Summary: Nucor Corp reported an insider sale by Executive Vice President Kenneth Rex Query on February 11, 2026, and disclosed quarterly results for Q4 2025 that fell short of analyst expectations. The sale and the quarterly miss are noted developments for investors and market watchers.
Insider transaction details
According to the filing, Query sold a total of 7,452 shares of Nucor common stock on February 11, 2026. The shares changed hands at a weighted average price of $196.0194, producing a cumulative transaction value of approximately $1.46 million. The execution prices for those shares ranged between $195.9501 and $196.3350.
After completing the sale, Query directly holds 76,628 shares of Nucor stock.
Quarterly financial results
Nucor released fourth-quarter 2025 financial results that did not meet market expectations. Reported earnings per share for the quarter were $1.73, below the projected $1.86. Quarterly revenue came in at $7.69 billion versus an anticipated $7.87 billion. The company therefore missed consensus estimates on both EPS and revenue for the period.
Market context and potential implications
The combination of an insider sale and a quarter that missed projections represents new information for shareholders and analysts following Nucor. As noted in the filings and results disclosures, these are recent developments that may influence investor sentiment and the future assessments conducted by financial analysts. At the time of the report, there were no announced analyst upgrades or downgrades following the release of the quarterly figures.
What we know and what we do not know
The public disclosures provide the exact quantity of shares sold, the price range and weighted average, the remaining direct holdings of the executive, and the headline quarterly figures with their comparisons to expectations. They do not include additional commentary from company management about the results or any explanatory detail tied directly to the insider sale.
This article remains strictly confined to the information reported in company filings and the published quarterly numbers.