Benzinga | Jul 22, 2021 08:02AM EDT

Nucor Q2 EPS $5.04 Beats $4.74 Estimate, Sales $8.79B Beat $8.31B Estimate

Nucor (NYSE:NUE) reported quarterly earnings of $5.04 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.74 by 6.33 percent. This is a 1300 percent increase over earnings of $0.36 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.79 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $8.31 billion by 5.76 percent. This is a 103.12 percent increase over sales of $4.33 billion the same period last year.