3 2011-3.0%
Q2 2011+0.2%
Q1 2011+1.5%
Q4 2010-0.7%
Q3 2010+1.8%
Q2 2010-2.9%
Q1 2009+0.4%
Q1 2010+3.4%
Q4 2009-1.6%
Q4 2007-1.6%
Q3 2008+0.2%
Q3 2009+0.2%
Q4 2008-1.0%
Q2 2009-1.0%
Q2 2008-1.0%

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