Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2024

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Summary of Stock Option Plans Activity

A summary of activity under Nucor’s stock option plans for the first quarter of 2024 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		718		$	78.33
Granted		-		$	-
Exercised		(54	)	$	50.09		$	7,594
Canceled		-		$	-
Outstanding at March 30, 2024		664		$	80.61	6.9 years	$	77,915
Stock options exercisable at March 30, 2024		380		$	48.09	6.1 years	$	56,861

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

A summary of Nucor’s restricted stock unit (“RSU”) activity for the first quarter of 2024 is as follows (shares in thousands):

	Shares			Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Restricted stock units:
Unvested at beginning of year		947		$	124.89
Granted		-		$	-
Vested		(8	)	$	130.67
Canceled		(5	)	$	129.87
Unvested at March 30, 2024		934		$	124.82

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 (a supplement to the Nucor Corporation 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, the “AIP”) and the Nucor Corporation Senior Officers Long-Term Incentive Plan (a supplement to the Nucor Corporation 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, the “LTIP”) for the first quarter of 2024 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		210		$	145.55
Granted		421		$	187.54
Vested		(350	)	$	176.74
Canceled		-		$	-
Unvested at March 30, 2024		281		$	169.57