Nucor Corporation has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting consolidated net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $603 million, or $2.60 per diluted share. This marks an increase from the first quarter of 2025, where net earnings were $156 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, but a decrease from the second quarter of 2024, which saw net earnings of $645 million, or $2.68 per diluted share. Net sales for the second quarter of 2025 rose to $8.46 billion, representing an 8% increase from $7.83 billion in the first quarter of 2025 and a 5% increase from $8.08 billion in the second quarter of 2024. The average sales price per ton increased by 8% compared to the first quarter of 2025, though it decreased by 3% compared with the same period in 2024. Leon Topalian, Nucor's Chair, President, and CEO, highlighted the company's sequential earnings growth across all three reporting segments, alongside a new safety record set in the first half of 2025. Looking ahead to the second half of 2025, the company is optimistic due to resilient demand across key end markets, a healthy order backlog, and recent tax and trade policies favoring American manufacturing.
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