AGX FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #6 of 7 in industry

Argan Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $100K in FY2025 against median worker pay of $100,368 · Special Trade Construction.

Special Trade Construction peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-21
Industry
Special Trade Construction
Industry rank
#6/7

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
27:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$100K
Median worker
$100,368

Answer first

Argan Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $100K ranks #1415 of 1,423 complete filings; its 27:1 pay ratio ranks #1153. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $100,368. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-17 peer cohort (# 6 of 7, 29th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Special Trade Construction companies.

Dollar rank
#1415
$100K of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1153
27:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
29th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Argan Inc ranks nationally

Argan Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$100,368 1st percentile higher than 1% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). This entry sits in this band. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Above this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Argan Inc vs. Special Trade Construction peers

CEO total pay ($100K) against pay ratio (27:1) for Argan Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Special Trade Construction industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02786709.35573418.78360128.011146837.30:131.2:162.4:193.6:1124.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Argan Inc, CEO total pay: 100368 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 27:1Argan IncAmeresco, Inc., CEO total pay: 3339804 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 30:1Ameresco, Inc.Limbach Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 2759456 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 46:1Limbach Holdings, Inc.Comfort Systems USA Inc, CEO total pay: 10620815 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 2:1Comfort Systems USA IncIES Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 6203398 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 110:1IES Holdings, Inc.QXO Insulation, LLC, CEO total pay: 7887796 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 119:1QXO Insulation, LLC
Argan Inc vs. Special Trade Construction peers, plotted against the industry's $3.3M median CEO total and 46:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Special Trade Construction peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 7 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 17. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Argan Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Argan Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
27:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+4:1
from FY2024 23:1
CEO $ YoY
-96%
$100K latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Argan Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $1.9M - $85,649 22:1 -
2022 $1.4M -25% $78,080 18:1 -4:1
2023 $1.9M +32% $80,627 23:1 +5:1
2024 $2.3M +23% $99,462 23:1 0:1
2025 $100K -96% $100,368 27:1 +4:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 100591, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Special Trade Construction

This Company's Ratio
27:1
Industry Median Ratio
46:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.3M
This CEO's Pay
$100K
Companies in Industry
7
vs. Industry Median
Below
#6 of 7 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Special Trade Construction →

Argan Inc: MODEST · MICRO pay ratio

Argan Inc's FY2025 CEO total $100K ranks #1415 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). the CEO earned 27× the median employee ($100,368) in FY2025.

Median employee $100,368 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · MICRO stamps put about 27 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$100K

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

27:1

Below typical

Argan Inc in the lower-dollar third

Argan Inc's FY2025 CEO total $100K ranks #1415 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Special Trade Construction (SIC 17) median ratio is 46:1 across 7 FY2025 filers; Argan Inc's $100K CEO total is at or below the $3.3M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1415 and ratio rank #1153 split - treat 27:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Special Trade Construction peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$100K
Median Employee Pay
$100,368
Pay Ratio
27:1
Filing Date
2026-04-21

Company Info

Ticker
AGX
CIK
100591
Industry
Special Trade Construction
SIC Code
1700
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 100591, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Argan Inc's FY2025 CEO total $100K ranks #1415 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars).

Read with Argan Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · MICRO · HIGH-MED.

Universal Safety Products, Inc. · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $100K (Δ $99 heavier vs Argan Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $101K (Δ $632 heavier vs Argan Inc); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Insperity, Inc. · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $101K (Δ $950 heavier vs Argan Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Clearwater Paper Corp · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $102K (Δ $1K heavier vs Argan Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Ameresco, Inc. (SIC 17 pole)

Ameresco, Inc. stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Argan Inc's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1415/#1153

Argan Inc's FY2025 package sits #1415 by CEO dollars and #1153 by ratio under MICRO · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Argan Inc's MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Argan Inc (CIK 100591), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.