Leon J Topalian sold $7.0M of NUE
Chair and CEO at NUCOR CORP. 26,000 shares at an average of $268.52, traded Aug 14, 2026, filed Aug 19, 2026.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +25Trade size$7.0M at market
- +5Share of holdings soldSold 16% of holdings
- +15Cluster3 insiders selling within 14 days
- -15Exercise and sellShares came from an option exercise in the same filing
What happened after comparable sells
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0000073309-26-000131, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | MOption exercise Common Stock | +26,000 | $42.46 | $1.1M | 164,154 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -25,898 | $268.52 | $7.0M | 138,256 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -102 | $269.29 | $27k | 138,154 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | GGift Common Stock | -1,800 | $0.00 | $0 | 136,354 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | MOption exercise Stock Optionderivative | -26,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 145,981 | Aug 19, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at NUCOR CORP and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45Moderate | NUCOR CORP | Allen C Behr Executive Vice President | $2.1M 7,739 shares | -12% | |
| 60Notable | NUCOR CORP | Thomas J. Batterbee Executive Vice President | $1.0M 4,000 shares | -20% | |
| 53Moderate | NUCOR CORP | Stephen D Laxton President and COO | $1.0M 3,968 shares | -5% | |
| 38Weak | NUCOR CORP | John J Hollatz Executive Vice President | $2.7M 10,560 shares | -10% | |
| 60Notable | NUCOR CORP | Kenneth Rex Query Executive Vice President | $3.4M 13,529 shares | -17% | |
| 54Moderate | NUCOR CORP | Randy J Spicer Executive Vice President | $563k 2,500 shares | -11% | |
| 60Notable | NUCOR CORP | Leon J Topalian Chair and CEO | $12M 52,000 shares | -27% | |
| 48Moderate | NUCOR CORP | Bradley Ford Executive Vice President | $520k 2,240 shares | -5% | |
| 60Notable | NUCOR CORP | Allen C Behr Executive Vice President | $2.3M 10,096 shares | -14% | |
| 60Notable | NUCOR CORP | Michael D Keller Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro | $1.0M 4,554 shares | -21% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.