Leon J. Topalian compensation by year
NUCOR Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1,560,000 |
| Stock awards | $8,895,273 |
| Option awards | $2,000,000 |
| Non-equity incentive | $2,486,203 |
| All other | $3,995 |
| Total | $14,945,471 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: NUCOR CORP DEF 14A filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-127739, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the NUCOR CORP filed document, accession 0001193125-26-127739. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 27, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 83,164 | $13,564,880 | — |
| PSU | 44,443 | $7,249,098 | — |
| PSU | 21,512 | $3,508,822 | — |
| Option | 35,268 | — | $133.03 |
| Option | 25,799 | — | $168.85 |
| Option | 48,768 | — | $109.36 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in NUCOR CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
16 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 27, 2026)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Gift | — | 1,800 | $0.00 | 136,354.47 |
| 2026-08-14 | Exercise or conversion | — | 26,000 | $42.46 | 164,154.47 |
| 2026-08-14 | Sale | — | 25,898 | $268.52 | 138,256.47 |
| 2026-08-14 | Sale | — | 102 | $269.29 | 138,154.47 |
| 2026-08-14 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 26,000 | $0.00 | 145,981 |
| 2026-06-01 | Tax withholding | — | 6,003 | $250.00 | 130,218.47 |
| 2026-06-01 | Tax withholding | — | 7,620 | $250.00 | 136,221.47 |
| 2026-06-01 | Tax withholding | — | 4,092 | $250.00 | 126,126.47 |
The 8 most recent of 16 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments NUCOR discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | — | — | — | $14,310,617 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | — | $17,247,021 | $59,733 | $44,587,041 |
| Retirement | — | $17,247,021 | — | $31,557,638 |
| Death | — | $17,247,021 | — | $27,730,221 |
| Involuntary for cause | — | — | — | $3,827,417 |
| Voluntary resignation | — | — | — | $14,310,617 |
| Disability | — | $17,247,021 | — | $31,557,638 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in NUCOR CORP's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
NUCOR’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Leon J. Topalian · this page | Chair, President and CEO | $14,945,471 |
| Stephen D. Laxton | CFO and Executive Vice President | $5,999,661 |
| David A. Sumoski | Chief Operating Officer | $5,374,375 |
| Daniel R. Needham | Executive Vice President - Commercial | $5,063,559 |
| K. Rex Query | Executive Vice President - Strategy | $4,891,912 |
Board service
NUCOR board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: NUCOR pays directors a $140,000 cash retainer and $170,000 in Shares of common stock (or deferred stock units). As stated in NUCOR's FY2025 proxy.
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