v3.26.1
Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jul. 04, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Summary of Stock Option Plans Activity

A summary of activity under Nucor’s stock option plans for the first six months of 2026 is as follows (shares and aggregate intrinsic value in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Average

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Remaining

 

Intrinsic

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Price

 

 

Contractual Life

 

Value

 

Number of shares under stock options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at beginning of year

 

 

822

 

 

$

90.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

52

 

 

$

251.49

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(221

)

 

$

65.28

 

 

 

 

$

32,770

 

Canceled

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at July 4, 2026

 

 

653

 

 

$

112.42

 

 

5.7 years

 

$

72,298

 

Stock options exercisable at July 4, 2026

 

 

449

 

 

$

92.67

 

 

4.2 years

 

$

57,669

 
Schedule of Grant Date Fair Value Black-Scholes Options-Pricing Model Assumptions

For the 2026 stock option grant, the grant date fair value of $108.52 per share was calculated using the Black-Scholes options pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

Exercise price

 

$

251.49

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

0.89

%

Expected stock price volatility

 

 

39.82

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

4.32

%

Expected life (in years)

 

 

6.5

 
Summary of Nucor's Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") Activity

A summary of Nucor’s restricted stock unit (“RSU”) activity for the first six months of 2026 is as follows (shares in thousands):

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Grant Date
Fair Value
Per Share

 

Restricted stock units:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested at beginning of year

 

 

899

 

 

$

130.37

 

Granted

 

 

265

 

 

$

251.49

 

Vested

 

 

(519

)

 

$

152.31

 

Canceled

 

 

(11

)

 

$

144.29

 

Unvested at July 4, 2026

 

 

634

 

 

$

162.73

 
Summary of Nucor's Restricted Stock Activity under AIP and LTIP

A summary of Nucor’s restricted stock activity under the Nucor Corporation Senior Officers Annual Incentive Plan (currently, a supplement to the Nucor Corporation 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, the “AIP”) and the Nucor Corporation Senior Officers Long-Term Incentive Plan (currently, a supplement to the Nucor Corporation 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, the “LTIP”) for the first six months of 2026 is as follows (shares in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Fair Value
Per Share

 

Restricted stock units and restricted stock awards:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested at beginning of year

 

 

203

 

 

$

154.81

 

Granted

 

 

216

 

 

$

166.63

 

Vested

 

 

(233

)

 

$

165.94

 

Canceled

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

Unvested at July 4, 2026

 

 

186

 

 

$

154.59