Insider trade

CEO sold ~$790K of NUE shares in the open market

Traded Dec 19, 2025 · Filed Dec 23, 2025

NucorNUE

~$790K
Reported value · 5,000 sh @ $157.9901: 135K
Holds after · shares reported: +48.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +12.3%, $159.15 → $235.98 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Nucor sold $790K of Nucor shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Dec 19, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Dec 23, 2025

CEO$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$789,951

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

53 days after results of Oct 27, 2025, 38 days before results of Jan 26, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $159.15 on Dec 19, 2025, within 5% of its 52-week high, after a 10% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $103.22 (Apr 4, 2025) to $166.57 (Dec 11, 2025), 88% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $144.66 on Nov 6, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-1.4%	-1.2%	-0.2%
30 days	+9.8%	-0.2%	+9.9%
90 days	-1.7%	-5.4%	+3.7%
180 days	+48.0%	+7.8%	+40.2%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000073309-25-000014
Filed / recorded: Dec 23, 2025, 4:26 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: NUCOR CORP
Issuer CIK: 73309
Ticker: NUE
Reporting person: Leon J Topalian
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chair, President and CEO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Dec 19, 2025
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 5,000
Price per share: $157.9901
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 134,912.91
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

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Why it stands out Official record

Officer sold9mo ago

~$331KReported value · 2,000 sh @ $165.275

20K → 18K shares held−10% of their stake

Nucor's Executive Vice President sold $331K of Nucor shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

9mo ago

593Shares

Gift or transfer — classified separately from trades.

Why it stands out Official record

Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

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$1,001 - $15,000Reported range · official band, not an exact amount

~$331KReported value · 2,000 sh @ $165.275

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