Nucor (NUE) Tops Q4 EPS by 13c

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Nucor Reports Record Annual Earnings for 2018

January 29, 2019 9:00 AM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today record consolidated net earnings of $2.36 billion, or $7.42 per diluted share, for 2018 compared to $1.32 billion, or $4.10 per diluted share, for 2017.  The new earnings record of $7.42 per diluted share in 2018 is a 24% increase as compared to the Company's previous record earnings of $5.98 per diluted share reported in 2008.    

Nucor reported consolidated net earnings of $646.8 million, or $2.07 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2018. By comparison, Nucor reported consolidated net earnings of $676.7 million, or $2.13 per diluted share, for the third quarter of... More