Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Nucor Stock-Based Comp decreased by 3.2% to $30.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.4%, from $26.00M to $30.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows relatively stable performance with a -0.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $46.87M | $30.92M | $38.12M | $26.42M | $47.80M | $25.62M | $37.00M | $20.40M | $63.19M | $21.34M | $61.38M | $31.56M | $17.72M | $26.00M | $52.00M | $24.00M | $31.00M | $30.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -34.0% | +23.3% | -30.7% | +80.9% | -46.4% | +44.4% | -44.9% | +209.7% | -66.2% | +187.6% | -48.6% | -43.8% | +46.7% | +100.0% | -53.8% | +29.2% | -3.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.0% | -17.2% | -3.0% | -22.8% | +32.2% | +4.6% | -2.9% | — | — | +21.8% | -15.3% | -23.9% | +74.9% | +15.4% |
Range$17.72M – $63.19M
CAGR-10.0%
Avg YoY Growth+5.5%
Median YoY Growth-0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Nucor's stock-based comp?
- Nucor (NUE) reported stock-based comp of $30.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Nucor's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Nucor's stock-based comp increased by 15.4% year-over-year, from $26.00M to $30.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Nucor's stock-based comp?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Nucor's stock-based comp has grown at a -0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $135.78M to $133.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.