Apparel & Accessory Stores CEO pay ratio
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A benchmarks for SIC 56. Highest in-industry ratio on this page: Abercrombie & Fitch Co /de/ at 3,576:1.
- Median pay ratio
- 185:1
- Average pay ratio
- 875:1
- Median CEO pay
- $5.9M
- Companies tracked
- 13
Data updated August 2026
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Apparel & Accessory Stores sits at #11 of 63 SIC-2 industries by median CEO-to-worker pay ratio and #52 of 63 by median CEO pay - ratio rank is not dollar rank (13 FY2025 filers, median 185:1 / $5.9M).
Placement uses the same latest-fiscal-year-per-SIC medians as the Industries directory. Median-ratio rank #11 of 63 is not median-CEO-pay rank #52 of 63. Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. Inside this SIC, Abercrombie & Fitch Co /de/ currently leads the in-page company list at 3,576:1.
- Median ratio
- 185:1
- #11 of 63 SIC-2 industries
- Median CEO pay
- $5.9M
- #52 of 63 by median dollars
- Filers
- 13
- FY2025 SIC 56
Ratio bands inside Apparel & Accessory Stores
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 11 complete FY2025 filings in SIC 56. Segments sum to the in-industry set, not the leader bars below.
Apparel & Accessory Stores vs all SIC-2 industries
Unique-issuer pay ratios in this SIC as bars , plus live COUNT placement #11 of 63 industries by median CEO-to-worker pay ratio (84th percentile) . Corpus complete-filing median is 87:1; this industry's median is 185:1.
Filing-year trail · SIC 56
Same SIC-2 industry_benchmarks extract across FY2021–2025: median CEO-to-worker pay ratio, median CEO dollars, and filer count per fiscal year. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; they are not inflation-adjusted and do not invent missing years.
- Latest median ratio
- 185:1
- FY2025
- vs prior FY
- -281:1
- from FY2024 466:1
- Median CEO $ YoY
- -6.2%
- $5.9M latest
- Filer count YoY
- -4
- 13 in FY2025
| FY | Median ratio | Δ ratio | Median CEO pay | Δ pay | Filers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 776:1 | - | $5.4M | - | 17 |
| 2022 | 517:1 | -260:1 | $5.9M | +9.1% | 20 |
| 2023 | 522:1 | +5.5:1 | $5.3M | -11% | 17 |
| 2024 | 466:1 | -56:1 | $6.3M | +19% | 17 |
| 2025 | 185:1 | -281:1 | $5.9M | -6.2% | 13 |
Source: PlainCEOPay industry_benchmarks for SIC 56 (Apparel & Accessory Stores), FY2021–2025. Each row is one fiscal-year cohort median, not a company-level panel.
Higher-third median pay ratio
Apparel & Accessory Stores in the higher-ratio third
Apparel & Accessory Stores sits in the top third of SIC-2 industries by median CEO-to-worker pay ratio (185:1; #11 of 63). Apparel & Accessory Stores (SIC 56) posts a higher-third median CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 185:1 across 13 FY2025 SEC filers.
Inside this hotter-ratio band, the 25th percentile CEO earned $1.8M while the 75th earned $13.5M - firm size and equity packages still drive wide spreads. The 875:1 average sits well above the 185:1 median, so a few very-high-pay CEOs are pulling the mean; the median is the fairer yardstick.
Below: each of the 20 Apparel & Accessory Stores companies PlainCEOPay tracks in this SIC , with CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratios. Company pages compare each filing to this industry median. Figures are from SEC EDGAR filings - not estimates.
According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR database, PlainCEOPay's August 2026 refresh processed 2,456 public companies with 1,423 complete FY2025 DEF 14A proxy filings (fiscal years 2021 through 2025) under Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K. See our methodology for parsing rules.
Companies in Apparel & Accessory Stores (20 )
| # | Company | CEO Pay | Median Worker | Pay Ratio | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abercrombie & Fitch Co /de/ SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1018840 | - | - | 3,576:1 | 2025 |
| 2 | Hanesbrands Inc. Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1359841 | $12.0M | $6K | 1,893:1 | 2024 |
| 3 | Tjx Companies Inc /de/ SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 109198 | $26.6M | $15K | 1,774:1 | 2025 |
| 4 | Ross Stores, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 745732 | $17.4M | $10K | 1,730:1 | 2025 |
| 5 | American Eagle Outfitters Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 919012 | $12.7M | $7K | 1,691:1 | 2025 |
| 6 | Victoria's Secret & Co. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1856437 | $14.4M | $11K | 1,360:1 | 2025 |
| 7 | Foot Locker, Inc. Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 850209 | $12.5M | $12K | 1,056:1 | 2024 |
| 8 | Chico's Fas, Inc. Latest filing FY2022 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 897429 | $7.6M | $8K | 964:1 | 2022 |
| 9 | Genesco Inc Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 18498 | $5.2M | $7K | 778:1 | 2024 |
| 10 | Designer Brands Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1319947 | $7.9M | $16K | 493:1 | 2025 |
| 11 | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1610250 | $7.6M | $16K | 466:1 | 2024 |
| 12 | Zumiez Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1318008 | $1.8M | $9K | 185:1 | 2025 |
| 13 | Lands' End, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 799288 | $5.9M | $33K | 181:1 | 2025 |
| 14 | Shoe Station Group Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 895447 | $4.1M | $26K | 158:1 | 2025 |
| 15 | Nordstrom Inc Latest filing FY2023 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 72333 | $4.5M | $36K | 127:1 | 2023 |
| 16 | Buckle Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 885245 | - | - | 86:1 | 2025 |
| 17 | Citi Trends Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1318484 | $1.9M | $25K | 78:1 | 2025 |
| 18 | Urban Outfitters Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 912615 | $1.0M | $17K | 61:1 | 2025 |
| 19 | Destination Xl Group, Inc. Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 813298 | - | - | 58:1 | 2024 |
| 20 | Gap Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 39911 | $10K | $10K | 1:1 | 2025 |
Latest filing: 7 of the 20 issuers above have no FY2025 filing on file, so their row shows their newest earlier year (see the FY column). They are ranked here beside FY2025 filers and each carries the marker; the Apparel & Accessory Stores benchmark and the lead figures on this page use FY2025 filers only.
Apparel & Accessory Stores sits in the top third of SIC-2 industries by median CEO-to-worker pay ratio (185:1; #11 of 63). Open Abercrombie & Fitch Co /de/ for the in-SIC filing next to this median, or compare every SIC on the Industries directory.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.