Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
15 companies · FY2023
Reading the Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods CEO Pay Landscape (SIC 51, FY2023)
The Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods industry, classified under 2-digit SIC code 51, had 15 SEC-reporting public companies disclose CEO pay ratio data in fiscal year 2023. Across that set of firms, the median CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 124:1 and the average was 349:1. Median CEO total compensation in the sector was $6.8M, with the sector-wide average at $10.1M. These figures are aggregated from DEF 14A proxy statements filed under Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires every U.S.-listed reporting company to compare its CEO's total compensation against a representative median employee.
Pay dispersion inside this industry is substantial. The 25th percentile CEO in Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods earned $4.8M, while the 75th percentile CEO earned $15.6M — a spread that shows how firm size, equity-heavy compensation packages, and performance-linked incentives can drive very different outcomes even among peers sharing the same SIC code. The gap between the 349:1 average and the 124:1 median is wide, which almost always signals that a small number of very-high-pay CEOs are pulling the mean upward; the median is the fairer yardstick for "a typical company in this sector."
Below you can scan each of the 16 Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods companies PlainCEOPay currently tracks in this SIC group, with headline pay, CEO name, median worker pay, and individual pay ratios. Click through to any company page to see the full compensation breakdown — base salary, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive pay, pension value changes, and other compensation — plus how that firm specifically compares to this industry benchmark. All data is pulled directly from SEC EDGAR filings and reflects what companies themselves disclosed to shareholders; it is not estimated, imputed, or projected.
Companies in Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods (16)
| Company | CEO | CEO Pay | Median Worker | Pay Ratio | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 102037 | — | — | — | 3,083:1 | 2023 |
| CARDINAL HEALTH INCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 721371 | — | $25.6M | $56K | 457:1 | 2023 |
| US Foods Holding Corp.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1665918 | — | $29.9M | $83K | 360:1 | 2023 |
| MCKESSON CORPSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 927653 | — | $19.0M | $65K | 293:1 | 2023 |
| SpartanNash CoSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 877422 | — | $10.0M | $35K | 287:1 | 2023 |
| Cencora, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1140859 | — | $17.5M | $76K | 230:1 | 2023 |
| UNITED NATURAL FOODS INCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1020859 | — | $7.6M | $60K | 126:1 | 2023 |
| SEABOARD CORP /DE/SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 88121 | — | $5.7M | $46K | 124:1 | 2023 |
| WORLD KINECT CORPSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 789460 | — | $6.8M | $65K | 105:1 | 2023 |
| Univar Solutions Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1494319 | — | $8.1M | $78K | 105:1 | 2022 |
| Andersons, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 821026 | — | $6.8M | $89K | 77:1 | 2023 |
| MGP INGREDIENTS INCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 835011 | — | $4.7M | $86K | 55:1 | 2023 |
| HAWKINS INCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 46250 | — | $2.6M | $87K | 30:1 | 2023 |
| Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1517175 | — | $5.0M | $42K | 3:1 | 2023 |
| ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 2178 | — | $168K | $84K | 2:1 | 2023 |
| CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 887733 | — | $46K | $46K | 1:1 | 2023 |
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