KD FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #11 of 189 in industry

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $21.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $43,489 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-06-16
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#11/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
501:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$21.8M
Median worker
$43,489

Answer first

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $21.8M ranks #149 of 1,423 complete filings; its 501:1 pay ratio ranks #106. 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 $43,489. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 11 of 189, 95th 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
#149
$21.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#106
501:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
95th
top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. ranks nationally

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

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

$21,766,355 Top 10% higher than 90% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($21.8M) against pay ratio (501:1) for Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (marked) and its 5 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 both2303037.822093545.94188405461674562.181465070.273.8:1190.2:1306.5:1422.8:1539.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 21766355 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 501:1Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.Kelly Services Inc, CEO total pay: 5901312 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 512:1Kelly Services IncFidelity National Information Services, Inc., CEO total pay: 22910622 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 518:1Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.Procore Technologies, Inc., CEO total pay: 77866796 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 518:1Procore Technologies, Inc.Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, CEO total pay: 21530826 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 477:1Cognizant Technology Solutions CorpCONDUENT Inc, CEO total pay: 6856567 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 463:1CONDUENT Inc
Kyndryl 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 Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.

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
501:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+147:1
from FY2024 354:1
CEO $ YoY
+38%
$21.8M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Kyndryl 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
2022 $13.7M - $38,068 359:1 -
2023 $15.7M +15% $44,611 351:1 -8:1
2024 $15.8M +0.9% $39,464 354:1 +3:1
2025 $21.8M +38% $43,489 501:1 +147:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1867072, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
501:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$21.8M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#11 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

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

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 501:1 ranks #11 of 189 Business Services filers (95th percentile). the CEO earned 501× the median employee ($43,489) in FY2025.

At $43,489 median worker pay (PAR-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 501 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$21.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

501:1

Outlier, top decile

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. in the higher Business Services third

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 501:1 ranks #11 of 189 Business Services filers (95th 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; Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s $21.8M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #149 and ratio rank #106 split - treat 501:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$21.8M
Median Employee Pay
$43,489
Pay Ratio
501:1
Filing Date
2026-06-16

Company Info

Ticker
KD
CIK
1867072
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7373
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1867072, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 501:1 ranks #11 of 189 Business Services filers (95th percentile).

Read with Kyndryl 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 EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.

Linde PLC · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.8M (Δ $12K heavier vs Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Nrg Energy, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.8M (Δ $33K heavier vs Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Bristol Myers Squibb Co · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.9M (Δ $136K heavier vs Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.9M (Δ $161K heavier vs Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Kelly Services Inc (SIC 73 pole)

Kelly Services Inc stamps EXTREME · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #149/#106

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #149 by CEO dollars and #106 by ratio under PEAK · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'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 Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (CIK 1867072), 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.