COHU FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #32 of 86 in industry

Cohu Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $4.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $26,620 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-02
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#32/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
169:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$4.5M
Median worker
$26,620

Answer first

Cohu Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $4.5M ranks #968 of 1,423 complete filings; its 169:1 pay ratio ranks #383. 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 $26,620. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 32 of 86, 64th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Measuring Instruments companies.

Dollar rank
#968
$4.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#383
169:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
64th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Cohu Inc ranks nationally

Cohu Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$4,498,059 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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

Cohu Inc vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($4.5M) against pay ratio (169:1) for Cohu Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Measuring Instruments industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both4073362.06409195.78745029.511080863.313416697.1117.8:1132.8:1147.8:1162.7:1177.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Cohu Inc, CEO total pay: 4498059 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 169:1Cohu IncGarmin Ltd, CEO total pay: 7741452 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 167:1Garmin LtdNational Vision Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 5188896 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 172:1National Vision Holdings, Inc.Mks Inc, CEO total pay: 12992000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 175:1Mks IncMovado Group Inc, CEO total pay: 5234544 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 162:1Movado Group IncSTERIS plc, CEO total pay: 11530116 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 157:1STERIS plc
Cohu Inc vs. Measuring Instruments peers, plotted against the industry's $8.0M median CEO total and 121:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Measuring Instruments peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 80 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 38. 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 Cohu Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Cohu 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
169:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-4:1
from FY2024 173:1
CEO $ YoY
-6.9%
$4.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Cohu 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 $4.6M - $39,091 117:1 -
2022 $5.3M +16% $27,198 195:1 +78:1
2023 $6.5M +23% $26,748 244:1 +49:1
2024 $4.8M -26% $27,878 173:1 -71:1
2025 $4.5M -6.9% $26,620 169:1 -4:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 21535, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
169:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$4.5M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Above
#32 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Cohu Inc: STEEP · MID$ pay ratio

Cohu Inc's 169:1 ratio ranks #383 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 169× the median employee ($26,620) in FY2025.

Median employee $26,620 (LOW-MED); STEEP · MID$ stamps put about 169 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$4.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

169:1

Elevated vs. peers

Cohu Inc in the higher-ratio third

Cohu Inc's 169:1 ratio ranks #383 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Measuring Instruments (SIC 38) median ratio is 121:1 across 86 FY2025 filers; Cohu Inc's $4.5M CEO total is at or below the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #968 and ratio rank #383 split - treat 169:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$4.5M
Median Employee Pay
$26,620
Pay Ratio
169:1
Filing Date
2026-04-02

Company Info

Ticker
COHU
CIK
21535
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3825
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 21535, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Cohu Inc's 169:1 ratio ranks #383 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Cohu Inc

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

ACCO BRANDS Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.5M (Δ $9K lighter vs Cohu Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Science Applications International Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.5M (Δ $15K lighter vs Cohu Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Seacoast Banking Corp Of Florida · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.5M (Δ $17K lighter vs Cohu Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Alamo Group Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.5M (Δ $18K heavier vs Cohu Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Garmin Ltd (SIC 38 pole)

Garmin Ltd stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Cohu Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #968/#383

Cohu Inc's FY2025 package sits #968 by CEO dollars and #383 by ratio under MID$ · STEEP.
Pay-equity trends · STEEP

Cohu Inc's STEEP · LOW-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Cohu Inc (CIK 21535), 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.