Nucor Corporation (NUE) Q2 2025 Earnings Call

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Good morning, and welcome to NUCOR's second quarter 2025 earnings call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise, and today's call is being recorded. After the speaker's prepared remarks, I'll provide instructions for callers wishing to ask any questions. I'd now like to introduce Jack Sullivan, Vice President, Treasurer, and General Manager of Investor Relations to begin your call. Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to NUCOR's second quarter earnings review and business update. Leading our call today is Leon Topalian. Chair, President, and CEO, along with Steve Laxton, Executive Vice President and CFO. Other members of Nucor's executive team are also here with us today and may participate during the Q&A portion of the call. Yesterday, we posted our second quarter earnings release and investor presentation to Nucor's IR website. We encourage you to access these materials as we will cover portions of them during the call. Today's discussion will include the use of non-GAAP financial measures and forward-looking information within the meaning of securities laws. Actual results may be different than forward-looking statements and involve risks outlined in our Safe Harbor Statement and disclosed in NUCOR's SEC filings. The appendix of today's presentation includes supplemental information and disclosures, along with a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures. So with that, let's turn the call over to Leon. Thanks, Jack. Now I want to begin by thanking our 33,000 new core teammates for delivering a solid quarter, both in terms of financial results and our safety performance. Amid all the uncertainty and distractions, you have remained focused on executing our growth strategy and creating value for our shareholders, customers, and...