DNUT FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #5 of 6 in industry

Krispy Kreme, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $33,327 · Food Stores.

Food Stores peers All rankings
State
NC
Filing date
2026-04-27
Industry
Food Stores
Industry rank
#5/6

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
111:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.7M
Median worker
$33,327

Answer first

Krispy Kreme, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $3.7M ranks #1027 of 1,423 complete filings; its 111:1 pay ratio ranks #589. 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 $33,327. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-54 peer cohort (# 5 of 6, 33rd percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Food Stores companies.

Dollar rank
#1027
$3.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#589
111:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
33rd
below the industry median pay ratio

How Krispy Kreme, Inc. ranks nationally

Krispy Kreme, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$3,699,297 28th percentile higher than 28% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Krispy Kreme, Inc. vs. Food Stores peers

CEO total pay ($3.7M) against pay ratio (111:1) for Krispy Kreme, Inc. (marked) and its 3 closest same-industry peers, against the Food Stores industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both04393776.58787552.913181329.417575105.80:1141.8:1283.6:1425.5:1567.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Krispy Kreme, Inc., CEO total pay: 3699297 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 111:1Krispy Kreme, Inc.Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc., CEO total pay: 623070 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 15:1Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.ARKO Corp., CEO total pay: 5481630 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 210:1ARKO Corp.Albertsons Companies, Inc., CEO total pay: 16767866 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 541:1Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Krispy Kreme, Inc. vs. Food Stores peers, plotted against the industry's $4.6M median CEO total and 282:1 median pay ratio.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

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

Filing-year trail · Krispy Kreme, 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
111:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+21:1
from FY2024 90:1
CEO $ YoY
+47%
$3.7M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Krispy Kreme, 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 $23.7M - $27,278 867:1 -
2022 $2.1M -91% $17,578 122:1 -745:1
2023 $10.3M +378% $22,283 460:1 +338:1
2024 $2.5M -75% $27,922 90:1 -370:1
2025 $3.7M +47% $33,327 111:1 +21:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1857154, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Food Stores

This Company's Ratio
111:1
Industry Median Ratio
282:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$4.6M
This CEO's Pay
$3.7M
Companies in Industry
6
vs. Industry Median
Below
#5 of 6 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Food Stores →

Krispy Kreme, Inc.: MID · MID$ pay ratio

Krispy Kreme, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 111:1 ranks #5 of 6 Food Stores filers (33rd percentile). the CEO earned 111× the median employee ($33,327) in FY2025.

Median employee $33,327 (LOW-MED); MID · MID$ stamps put about 111 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

111:1

Near industry median

Krispy Kreme, Inc. in the lower Food Stores third

Krispy Kreme, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 111:1 ranks #5 of 6 Food Stores filers (33rd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Food Stores (SIC 54) median ratio is 282:1 across 6 FY2025 filers; Krispy Kreme, Inc.'s $3.7M CEO total is at or below the $4.6M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1027 and ratio rank #589 split - treat 111:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Food Stores peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.7M
Median Employee Pay
$33,327
Pay Ratio
111:1
Filing Date
2026-04-27

Company Info

Ticker
DNUT
CIK
1857154
Industry
Food Stores
SIC Code
5400
State
NC
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1857154, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Krispy Kreme, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 111:1 ranks #5 of 6 Food Stores filers (33rd percentile).

Read with Krispy Kreme, Inc.

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

Valhi Inc /de/ · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.7M (Δ $129 lighter vs Krispy Kreme, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.7M (Δ $6K lighter vs Krispy Kreme, Inc.); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Quaker Chemical Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.7M (Δ $9K heavier vs Krispy Kreme, Inc.); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Ufp Industries Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.7M (Δ $18K lighter vs Krispy Kreme, Inc.); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (SIC 54 pole)

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. stamps FLOOR · LIGHT nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Krispy Kreme, Inc.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #1027/#589

Krispy Kreme, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #1027 by CEO dollars and #589 by ratio under MID$ · MID.
Pay-equity trends · MID

Krispy Kreme, Inc.'s MID · LOW-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Krispy Kreme, Inc. (CIK 1857154), 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.