In 2019, John J. Ferriola earned $10.54M in total compensation at Nucor, including $1.45M salary and $5.60M in stock. Most recently sold 3,203 shares in Oct 2019. Currently holds stock worth $72.38M. Has donated $2.99M in stock to charitable causes. Led Nucor as CEO for 6 years.
Compensation History
Annual executive compensation data for John J. Ferriola, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.
Year
2019
Total Compensation
$10.54M
Salary
$1.45M
Bonus
$0.00
Other
$3.49M
Salary
$1.45MBoard Justification
Nucor's compensation philosophy is to align executive compensation with performance, rewarding executives based on the company's success and stockholder returns.
Bonus
$0.00Board Justification
No bonus was awarded in 2019.
Other Compensation
$3.49MBoard Justification
Includes matching contributions to the Nucor 401(k) retirement savings plan and severance benefits.
Restricted Stock
Board Justification
RSUs granted on June 1, 2019, vesting based on performance metrics related to ROE for the prior year.
Performance Metrics
Nucor's performance metrics for 2019 included ROE and ROAIC compared to the Steel Comparator Group.
John J. Ferriola
Ex-CEO of Nucor
Education
Not specified
Field of Expertise
Business & Management
Sector of Economy
Basic Materials
Born
September 17, 1952 - 73 years ago
CEO of Nucor for
6 years 11 months (Jan 2013 - Dec 2019)
Previous Experience
Joined Nucor in 1991, served as CEO since 2013 and Chairman since 2014.
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Holdings
Track John J. Ferriola's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.
Total Stock Sold
$16.85M
$16.85M
292,303 NUE shares
What if they kept their stock?
If John J. Ferriola didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra NUE292,303 shares worth $46.61M.
This is 176.68% and $29.76M more than what they got when they sold the stock.
Charitable Transactions
18,764 shares
NUE
Recent Charitable Transactions
18,764 shares
NUE
Jul 23, 2019
Charity
Insider Trading
John J. Ferriola's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.
$172.96K
NUE at $54.00/share
Oct 28, 2019
Sale
$1.08M
NUE at $56.37/share
Jul 23, 2019
Sale
18,764 shares
NUE
Jul 23, 2019
Charity
116,666 shares
NUE
Jun 1, 2019
Received
$3.66M
NUE at $56.20/share
Apr 29, 2019
Sale
19,193 shares
NUE
Feb 18, 2019
Received
$5.29M
NUE at $60.35/share
Jan 31, 2019
Sale
$996.93K
NUE at $68.25/share
Jul 24, 2018
Sale
65,167 shares
NUE
Jun 1, 2018
Received
12,477 shares
NUE
Feb 19, 2018
Received
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