CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Nucor Corp. (NUE) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $2.25 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company said it had profit of $7.97.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $7.82 per share.

The steel company posted revenue of $10.36 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $10.56 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $6.83 billion, or $23.16 per share. Revenue was reported as $36.48 billion.

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