$156 million, or $0.67 per share, compared to last year.
Revenue rose to $9.5 billion from $7.83 billion a year earlier.
Analysts on average had forecast revenue of $8.88 billion, according to LSEG. 7,028 million tons. The average selling price of steel products increased by 12%.
Nucor bought 0.7 million of its shares last quarter. In total, the company transferred about $250 million to shareholders through the payment of dividends and buyback.
The next dividend payment of $0.56 per share will be made on May 11 for shareholders registered in the register as of March 31.
Of the financial Quarter.
Nucor's stock prices rose 4.1% in the additional session on Monday after the financial statements were published. The steel producer's capitalization has increased by almost 24% over the past three months (to $49 billion), while the S&P 500 stock index has gained 3.2%.
