Nucor (NUE) reported $9.5 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 21.3%. EPS of $3.23 for the same period compares to $0.77 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +9.68% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.66 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.79, the EPS surprise was +15.69%.
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: 1,159.00 KTon versus 1,099.15 KTon estimated by four analysts on average. Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Total Steel Mills: 5,619.00 KTon versus 5,242.57 KTon estimated by four analysts on average. Average Steel Product Price per ton: 2,405.00 $/Ton compared to the 2,414.53 $/Ton average estimate based on four analysts. Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Total Steel Mills: 1,074.00 $/Ton versus 1,060.68 $/Ton estimated by four analysts on average. Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Sheet: 2,787.00 KTon compared to the 2,419.70 KTon average estimate based on three analysts. Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Bars: 1,667.00 KTon versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1,648.46 KTon. Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Structural: 554.00 KTon compared to the 533.41 KTon average estimate based on three analysts. Sales Tons to outside customer (Steel) - Plate: 611.00 KTon versus 626.84 KTon estimated by three analysts on average. Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Sheet: 999.00 $/Ton versus 977.36 $/Ton estimated by three analysts on average. Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Bars: 1,013.00 $/Ton compared to the 1,002.02 $/Ton average estimate based on three analysts. Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Structural: 1,541.00 $/Ton compared to the 1,462.16 $/Ton average estimate based on three analysts. Average sales price per ton (Steel) - Plate: 1,151.00 $/Ton versus 1,134.37 $/Ton estimated by three analysts on average.View all Key Company Metrics for Nucor here>>>
Shares of Nucor have returned +31.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.3% 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.Radical New Technology Could Hand Investors Huge Gains
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