EXLS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #4 of 189 in industry

ExlService Holdings, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $16.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $12,542 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-27
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#4/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
1,292:1
Extreme (bar capped at 1000:1; actual ratio shown above)
CEO pay
$16.2M
Median worker
$12,542

Answer first

ExlService Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $16.2M ranks #256 of 1,423 complete filings; its 1,292:1 pay ratio ranks #29. 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 $12,542. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 4 of 189, 98th percentile - top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#256
$16.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#29
1,292:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
98th
top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio

How ExlService Holdings, Inc. ranks nationally

ExlService Holdings, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$16,201,761 Top 18% higher than 82% 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%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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

ExlService Holdings, Inc. vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($16.2M) against pay ratio (1,292:1) for ExlService Holdings, Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both064890909.3129781818.6194672727.9259563637.215.7:1451.8:1888:11324.1:11760.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)ExlService Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 16201761 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1292:1ExlService Holdings, Inc.CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 247579143 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1391:1CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.DXC Technology Co, CEO total pay: 47779173 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1521:1DXC Technology CoMercadolibre Inc, CEO total pay: 13137927 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1681:1Mercadolibre IncManpowerGroup Inc., CEO total pay: 13265572 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 874:1ManpowerGroup Inc.
ExlService Holdings, Inc. vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. 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 ExlService Holdings, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · ExlService Holdings, 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
1,292:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-9:1
from FY2024 1,301:1
CEO $ YoY
+14%
$16.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
ExlService Holdings, 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 $10.0M - $10,275 977:1 -
2022 $11.0M +9.7% $14,147 778:1 -199:1
2023 $12.3M +12% $13,235 933:1 +155:1
2024 $14.2M +15% $10,890 1,301:1 +368:1
2025 $16.2M +14% $12,542 1,292:1 -9:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1297989, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
1,292:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$16.2M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#4 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

ExlService Holdings, Inc.: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

ExlService Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,292:1 ranks #4 of 189 Business Services filers (98th percentile). the CEO earned 1292× the median employee ($12,542) in FY2025.

At $12,542 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the MEGA stamp means roughly 1292 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$16.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

1,292:1

Outlier, top decile

ExlService Holdings, Inc. in the higher Business Services third

ExlService Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,292:1 ranks #4 of 189 Business Services filers (98th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; ExlService Holdings, Inc.'s $16.2M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #256 and ratio rank #29 split - treat 1,292:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$16.2M
Median Employee Pay
$12,542
Pay Ratio
1,292:1
Filing Date
2026-04-27

Company Info

Ticker
EXLS
CIK
1297989
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7389
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1297989, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. ExlService Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,292:1 ranks #4 of 189 Business Services filers (98th percentile).

Read with ExlService Holdings, Inc.

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

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.2M (Δ $3K lighter vs ExlService Holdings, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.2M (Δ $4K lighter vs ExlService Holdings, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Home Depot, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.2M (Δ $11K lighter vs ExlService Holdings, Inc.); HIGH · LOW-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Philip Morris International Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.2M (Δ $15K heavier vs ExlService Holdings, Inc.); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Omnicom Group Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

Omnicom Group Inc. stamps MEGA · UNFILED nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to ExlService Holdings, Inc.'s MEGA filing.
National dual ranks · #256/#29

ExlService Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #256 by CEO dollars and #29 by ratio under PEAK · MEGA.
Highest-paid CEOs · MEGA

ExlService Holdings, Inc.'s MEGA stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for ExlService Holdings, Inc. (CIK 1297989), 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.