Nucor Corp
Nucor
NUE · NYSE
Industrials
Catalog as of September 15, 2026. Not a live market feed.
- Fiscal Year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $32.5B
- Assets
- $35.1B
- SEC filing
- DEF 14A
- Filed
- March 27, 2026
Executive Compensation
Compensation reported for Nucor’s named executive officers, including salary, stock awards, incentive compensation, other compensation, and total compensation.
Leon J. Topalian
Chair, President and CEO
$14.9M
Reported total
- Salary
- $1,560,000
- Stock awards
- $8,895,273
- Incentives
- $2,486,203
- Option awards
- $2,000,000
- Other
- $3,995
Stephen D. Laxton
Chief Financial Officer And Executive Vice President
$6M
Reported total
- Salary
- $800,000
- Stock awards
- $2,659,516
- Incentives
- $1,004,976
- Option awards
- $500,000
- Other
- $1,035,169
David A. Sumoski
Chief Operating Officer
$5.4M
Reported total
- Salary
- $800,000
- Stock awards
- $2,659,516
- Incentives
- $1,004,976
- Option awards
- $500,000
- Other
- $409,883
Daniel R. Needham
Executive Vice President
$5.1M
Reported total
- Salary
- $692,500
- Stock awards
- $2,373,030
- Incentives
- $773,273
- Option awards
- $250,000
- Other
- $974,756
K. Rex Query
Executive Vice President
$4.9M
Reported total
- Salary
- $692,500
- Stock awards
- $2,131,382
- Incentives
- $966,592
- Option awards
- $250,000
- Other
- $851,438
Leon J. Topalian
Chair, President and CEO
$14.9M
Reported total · FY2025 · SCT Total as filed
Source: DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table, filed March 27, 2026.
- Salary
- $1.6M
- Stock Awards
- $8.9M
- Option Awards
- $2M
- Incentives
- $2.5M
- Other
- $4K
Historical Compensation
Leon J. Topalian total compensation, fiscal years 2023–2025.
| Fiscal Year | Salary | Stock Awards | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,560,000 | $8,895,273 | $14,945,471 |
| 2024 | $1,560,000 | $12,057,054 | $19,024,088 |
| 2023 | $1,500,000 | $12,203,031 | $22,500,626 |
Named Executive Officers
Leon J. Topalian
Chair, President and CEO
Nucor · NUE
$14.9M
FY 2025 · DEF 14A
Stephen D. Laxton
Chief Financial Officer And Executive Vice President
Nucor · NUE
$6M
FY 2025 · DEF 14A
David A. Sumoski
Chief Operating Officer
Nucor · NUE
$5.4M
FY 2025 · DEF 14A
Daniel R. Needham
Executive Vice President
Nucor · NUE
$5.1M
FY 2025 · DEF 14A
K. Rex Query
Executive Vice President
Nucor · NUE
$4.9M
FY 2025 · DEF 14A
Source information
- Company
- Nucor Corp
- Ticker
- NUE · NYSE
- Filing type
- DEF 14A
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Filing date
- March 27, 2026
- SEC accession number
- 0001193125-26-127739
Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. View SEC filing
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