FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #6 of 27 in industry

Greif, Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $9.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $45,084 · Fabricated Metal Products.

Fabricated Metal Products peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-01-09
Industry
Fabricated Metal Products
Industry rank
#6/27

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
209:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$9.4M
Median worker
$45,084

Answer first

Greif, Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $9.4M ranks #569 of 1,423 complete filings; its 209:1 pay ratio ranks #303. 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 $45,084. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-34 peer cohort (# 6 of 27, 81st percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Fabricated Metal Products companies.

Dollar rank
#569
$9.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#303
209:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
81st
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Greif, Inc ranks nationally

Greif, Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$9,439,962 Top 40% higher than 60% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Greif, Inc vs. Fabricated Metal Products peers

CEO total pay ($9.4M) against pay ratio (209:1) for Greif, Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Fabricated Metal Products industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5856467.57714194.59571921.511429648.513287375.678.9:1123.5:1168:1212.6:1257.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Greif, Inc, CEO total pay: 9439962 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 209:1Greif, IncTrimas Corp, CEO total pay: 12123930 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 210:1Trimas CorpWatts Water Technologies Inc, CEO total pay: 10423317 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 191:1Watts Water Technologies IncStanley Black & Decker, Inc., CEO total pay: 8579210 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 179:1Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Masco Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 12949607 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 249:1Masco Corp /de/Snap-on Inc, CEO total pay: 10138217 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 162:1Snap-on Inc
Greif, Inc vs. Fabricated Metal Products peers, plotted against the industry's $6.2M median CEO total and 87:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Fabricated Metal Products peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 24 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 34. 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 Greif, Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Greif, 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
209:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+57:1
from FY2024 152:1
CEO $ YoY
+11%
$9.4M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Greif, 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 $8.1M - $43,200 187:1 -
2022 $4.6M -43% $52,730 88:1 -99:1
2023 $4.4M -5.9% $48,862 89:1 +1:1
2024 $8.5M +96% $56,026 152:1 +63:1
2025 $9.4M +11% $45,084 209:1 +57:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 43920, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Fabricated Metal Products

This Company's Ratio
209:1
Industry Median Ratio
87:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.2M
This CEO's Pay
$9.4M
Companies in Industry
27
vs. Industry Median
Above
#6 of 27 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Fabricated Metal Products →

Greif, Inc: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Greif, Inc's FY2025 ratio 209:1 ranks #6 of 27 Fabricated Metal Products filers (81st percentile). the CEO earned 209× the median employee ($45,084) in FY2025.

Median employee $45,084 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 209 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$9.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

209:1

Elevated vs. peers

Greif, Inc in the higher Fabricated Metal Products third

Greif, Inc's FY2025 ratio 209:1 ranks #6 of 27 Fabricated Metal Products filers (81st percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Fabricated Metal Products (SIC 34) median ratio is 87:1 across 27 FY2025 filers; Greif, Inc's $9.4M CEO total is above the $6.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #569 and ratio rank #303 split - treat 209:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Fabricated Metal Products peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$9.4M
Median Employee Pay
$45,084
Pay Ratio
209:1
Filing Date
2026-01-09

Company Info

CIK
43920
Industry
Fabricated Metal Products
SIC Code
3412
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 43920, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Greif, Inc's FY2025 ratio 209:1 ranks #6 of 27 Fabricated Metal Products filers (81st percentile).

Read with Greif, 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 · HEAVY · PAR-MED.

Globe Life Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.5M (Δ $29K heavier vs Greif, Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Eastgroup Properties Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.5M (Δ $35K heavier vs Greif, Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
KOHLS Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.4M (Δ $36K lighter vs Greif, Inc); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Molson Coors Beverage Co · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.4M (Δ $37K lighter vs Greif, Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Trimas Corp (SIC 34 pole)

Trimas Corp stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Greif, Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #569/#303

Greif, Inc's FY2025 package sits #569 by CEO dollars and #303 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Greif, Inc's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Greif, Inc (CIK 43920), 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.