AXL FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #17 of 41 in industry

Dauch Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $11.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $54,317 · Transportation Equipment.

Transportation Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-19
Industry
Transportation Equipment
Industry rank
#17/41

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
212:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$11.5M
Median worker
$54,317

Answer first

Dauch Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $11.5M ranks #436 of 1,423 complete filings; its 212:1 pay ratio ranks #293. 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 $54,317. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-37 peer cohort (# 17 of 41, 61st percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Transportation Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#436
$11.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#293
212:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
61st
above the industry median pay ratio

How Dauch Corp ranks nationally

Dauch Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$11,515,204 Top 31% higher than 69% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Dauch Corp vs. Transportation Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($11.5M) against pay ratio (212:1) for Dauch Corp (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Transportation Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both6595108.811378520.41616193220945343.625728755.2163.3:1178.2:1193:1207.8:1222.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Dauch Corp, CEO total pay: 11515204 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 212:1Dauch CorpHeico Corp, CEO total pay: 13017434 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 211:1Heico CorpPatrick Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 10119405 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 215:1Patrick Industries IncRTX Corp, CEO total pay: 24859044 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 207:1RTX CorpTrinity Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 7464820 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 220:1Trinity Industries Inc
Dauch Corp vs. Transportation Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $8.4M median CEO total and 166:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Transportation Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 35 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 37. 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 Dauch Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Dauch Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
212:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-3:1
from FY2024 215:1
CEO $ YoY
+3.4%
$11.5M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Dauch Corp 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
2022 $13.4M - $46,848 286:1 -
2023 $12.2M -8.7% $39,078 313:1 +27:1
2024 $11.1M -8.9% $51,812 215:1 -98:1
2025 $11.5M +3.4% $54,317 212:1 -3:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1062231, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Transportation Equipment

This Company's Ratio
212:1
Industry Median Ratio
166:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.4M
This CEO's Pay
$11.5M
Companies in Industry
41
vs. Industry Median
Above
#17 of 41 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Transportation Equipment →

Dauch Corp: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Dauch Corp's 212:1 ratio ranks #293 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 212× the median employee ($54,317) in FY2025.

Median employee $54,317 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 212 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$11.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

212:1

Elevated vs. peers

Dauch Corp in the higher-ratio third

Dauch Corp's 212:1 ratio ranks #293 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Transportation Equipment (SIC 37) median ratio is 166:1 across 41 FY2025 filers; Dauch Corp's $11.5M CEO total is above the $8.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #436 and ratio rank #293 split - treat 212:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Transportation Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$11.5M
Median Employee Pay
$54,317
Pay Ratio
212:1
Filing Date
2026-03-19

Company Info

Ticker
AXL
CIK
1062231
Industry
Transportation Equipment
SIC Code
3714
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1062231, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Dauch Corp's 212:1 ratio ranks #293 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Dauch Corp

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

STERIS plc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.5M (Δ $15K heavier vs Dauch Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Gray Media, Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.5M (Δ $19K lighter vs Dauch Corp); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.5M (Δ $25K lighter vs Dauch Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Mastec Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.5M (Δ $29K heavier vs Dauch Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Heico Corp (SIC 37 pole)

Heico Corp stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Dauch Corp's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #436/#293

Dauch Corp's FY2025 package sits #436 by CEO dollars and #293 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Dauch Corp's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Dauch Corp (CIK 1062231), 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.