DIS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #6 of 14 in industry

Walt Disney Co CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $45.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $56,932 · Amusement & Recreation.

Amusement & Recreation peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-01-22
Industry
Amusement & Recreation
Industry rank
#6/14

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
805:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$45.8M
Median worker
$56,932

Answer first

Walt Disney Co's FY2025 CEO total of $45.8M ranks #32 of 1,423 complete filings; its 805:1 pay ratio ranks #57. 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 $56,932. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-79 peer cohort (# 6 of 14, 64th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Amusement & Recreation companies.

Dollar rank
#32
$45.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#57
805:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
64th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Walt Disney Co ranks nationally

Walt Disney Co CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$45,830,260 Top 2% higher than 98% 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%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Walt Disney Co vs. Amusement & Recreation peers

CEO total pay ($45.8M) against pay ratio (805:1) for Walt Disney Co (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Amusement & Recreation industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5276791.921537146.43779750154057855.570318210.1394.3:1546.7:1699:1851.4:11003.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Walt Disney Co, CEO total pay: 45830260 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 805:1Walt Disney CoTKO Group Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 67361782 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 813:1TKO Group Holdings, Inc.Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., CEO total pay: 32552324 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 976:1Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.Churchill Downs Inc, CEO total pay: 19172839 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 573:1Churchill Downs IncPlanet Fitness, Inc., CEO total pay: 8233220 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 422:1Planet Fitness, Inc.
Walt Disney Co vs. Amusement & Recreation peers, plotted against the industry's $16.9M median CEO total and 498:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Amusement & Recreation peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 12 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 79. 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 Walt Disney Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Walt Disney Co

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
805:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+59:1
from FY2024 746:1
CEO $ YoY
+11%
$45.8M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2021–2025
Walt Disney Co 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 $32.5M - $50,430 644:1 -
2024 $41.1M +27% $55,111 746:1 +102:1
2025 $45.8M +11% $56,932 805:1 +59:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1744489, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Amusement & Recreation

This Company's Ratio
805:1
Industry Median Ratio
498:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$16.9M
This CEO's Pay
$45.8M
Companies in Industry
14
vs. Industry Median
Above
#6 of 14 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Amusement & Recreation →

Walt Disney Co: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Walt Disney Co's FY2025 CEO total $45.8M ranks #32 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). the CEO earned 805× the median employee ($56,932) in FY2025.

At $56,932 median worker pay (PAR-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 805 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$45.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

805:1

Outlier, top decile

Walt Disney Co in the higher-dollar third

Walt Disney Co's FY2025 CEO total $45.8M ranks #32 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Amusement & Recreation (SIC 79) median ratio is 498:1 across 14 FY2025 filers; Walt Disney Co's $45.8M CEO total is above the $16.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #32 and ratio rank #57 split - treat 805:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Amusement & Recreation peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$45.8M
Median Employee Pay
$56,932
Pay Ratio
805:1
Filing Date
2026-01-22

Company Info

Ticker
DIS
CIK
1744489
Industry
Amusement & Recreation
SIC Code
7990
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1744489, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Walt Disney Co's FY2025 CEO total $45.8M ranks #32 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars).

Read with Walt Disney Co

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

Somnigroup International Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $45.9M (Δ $54K heavier vs Walt Disney Co); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
General Electric Co · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $45.6M (Δ $208K lighter vs Walt Disney Co); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
Core Natural Resources, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $46.4M (Δ $554K heavier vs Walt Disney Co); HIGH · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
Match Group, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $47.2M (Δ $1.3M heavier vs Walt Disney Co); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (SIC 79 pole)

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. stamps EXTREME · OUTLIER nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Walt Disney Co's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #32/#57

Walt Disney Co's FY2025 package sits #32 by CEO dollars and #57 by ratio under OUTLIER · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Walt Disney Co's EXTREME 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 Walt Disney Co (CIK 1744489), 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.