There have been 50 recent insider transactions recorded for Nucor Corporation (NUE), including 28 buys and 19 sells. Total insider buying was valued at $9.17M and total insider selling at $12.32M.
Notable insiders with recent activity include Topalian Leon J, Sumoski David A, Needham Daniel R.. Insider transactions can provide insights into how company leadership views the stock's valuation and future prospects.
Insider Transactions — NUE
| Date |
Name |
Role |
Transaction |
Shares |
Avg. Price |
Value |
Shares Owned |
| 2026-03-23 |
Topalian Leon J |
Chair and CEO |
Gift (Given) |
3,800 |
- |
- |
143,841 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Sumoski David A |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
824 |
$169.47 |
$139.64K |
243,339 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Topalian Leon J |
Chair and CEO |
RSU Award |
2,038 |
$169.47 |
$345.38K |
159,141 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Needham Daniel R. |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
1,426 |
$169.47 |
$241.66K |
94,873 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Laxton Stephen D |
President and COO |
RSU Award |
824 |
$169.47 |
$139.64K |
87,384 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Pickett Benjamin M |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
479 |
$169.47 |
$81.18K |
15,994 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Sullivan Iii John Leo |
CFO, Treasurer and EVP |
RSU Award |
317 |
$169.47 |
$53.72K |
3,615 |
| 2026-03-01 |
Sullivan Iii John Leo |
CFO, Treasurer and EVP |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
3,298 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Query Kenneth Rex |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
5,149 |
- |
- |
81,777 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Keller Michael D |
Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro |
RSU Award |
1,387 |
- |
- |
21,388 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Sumoski David A |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
5,962 |
- |
- |
242,515 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Topalian Leon J |
Chair and CEO |
RSU Award |
22,191 |
- |
- |
157,104 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Behr Allen C |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
5,256 |
- |
- |
72,967 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Needham Daniel R. |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
5,149 |
- |
- |
93,447 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Laxton Stephen D |
President, CFO and COO |
RSU Award |
5,365 |
- |
- |
86,560 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Hollatz John J |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
4,878 |
- |
- |
101,428 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Hanners Noah C |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
4,606 |
- |
- |
56,849 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Ford Bradley |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
4,289 |
- |
- |
45,889 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Spicer Randy J |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
3,329 |
- |
- |
23,010 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Pickett Benjamin M |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
1,996 |
- |
- |
15,516 |
| 2026-02-19 |
Batterbee Thomas J. |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
2,180 |
- |
- |
19,539 |
| 2026-02-11 |
Query Kenneth Rex |
Executive Vice President |
Informative Sell |
7,452 |
$196.02 |
$1.46M |
76,628 |
| 2026-02-03 |
Behr Allen C |
Executive Vice President |
Option Exercise (Sell) |
7,568 |
$42.46 |
$321.34K |
- |
| 2026-02-02 |
Behr Allen C |
Executive Vice President |
Option Exercise (Sell) |
7,500 |
$42.46 |
$318.45K |
7,568 |
| 2026-01-30 |
Needham Daniel R. |
Executive Vice President |
Informative Sell |
3,881 |
$178.00 |
$690.82K |
88,298 |
| 2025-12-23 |
Batterbee Thomas J. |
Executive Vice President |
Gift (Given) |
593 |
- |
- |
17,359 |
| 2025-12-22 |
Laxton Stephen D |
CFO and EVP |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
2,923 |
$157.11 |
$459.22K |
81,195 |
| 2025-12-19 |
Topalian Leon J |
Chair, President and CEO |
Informative Sell |
5,000 |
$157.99 |
$789.95K |
134,913 |
| 2025-12-19 |
Behr Allen C |
Executive Vice President |
Informative Sell |
5,950 |
$157.89 |
$939.45K |
67,711 |
| 2025-12-06 |
Keller Michael D |
Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
881 |
$160.96 |
$141.8K |
20,001 |
| 2025-11-12 |
Hollatz John J |
Executive Vice President |
Informative Sell |
2,000 |
$149.93 |
$299.86K |
96,550 |
| 2025-10-30 |
Behr Allen C |
Executive Vice President |
Informative Sell |
9,042 |
$151.28 |
$1.37M |
73,661 |
| 2025-10-30 |
Laxton Stephen D |
CFO and EVP |
Informative Sell |
25 |
$151.73 |
$3.79K |
88,174 |
| 2025-08-22 |
Keller Michael D |
Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro |
Informative Sell |
88 |
$148.43 |
$13.06K |
22,464 |
| 2025-08-18 |
Query Kenneth Rex |
Executive Vice President |
Informative Sell |
10,000 |
$144.90 |
$1.45M |
84,080 |
| 2025-08-18 |
Needham Daniel R. |
Executive Vice President |
Informative Sell |
7,200 |
$146.00 |
$1.05M |
92,179 |
| 2025-07-31 |
Topalian Leon J |
Chair, President and CEO |
Informative Sell |
37 |
$144.67 |
$5.35K |
139,913 |
| 2025-07-31 |
Behr Allen C |
Executive Vice President |
Informative Sell |
8,021 |
$143.38 |
$1.15M |
82,703 |
| 2025-06-26 |
Query Kenneth Rex |
Executive Vice President |
Informative Sell |
7,088 |
$130.40 |
$924.28K |
94,080 |
| 2025-06-24 |
Needham Daniel R. |
Executive Vice President |
Informative Sell |
7,088 |
$127.87 |
$906.34K |
99,379 |
| 2025-06-01 |
Query Kenneth Rex |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
6,096 |
$109.36 |
$666.66K |
6,096 |
| 2025-06-01 |
Koellner Laurette T |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,554 |
$109.36 |
$169.95K |
20,438 |
| 2025-06-01 |
Kearney Christopher J |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,554 |
- |
- |
45,998 |
| 2025-06-01 |
Lamach Michael W |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,554 |
- |
- |
3,800 |
| 2025-06-01 |
Dempsey Patrick |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,554 |
- |
- |
17,570 |
| 2025-06-01 |
Keller Michael D |
Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
269 |
$109.36 |
$29.42K |
28,552 |
| 2025-06-01 |
Gangestad Nicholas C |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,554 |
- |
- |
3,560 |
| 2025-06-01 |
Utermark D. Chad |
Executive Vice President |
RSU Award |
6,096 |
$109.36 |
$666.66K |
6,096 |
| 2025-06-01 |
Sumoski David A |
Chief Operating Officer |
RSU Award |
12,192 |
$109.36 |
$1.33M |
12,192 |
| 2025-06-01 |
Topalian Leon J |
Chair, President and CEO |
RSU Award |
48,768 |
$109.36 |
$5.33M |
48,768 |
■ Informative Buy/Sell — open market transaction (most significant)
■ Uninformative Buy — award, option exercise, conversion
■ Uninformative Sell — tax withholding, award vest sale
■ Neutral — gift, trust, expiry
