Nucor Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Nucor's CEO is Leon Topalian, appointed in Sep 2019, has a tenure of 5.25 years. total yearly compensation is $22.50M, comprised of 6.7% salary and 93.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.07% of the company’s shares, worth ARS19.60B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.9 years and 4.9 years respectively.

Key information

Leon Topalian

Chief executive officer

US$22.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.7%
CEO tenure5.3yrs
CEO ownership0.07%
Management average tenure3.9yrs
Board average tenure4.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Leon Topalian's remuneration changed compared to Nucor's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 28 2024n/an/a

US$3b

Jun 29 2024n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 30 2024n/an/a

US$4b

Dec 31 2023US$23mUS$2m

US$5b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$5b

Jul 01 2023n/an/a

US$6b

Apr 01 2023n/an/a

US$7b

Dec 31 2022US$23mUS$1m

US$8b

Oct 01 2022n/an/a

US$9b

Jul 02 2022n/an/a

US$9b

Apr 02 2022n/an/a

US$8b

Dec 31 2021US$12mUS$1m

US$7b

Oct 02 2021n/an/a

US$5b

Jul 03 2021n/an/a

US$3b

Apr 03 2021n/an/a

US$2b

Dec 31 2020US$11mUS$1m

US$717m

Oct 03 2020n/an/a

US$428m

Jul 04 2020n/an/a

US$508m

Apr 04 2020n/an/a

US$784m

Dec 31 2019US$5mUS$532k

US$1b

Compensation vs Market: Leon's total compensation ($USD22.50M) is above average for companies of similar size in the AR market ($USD5.71M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Leon's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Leon Topalian (56 yo)

5.3yrs

Tenure

US$22,500,626

Compensation

Mr. Leon J. Topalian has been Chairman of the Board of Directors at American Iron & Steel Institute since May 2021. Mr. Topalian has been President of Nucor Corporation since September 5, 2019 and has been...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Leon Topalian
President5.3yrsUS$22.50m0.070%
ARS 19.6b
Stephen Laxton
CFO, Treasurer & Executive VP2.8yrsUS$7.31m0.035%
ARS 9.8b
David Sumoski
Chief Operating Officer3.9yrsUS$7.44m0.097%
ARS 27.1b
K. Query
Executive Vice President of Sheet3.9yrsUS$7.46m0.042%
ARS 11.8b
Daniel Needham
Executive Vice President of Commercial3.8yrsUS$7.53m0.042%
ARS 11.8b
Jack Sullivan
General Manager of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Gregory Murphy
Executive Vice President of Business Services & General Counsel9.9yrsno data0.036%
ARS 9.9b
Benjamin Pickett
General Manager of Public Affairs & Government Relationsno datano datano data
Nicole Theophilus
Executive Vice President of Talent and Human Resourcesless than a yearno datano data
D. Utermark
Executive Vice President of New Markets & Innovation10.9yrsUS$7.12m0.090%
ARS 25.3b
Allen Behr
Executive Vice President of Plate & Structural Products4.6yrsno data0.036%
ARS 10.2b
John Hollatz
Executive Vice President of Bar2.6yrsno data0.041%
ARS 11.5b

3.9yrs

Average Tenure

55.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: NUE's management team is considered experienced (3.9 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Leon Topalian
President4.9yrsUS$22.50m0.070%
ARS 19.6b
Christopher Kearney
Lead Independent Director16.2yrsUS$355.00k0.0026%
ARS 716.3m
Joseph Rupp
Independent Director4.8yrsUS$300.00k0%
ARS 0
Laurette Koellner
Independent Director9.3yrsUS$325.00k0%
ARS 0
Patrick Dempsey
Independent Director8yrsUS$312.80k0%
ARS 0
Michael Lamach
Independent Director2.3yrsUS$300.00k0.000050%
ARS 14.0m
Nicholas Gangestad
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$67.50k0.00043%
ARS 120.3m
Nadja West
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$300.00k0%
ARS 0
Norma Clayton
Independent Director3.3yrsUS$300.00k0.0015%
ARS 419.7m

4.9yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: NUE's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Nucor Corporation is covered by 41 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ColemanArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
David GaglianoBarclays