ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Nucor Corporation ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13M
Total assets Small plan by assets
122
Participants Small participant base
61st
Percentile by assets National rank
$105,181
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Nucor Corporation · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$13M in assets, 122 participants

Nucor Corporation's Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $13M in total assets and 122 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 61st 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.

  • #8,562 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 122 participants in North Carolina, about 15% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $13M.

#8,562
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-42.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

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

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$12,832,045 Top 39% higher than 61% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (122 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $545K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $13M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 155 in the plan year 2023 filing to 122 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 131860817 · Nucor Corporation PY 2024 · ESOP

Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $13M · 122 · 61st

  • VS-ST $13M
  • BOY 122
  • SCH 61st
  • EBSA ESOP
  • PART near R3 Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • TYPE ind #8562

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

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$13M
Net Income-$9M
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): 12.832045 · Participants: 122Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanColumbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 184.02736 · Participants: 1396Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustEcmd, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 153.55178 · Participants: 969Ecmd, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanPrecision Walls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 143.430717 · Participants: 1228Precision Walls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRobert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 132.702062 · Participants: 279Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanState Utility Contractors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 123.497988 · Participants: 158State 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 R3 Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($13M); by covered participants it is Assurance Mfg Co. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in MN (122 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (122 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Nucor Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 42.1% during 2024, from $22M to $13M. Reported net income was -$9M.
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 R3 Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($13M, 159 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 Assurance Mfg Co. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in MN (122 participants, $54M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.