ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nucor Corporation ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
155
Participants Small participant base
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$142,972
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Nucor Corporation · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$22M in assets, 155 participants

Nucor Corporation's Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $22M in total assets and 155 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #12,145 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 155 participants in North Carolina, about 19% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $22M.

#12,145
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+2.5%
assets growth YoY

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$22,160,642 Top 26% higher than 74% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (155 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $545K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 223 in the plan year 2022 filing to 155 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $22M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 131860817 · Nucor Corporation PY 2023 · ESOP

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $22M · 155 · 74th

  • RANK $22M
  • PHOTO 155
  • IND 74th
  • EOY ESOP
  • 5500 near Cortrust Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • ASSETS ind #12145

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with What is an ESOP? → · Plans in North Carolina →

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanNucor Corporation Employee S…$22MCortrust Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustCortrust Bank Employee Stock…$22MKesslers Diamond Center Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanKesslers Diamond Center Inc.…$22MWestbrook Sales and Distributing Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanWestbrook Sales and Distribu…$22MRycon Holdings Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustRycon Holdings Inc Employee …$22M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income$545K
Employer EIN131860817
Plan Effective Date1977-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nucor Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nucor Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9.4B 35.17551238190092% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6B$7B$8B$9B$10B 202220232024 $6.93B $9.36B ▲ +35.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 21,253 $6.9B
2023 2 24,329 $8.5B
2024 2 27,192 $9.4B

Nearby ESOP Plans in North Carolina

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 050100150200 Total assets ($M) Participants Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 22.160642 · Participants: 155Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanColumbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 181.705477 · Participants: 1330Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustEcmd, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 131.739406 · Participants: 922Ecmd, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanPrecision Walls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 111.490037 · Participants: 1028Precision Walls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRobert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 102.100516 · Participants: 273Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanState Utility Contractors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 85.875992 · Participants: 144State Utility Contractors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest ESOP by assets is Cortrust Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in SD ($22M); by covered participants it is Mayo Construction Company, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in ND (155 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (155 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan edged up modestly - up 2.5% during 2023, from $22M to $22M. Reported net income was $545K.
How have Nucor Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nucor Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 35.2%, from $6.9B to $9.4B.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cortrust Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in SD ($22M, 292 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mayo Construction Company, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in ND (155 participants, $45M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 131860817.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.