AXTA FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #32 of 168 in industry

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $9.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $73,615 · Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals.

Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers All rankings
State
D0
Filing date
2026-04-21
Industry
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
Industry rank
#32/168

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
130:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$9.6M
Median worker
$73,615

Answer first

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.'s FY2025 CEO total of $9.6M ranks #561 of 1,423 complete filings; its 130:1 pay ratio ranks #498. 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 $73,615. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-28 peer cohort (# 32 of 168, 82nd percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals companies.

Dollar rank
#561
$9.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#498
130:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
82nd
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. ranks nationally

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$9,551,721 Top 39% higher than 61% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. vs. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers

CEO total pay ($9.6M) against pay ratio (130:1) for Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7194516.711046482.114898447.518750412.922602378.437.3:163.4:189.5:1115.6:1141.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., CEO total pay: 9551721 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 130:1Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.Bristol Myers Squibb Co, CEO total pay: 21902021 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 131:1Bristol Myers Squibb CoIngevity Corp, CEO total pay: 13134086 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 127:1Ingevity CorpAmphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., CEO total pay: 8309350 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 135:1Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Balchem Corp, CEO total pay: 7894874 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 135:1Balchem CorpFuller H B Co, CEO total pay: 8830569 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 137:1Fuller H B Co
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. vs. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 42:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 153 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 28. 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 Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.

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
130:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-4:1
from FY2024 134:1
CEO $ YoY
-2.8%
$9.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. 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 $6.8M - $63,344 107:1 -
2022 $7.4M +8.8% $63,030 117:1 +10:1
2023 $9.7M +31% $67,823 143:1 +26:1
2024 $9.8M +1.3% $73,065 134:1 -9:1
2025 $9.6M -2.8% $73,615 130:1 -4:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1616862, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

This Company's Ratio
130:1
Industry Median Ratio
42:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$9.6M
Companies in Industry
168
vs. Industry Median
Above
#32 of 168 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals →

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.'s FY2025 ratio 130:1 ranks #32 of 168 Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals filers (82nd percentile). the CEO earned 130× the median employee ($73,615) in FY2025.

Median employee $73,615 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 130 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$9.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

130:1

Near industry median

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. in the higher Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals third

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.'s FY2025 ratio 130:1 ranks #32 of 168 Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals filers (82nd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (SIC 28) median ratio is 42:1 across 168 FY2025 filers; Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.'s $9.6M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #561 and ratio rank #498 split - treat 130:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$9.6M
Median Employee Pay
$73,615
Pay Ratio
130:1
Filing Date
2026-04-21

Company Info

Ticker
AXTA
CIK
1616862
Industry
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
SIC Code
2851
State
D0
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1616862, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.'s FY2025 ratio 130:1 ranks #32 of 168 Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals filers (82nd percentile).

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

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.6M (Δ $1K heavier vs Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.); HIGH · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Avery Dennison Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.5M (Δ $12K lighter vs Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Rambus Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.5M (Δ $44K lighter vs Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.5M (Δ $48K lighter vs Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Bristol Myers Squibb Co (SIC 28 pole)

Bristol Myers Squibb Co stamps MID · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #561/#498

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.'s FY2025 package sits #561 by CEO dollars and #498 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.'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 Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (CIK 1616862), 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.