v3.26.1
Segments (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jul. 04, 2026
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segments

Nucor’s results by segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2026 and 2025 were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

July 4, 2026

 

 

 

Steel Mills

 

 

Steel Products

 

 

Raw Materials

 

 

Totals

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

6,481

 

 

$

3,105

 

 

$

811

 

 

$

10,397

 

Intercompany sales

 

 

1,493

 

 

 

185

 

 

 

3,339

 

 

 

5,017

 

Total Sales

 

 

7,974

 

 

 

3,290

 

 

 

4,150

 

 

 

15,414

 

Reconciliation of Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elimination of intercompany sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,017

)

Net sales to external customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,397

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of products sold

 

 

6,388

 

 

 

2,842

 

 

 

3,981

 

 

 

13,211

 

Other segment items

 

 

30

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

148

 

Segment earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,556

 

 

 

353

 

 

 

146

 

 

 

2,055

 

Reconciliation of earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate/eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(430

)

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,625

 

 

 

 

Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

July 4, 2026

 

 

 

Steel Mills

 

 

Steel Products

 

 

Raw Materials

 

 

Totals

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

12,517

 

 

$

5,891

 

 

$

1,485

 

 

$

19,893

 

Intercompany sales

 

 

2,928

 

 

 

417

 

 

 

6,426

 

 

 

9,771

 

Total Sales

 

 

15,445

 

 

 

6,308

 

 

 

7,911

 

 

 

29,664

 

Reconciliation of Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elimination of intercompany sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,771

)

Net sales to external customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,893

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of products sold

 

 

12,709

 

 

 

5,502

 

 

 

7,657

 

 

 

25,868

 

Other segment items

 

 

52

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

292

 

Segment earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

2,684

 

 

 

629

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

3,504

 

Reconciliation of earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate/eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(783

)

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,721

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

July 5, 2025

 

 

 

Steel Mills

 

 

Steel Products

 

 

Raw Materials

 

 

Totals

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

5,253

 

 

$

2,657

 

 

$

546

 

 

$

8,456

 

Intercompany sales

 

 

1,360

 

 

 

148

 

 

 

2,801

 

 

 

4,309

 

Total Sales

 

 

6,613

 

 

 

2,805

 

 

 

3,347

 

 

 

12,765

 

Reconciliation of Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elimination of intercompany sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,309

)

Net sales to external customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,456

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of products sold

 

 

5,727

 

 

 

2,328

 

 

 

3,262

 

 

 

11,317

 

Other segment items

 

 

43

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

156

 

Segment earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

843

 

 

 

392

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

1,292

 

Reconciliation of earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate/eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(393

)

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

899

 

 

 

 

Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

July 5, 2025

 

 

 

Steel Mills

 

 

Steel Products

 

 

Raw Materials

 

 

Totals

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

10,160

 

 

$

5,062

 

 

$

1,064

 

 

$

16,286

 

Intercompany sales

 

 

2,434

 

 

 

298

 

 

 

5,527

 

 

 

8,259

 

Total Sales

 

 

12,594

 

 

 

5,360

 

 

 

6,591

 

 

 

24,545

 

Reconciliation of Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elimination of intercompany sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,259

)

Net sales to external customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,286

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of products sold

 

 

11,470

 

 

 

4,557

 

 

 

6,466

 

 

 

22,493

 

Other segment items

 

 

50

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

212

 

Segment earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,074

 

 

 

680

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

1,840

 

Reconciliation of earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate/eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(656

)

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,184

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

July 4, 2026

 

 

July 5, 2025

 

 

July 4, 2026

 

 

July 5, 2025

 

Depreciation expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel mills

 

$

213

 

 

$

197

 

 

$

426

 

 

$

404

 

Steel products

 

 

55

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

86

 

Raw materials

 

 

46

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

105

 

Corporate

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

11

 

 

$

320

 

 

$

303

 

 

$

641

 

 

$

606

 

Amortization expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel mills

 

$

1

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

4

 

Steel products

 

 

54

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

110

 

Raw materials

 

 

8

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

14

 

 

$

63

 

 

$

63

 

 

$

126

 

 

$

128

 

Capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel mills

 

$

413

 

 

$

552

 

 

$

853

 

 

$

1,161

 

Steel products

 

 

100

 

 

 

156

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

310

 

Raw materials

 

 

42

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

236

 

Corporate

 

 

38

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

79

 

 

$

593

 

 

$

865

 

 

$

1,247

 

 

$

1,786

 

 

 

 

July 4, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

Segment assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel mills

 

$

19,525

 

 

$

18,354

 

Steel products

 

 

12,031

 

 

 

11,770

 

Raw materials

 

 

4,332

 

 

 

4,013

 

Corporate/eliminations

 

 

1,066

 

 

 

967

 

 

$

36,954

 

 

$

35,104

 

Schedule of Net Sale by Product to External Customers

Net sales by product for the second quarter and first six months of 2026 and 2025 were as follows (in millions). Further product group breakdown is impracticable.

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

Six Months (26 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

July 4, 2026

 

 

July 5, 2025

 

 

July 4, 2026

 

 

July 5, 2025

 

Net sales to external customers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheet

 

$

2,916

 

 

$

2,476

 

 

$

5,707

 

 

$

4,685

 

Bar

 

 

1,862

 

 

 

1,397

 

 

 

3,551

 

 

 

2,889

 

Structural

 

 

847

 

 

 

694

 

 

 

1,700

 

 

 

1,338

 

Plate

 

 

856

 

 

 

686

 

 

 

1,559

 

 

 

1,248

 

Tubular Products

 

 

599

 

 

 

380

 

 

 

1,127

 

 

 

744

 

Rebar Fabrication

 

 

569

 

 

 

487

 

 

 

1,048

 

 

 

895

 

Joist & Deck

 

 

483

 

 

 

564

 

 

 

938

 

 

 

1,062

 

Building Systems

 

 

352

 

 

 

337

 

 

 

688

 

 

 

615

 

Other Steel Products

 

 

1,102

 

 

 

889

 

 

 

2,090

 

 

 

1,746

 

Raw Materials

 

 

811

 

 

 

546

 

 

 

1,485

 

 

 

1,064

 

 

 

$

10,397

 

 

$

8,456

 

 

$

19,893

 

 

$

16,286