Capital expenditures totaled $954 million in Q2, with a full-year CapEx guidance of approximately $3 billion.
Debt to capital ratio was approximately 24% with $2.5 billion in cash at quarter end; next major debt maturity is in 2027.
Nucor generated EBITDA of approximately $1.3 billion and earned $2.60 per diluted share in Q2 2025, a significant improvement over Q1 results.
Raw materials segment pretax earnings were approximately $57 million, a 95% increase over Q1.
Returned $329 million to shareholders in Q2 via dividends and buybacks, totaling $758 million for the first half of 2025.
Second quarter net earnings were $603 million or $2.60 per share, at the midpoint of guidance, compared to $0.77 adjusted EPS in Q1 and $2.68 EPS in Q2 2024.
Steel mills segment pretax earnings were $843 million, more than triple Q1, driven by higher average selling prices and stable volumes.
Steel Products segment pretax earnings were $392 million, up 28% over Q1, marking the best quarter since Q2 2024.
Cash and investments stood at $2.3 billion with total debt of $4.7 billion; net cash from operations was $135 million while capital expenditures were $267 million in the quarter.
FIFO accounting method caused an unfavorable pretax impact of $13 million in PEM compared to LIFO.
HIP segment delivered strong EBITDA of $275 million on sales of $1.1 billion, representing a 24% EBITDA margin, driven by seasonal volume increases and demand in municipal water applications.
Net income improved by $28 million sequentially but decreased by $325 million year-over-year due to higher feedstock and energy costs and lower average sales prices.
PEM segment EBITDA was $52 million, down from prior quarters due to planned and unplanned outages and global oversupply pressures, with sales of $1.8 billion.
Westlake reported second quarter 2025 EBITDA of $340 million on net sales of $3 billion, with a net loss of $12 million or $0.09 per share.