Nucor (NYSE:NUE) reported quarterly earnings of $3.23 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.80 by 15.36 percent. This is a 319.48 percent increase over earnings of $0.77 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $9.496 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $8.881 billion by 6.92 percent. This is a 21.28 percent increase over sales of $7.830 billion the same period last year.