# Nucor Reports Higher Third-Quarter Profit and Sales

The steelmaker reported $1.32 billion in quarterly earnings and expects fourth-quarter results to remain near that level.

By Will Langan | 24X7 News
Published: 2026-10-26T22:03:14.762Z
Updated: 2026-10-26T22:03:14.762Z
Section: Business
Format: News
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Nucor reported on October 26 that third-quarter earnings attributable to its shareholders reached $1.32 billion, or $5.80 a diluted share, compared with $607 million, or $2.63 a share, a year earlier.

The results cover the quarter ended October 3. Sales rose 32% from the comparable 2025 quarter to $11.25 billion, according to the company's earnings release filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Both prices and shipments increased from a year earlier. The average selling price to external customers rose 19%, while the volume sold to those customers increased 11%. Compared with the second quarter, sales rose 8% even though external sales volume declined 1%.

Nucor said it expects fourth-quarter earnings to be roughly unchanged or modestly higher than the third quarter. That forecast includes higher realized steel prices alongside seasonal volume declines. The company expects its raw-materials business to earn slightly less because of lower realized prices for direct-reduced iron.

Sources:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312526432117/d129328dex991.htm

## Sources
- Nucor earnings release filed with SEC, October 26, 2026: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312526432117/d129328dex991.htm