KO FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #1 of 27 in industry

Coca Cola Co CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $31.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $17,947 · Food & Beverages.

Food & Beverages peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-16
Industry
Food & Beverages
Industry rank
#1/27

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
1,739:1
Extreme (bar capped at 1000:1; actual ratio shown above)
CEO pay
$31.2M
Median worker
$17,947

Answer first

Coca Cola Co's FY2025 CEO total of $31.2M ranks #63 of 1,423 complete filings; its 1,739:1 pay ratio ranks #12. 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 $17,947. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-20 peer cohort (# 1 of 27, 100th percentile - top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Food & Beverages companies.

Dollar rank
#63
$31.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#12
1,739:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
100th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Coca Cola Co ranks nationally

Coca Cola Co CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$31,209,833 Top 4% higher than 96% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Coca Cola Co vs. Food & Beverages peers

CEO total pay ($31.2M) against pay ratio (1,739:1) for Coca Cola Co (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Food & Beverages industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both8308340.814306350.620304360.526302370.432300380.361.1:1500.6:1940.0:11379.5:11818.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Coca Cola Co, CEO total pay: 31209833 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1739:1Coca Cola CoMondelez International, Inc., CEO total pay: 24525480 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 645:1Mondelez International, Inc.Pilgrims Pride Corp, CEO total pay: 16414164 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 468:1Pilgrims Pride CorpSmithfield Foods Inc, CEO total pay: 19337040 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 321:1Smithfield Foods IncConstellation Brands, Inc., CEO total pay: 14209126 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 293:1Constellation Brands, Inc.
Coca Cola Co vs. Food & Beverages peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 141:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Food & Beverages peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 24 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 20. 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 Coca Cola Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Coca Cola 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
1,739:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-241:1
from FY2024 1,980:1
CEO $ YoY
+11%
$31.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Coca Cola 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 $24.9M - $13,894 1,791:1 -
2022 $22.8M -8.3% $12,122 1,883:1 +92:1
2023 $24.7M +8.4% $13,752 1,799:1 -84:1
2024 $28.0M +13% $14,144 1,980:1 +181:1
2025 $31.2M +11% $17,947 1,739:1 -241:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 21344, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Food & Beverages

This Company's Ratio
1,739:1
Industry Median Ratio
141:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$31.2M
Companies in Industry
27
vs. Industry Median
Above
#1 of 27 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Food & Beverages →

Coca Cola Co: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Coca Cola Co's FY2025 ratio 1,739:1 ranks #1 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (100th percentile). the CEO earned 1739× the median employee ($17,947) in FY2025.

At $17,947 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the MEGA stamp means roughly 1739 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$31.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

1,739:1

Outlier, top decile

Coca Cola Co in the higher Food & Beverages third

Coca Cola Co's FY2025 ratio 1,739:1 ranks #1 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (100th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Food & Beverages (SIC 20) median ratio is 141:1 across 27 FY2025 filers; Coca Cola Co's $31.2M CEO total is above the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #63 and ratio rank #12 split - treat 1,739:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Food & Beverages peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$31.2M
Median Employee Pay
$17,947
Pay Ratio
1,739:1
Filing Date
2026-03-16

Company Info

Ticker
KO
CIK
21344
Industry
Food & Beverages
SIC Code
2080
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 21344, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Coca Cola Co's FY2025 ratio 1,739:1 ranks #1 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (100th percentile).

Read with Coca Cola Co

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.

Las Vegas Sands Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $31.1M (Δ $100K lighter vs Coca Cola Co); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Starbucks Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $31.0M (Δ $211K lighter vs Coca Cola Co); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
SoFi Technologies, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $30.3M (Δ $927K lighter vs Coca Cola Co); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Bausch & Lomb Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.2M (Δ $984K heavier vs Coca Cola Co); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Mondelez International, Inc. (SIC 20 pole)

Mondelez International, Inc. stamps EXTREME · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Coca Cola Co's MEGA filing.
National dual ranks · #63/#12

Coca Cola Co's FY2025 package sits #63 by CEO dollars and #12 by ratio under PEAK · MEGA.
Highest-paid CEOs · MEGA

Coca Cola Co'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 Coca Cola Co (CIK 21344), 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.