AVY FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #1 of 12 in industry

Avery Dennison Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $9.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $17,158 Β· Paper & Allied Products.

Paper & Allied Products peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-12
Industry
Paper & Allied Products
Industry rank
#1/12

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
556:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$9.5M
Median worker
$17,158

Answer first

Avery Dennison Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $9.5M ranks #562 of 1,423 complete filings; its 556:1 pay ratio ranks #89. 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 $17,158. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-26 peer cohort (# 1 of 12, 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 Paper & Allied Products companies.

Dollar rank
#562
$9.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#89
556:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
100th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Avery Dennison Corp ranks nationally

Avery Dennison Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$9,539,848 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 Β· FY2025

Avery Dennison Corp vs. Paper & Allied Products peers

CEO total pay ($9.5M) against pay ratio (556:1) for Avery Dennison Corp (marked) and its 3 closest same-industry peers, against the Paper & Allied Products industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5406674.88288533.111170391.514052249.916934108.388.2:1210.7:1333.3:1455.8:1578.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Avery Dennison Corp, CEO total pay: 9539848 Β· Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 556:1Avery Dennison CorpSmurfit Westrock plc, CEO total pay: 16410134 Β· Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 271:1Smurfit Westrock plcKimberly Clark Corp, CEO total pay: 15325592 Β· Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 271:1Kimberly Clark CorpSylvamo Corp, CEO total pay: 7685872 Β· Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 124:1Sylvamo Corp
Avery Dennison Corp vs. Paper & Allied Products peers, plotted against the industry's $5.9M median CEO total and 111:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Paper & Allied Products peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 10 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 26. 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 Avery Dennison Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology β†’

Filing-year trail Β· Avery Dennison Corp

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
556:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-19:1
from FY2024 575:1
CEO $ YoY
-3.1%
$9.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Avery Dennison Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Ξ” pay Median worker Pay ratio Ξ” ratio
2021 $12.4M - $15,256 815:1 -
2022 $9.1M -27% $13,688 665:1 -150:1
2023 $6.3M -31% $15,679 403:1 -262:1
2024 $9.8M +56% $17,126 575:1 +172:1
2025 $9.5M -3.1% $17,158 556:1 -19:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 8818, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Paper & Allied Products

This Company's Ratio
556:1
Industry Median Ratio
111:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$5.9M
This CEO's Pay
$9.5M
Companies in Industry
12
vs. Industry Median
Above
#1 of 12 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Paper & Allied Products β†’

Avery Dennison Corp: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Avery Dennison Corp's FY2025 ratio 556:1 ranks #1 of 12 Paper & Allied Products filers (100th percentile). the CEO earned 556Γ— the median employee ($17,158) in FY2025.

At $17,158 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 556 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$9.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

556:1

Outlier, top decile

Avery Dennison Corp in the higher Paper & Allied Products third

Avery Dennison Corp's FY2025 ratio 556:1 ranks #1 of 12 Paper & Allied Products filers (100th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Paper & Allied Products (SIC 26) median ratio is 111:1 across 12 FY2025 filers; Avery Dennison Corp's $9.5M CEO total is above the $5.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #562 and ratio rank #89 split - treat 556:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Paper & Allied Products peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$9.5M
Median Employee Pay
$17,158
Pay Ratio
556:1
Filing Date
2026-03-12

Company Info

Ticker
AVY
CIK
8818
Industry
Paper & Allied Products
SIC Code
2670
State
DE
View SEC filings β†’
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 8818, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Avery Dennison Corp's FY2025 ratio 556:1 ranks #1 of 12 Paper & Allied Products filers (100th percentile).

Read with Avery Dennison Corp

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

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. Β· HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.6M (Ξ” $12K heavier vs Avery Dennison Corp); MID Β· HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME Β· HEAVY Β· LOW-MED.
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. Β· HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.6M (Ξ” $13K heavier vs Avery Dennison Corp); HIGH Β· LOW-MED vs this page's EXTREME Β· HEAVY Β· LOW-MED.
Rambus Inc Β· HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.5M (Ξ” $32K lighter vs Avery Dennison Corp); MODEST Β· ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME Β· HEAVY Β· LOW-MED.
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Β· HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.5M (Ξ” $36K lighter vs Avery Dennison Corp); MODEST Β· ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME Β· HEAVY Β· LOW-MED.
Smurfit Westrock plc (SIC 26 pole)

Smurfit Westrock plc stamps STEEP Β· PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Avery Dennison Corp's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks Β· #562/#89

Avery Dennison Corp's FY2025 package sits #562 by CEO dollars and #89 by ratio under HEAVY Β· EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs Β· EXTREME

Avery Dennison Corp'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 Avery Dennison Corp (CIK 8818), 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.