Welcome to our dedicated page for Nucor SEC filings (Ticker: NUE), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
This page provides access to Nucor Corporation’s (NYSE: NUE) SEC filings, giving investors a structured view of the company’s regulatory disclosures. Nucor is a manufacturer of steel and steel products that reports its operations through steel mills, steel products and raw materials segments, and its filings expand on these activities in detail.
Key documents on this page include Form 10-K annual reports, where Nucor discusses its business, segment structure, risk factors, properties and other long-term information, and Form 10-Q quarterly reports, which present interim financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis and updates on segment performance. These filings help readers understand how factors such as shipment volumes, pricing, scrap and scrap substitute costs and operating rates affect results.
Nucor also files Form 8-K current reports to describe material events. Recent 8-K filings have covered quarterly earnings releases, investor presentations, executive leadership changes and a cybersecurity incident, along with the company’s assessment of the incident’s impact on operations and financial condition. These reports often incorporate news releases as exhibits.
Investors interested in ownership changes and compensation can review filings such as proxy materials and, where applicable, insider transaction reports on Form 4 that show purchases and sales of Nucor stock by directors and officers. Together, these documents provide insight into governance, capital allocation, incentive plans and executive roles.
On Stock Titan, Nucor’s filings are updated as they are made available through EDGAR, and AI-powered summaries can help explain the contents of lengthy reports. This allows users to quickly identify important points in Nucor’s 10-Ks, 10-Qs and 8-Ks, and to track how disclosures about risks, segment performance, capital returns and operational matters evolve over time.
NUCOR CORP CFO, Treasurer and EVP John Leo Sullivan III reported a compensation-related equity transaction. He acquired 316.89 common stock units as a grant tied to his election to defer part of his annual cash incentive award at an imputed price of $169.47 per unit.
According to the plan terms, he is immediately vested in 253.51 of these units, while 63.38 units will vest only if he reaches age 55, dies, or becomes disabled while employed by the company. All 316.89 units are scheduled to be distributed to him six months after his retirement. Following this award, he directly holds 3,614.62 common stock units, indicating this is a relatively small, routine compensation grant rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Nucor Corporation Executive Vice President Benjamin M. Pickett acquired 478.56 common stock units as a grant tied to his election to defer a portion of his cash award under the company’s annual incentive plan at an indicated value of $169.47 per unit. He now holds 15,994.43 shares directly. Of these new units, 382.85 are immediately vested, while 95.71 are unvested and tied to an incentive feature. The 478.56 units will be distributed after his retirement, with 33% paid three years after retirement, another 33% four years after, and the remaining 34% five years after.
Nucor Corp President and COO Stephen D. Laxton reported an acquisition of common stock units through the company’s incentive program. He received 823.63 common stock units at a reference price of $169.47 per unit, increasing his directly held position to 87,383.9 shares of Nucor common stock.
According to the disclosure, these units were acquired when Mr. Laxton elected to defer a portion of his cash award under Nucor’s annual incentive plan. The units are fully vested immediately and are scheduled to be distributed in full to Mr. Laxton six months after his retirement from the company.
Nucor Corp Executive Vice President Daniel R. Needham acquired 1,425.9 common stock units as a compensation-related award. The units were credited at a reference price of $169.47 per share after he elected to defer a portion of his cash award under the company’s annual incentive plan.
These common stock units are immediately vested but will be paid out only after his retirement, in installments over years two through five. Following this grant, his reported direct common stock holdings total 94,873.27 shares, showing this is a relatively small, routine addition to his existing position.
Nucor Corp Chair and CEO Leon J. Topalian reported a compensation-related equity award. On March 10, 2026, he acquired 2,037.5600 common stock units at $169.4700 per unit by electing to defer a portion of his cash award under the company’s annual incentive plan.
He is immediately vested in these common stock units, which will be distributed after his retirement, with 50% paid three years after retirement and 50% four years after retirement. Following this award, his direct common stock holdings totaled 159,141.4700 shares, and an indirect account in the Nucor Profit Sharing Plan showed 1,359.9400 shares, tied to a $229,490.15 balance in the Nucor Stock Fund as of March 6, 2026.
NUCOR CORP executive John Leo Sullivan III, the company’s CFO, Treasurer and Executive Vice President, filed an initial Form 3 showing his beneficial ownership in the company. The filing reports direct ownership of 3,297.7300 shares of Nucor common stock, establishing his baseline insider position.
Nucor Corporation announced that Daniel R. Needham, Executive Vice President of Commercial, plans to retire from the company effective June 20, 2026. He informed Nucor’s Board of Directors of his decision on February 27, 2026, and the company states that his retirement is voluntary and aligned with its succession planning.
Needham joined Nucor in 2000 and has held a series of leadership roles across multiple steel operations before being promoted to Vice President in 2016 and Executive Vice President in 2021. Chair and CEO Leon Topalian highlighted his nearly 26 years of service and contributions to Nucor’s position in the North American steel industry.
Nucor Corporation filed an amended report to describe a new Executive Employment Agreement with John L. “Jack” Sullivan, who becomes Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President effective March 1, 2026. The agreement raises his annual base salary to $680,000 from that date.
It also defines a detailed non-compete benefit, generally equal to one month of base salary for each year of service, with at least six months of salary and additional protections if he is under age 55 at termination. If his employment ends within 24 months of a change in control under specified conditions, he instead receives a lump sum non-compete benefit equal to 2.5 times a defined base amount plus the value of certain restricted stock units, and continued medical, dental and prescription drug coverage for 30 months. The agreement replaces prior employment arrangements with Sullivan.
Nucor Corporation is a major North American steel and steel products manufacturer operating electric arc furnace mills, downstream fabrication businesses, and raw materials assets. It focuses on three segments: steel mills, steel products, and raw materials, with nonresidential construction its largest end market.
Over the last three years, Nucor invested approximately $9.73 billion, mostly in capital projects such as a new West Virginia sheet mill with an estimated $4 billion cost and 3 million-ton capacity, and a $440 million rebar micro mill in North Carolina. It also acquired Southwest Data Products and Rytec to expand into data center infrastructure and high-performance doors.
The company follows a balanced capital allocation strategy, paying $1.55 billion in dividends over three years and repurchasing $700 million of stock in 2025, with a goal of returning at least 40% of net income to shareholders; over the past three years it returned about 73%. At year-end 2025, debt-to-total capital was about 24% with $2.70 billion in cash and short-term investments, supported by strong investment-grade credit ratings. Nucor also highlights industry-leading safety metrics and certified greenhouse gas reduction targets, including net-zero goals under the Global Steel Climate Council framework.
NUCOR CORP Vice President and Corporate Controller Michael D. Keller reported an equity award of 1,387 shares of common stock on February 19, 2026. The filing shows these shares were acquired as a grant or award at a stated price of $0.0000 per share. Following this award, Keller directly holds a total of 21,387.71 Nucor common shares.