Nucor (NYSE:NUE) reported quarterly earnings of $4.84 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.38 by 10.5 percent. This is a 86.15 percent increase over earnings of $2.60 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $10.397 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $10.140 billion by 2.53 percent. This is a 22.95 percent increase over sales of $8.456 billion the same period last year.