Eating & Drinking Places CEO pay ratio
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A benchmarks for SIC 58. Highest in-industry ratio on this page: Yum China Holdings, Inc. at 2,266:1.
- Median pay ratio
- 425:1
- Average pay ratio
- 736:1
- Median CEO pay
- $7.8M
- Companies tracked
- 18
Data updated August 2026
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Eating & Drinking Places sits at #5 of 63 SIC-2 industries by median CEO-to-worker pay ratio and #37 of 63 by median CEO pay - ratio rank is not dollar rank (18 FY2025 filers, median 425:1 / $7.8M).
Placement uses the same latest-fiscal-year-per-SIC medians as the Industries directory. Median-ratio rank #5 of 63 is not median-CEO-pay rank #37 of 63. Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. Inside this SIC, Yum China Holdings, Inc. currently leads the in-page company list at 2,266:1.
- Median ratio
- 425:1
- #5 of 63 SIC-2 industries
- Median CEO pay
- $7.8M
- #37 of 63 by median dollars
- Filers
- 18
- FY2025 SIC 58
Ratio bands inside Eating & Drinking Places
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 18 complete FY2025 filings in SIC 58. Segments sum to the in-industry set, not the leader bars below.
Eating & Drinking Places vs all SIC-2 industries
Unique-issuer pay ratios in this SIC as bars , plus live COUNT placement #5 of 63 industries by median CEO-to-worker pay ratio (94th percentile) . Corpus complete-filing median is 87:1; this industry's median is 425:1.
Filing-year trail · SIC 58
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
- 425:1
- FY2025
- vs prior FY
- -50:1
- from FY2024 475:1
- Median CEO $ YoY
- -11%
- $7.8M latest
- Filer count YoY
- -5
- 18 in FY2025
| FY | Median ratio | Δ ratio | Median CEO pay | Δ pay | Filers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 297:1 | - | $7.2M | - | 21 |
| 2022 | 243:1 | -54:1 | $4.8M | -33% | 22 |
| 2023 | 350:1 | +107:1 | $6.8M | +42% | 22 |
| 2024 | 475:1 | +126:1 | $8.7M | +28% | 23 |
| 2025 | 425:1 | -50:1 | $7.8M | -11% | 18 |
Source: PlainCEOPay industry_benchmarks for SIC 58 (Eating & Drinking Places), FY2021–2025. Each row is one fiscal-year cohort median, not a company-level panel.
Higher-third median pay ratio
Eating & Drinking Places in the higher-ratio third
Eating & Drinking Places sits in the top third of SIC-2 industries by median CEO-to-worker pay ratio (425:1; #5 of 63). Eating & Drinking Places (SIC 58) posts a higher-third median CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 425:1 across 18 FY2025 SEC filers.
Inside this hotter-ratio band, the 25th percentile CEO earned $4.0M while the 75th earned $17.3M - firm size and equity packages still drive wide spreads. The 736:1 average sits well above the 425:1 median, so a few very-high-pay CEOs are pulling the mean; the median is the fairer yardstick.
Below: each of the 27 Eating & Drinking Places 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 Eating & Drinking Places (27 )
| # | Company | CEO Pay | Median Worker | Pay Ratio | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yum China Holdings, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1673358 | $19.6M | $9K | 2,266:1 | 2025 |
| 2 | Starbucks Corp SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 829224 | $31.0M | $17K | 1,794:1 | 2025 |
| 3 | Wingstop Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1636222 | $35.3M | $22K | 1,590:1 | 2025 |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1618756 | $15.2M | $11K | 1,369:1 | 2025 |
| 5 | Yum Brands Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1041061 | $17.9M | $15K | 1,167:1 | 2025 |
| 6 | Mcdonalds Corp SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 63908 | $20.6M | $19K | 1,082:1 | 2025 |
| 7 | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1058090 | $15.5M | $17K | 886:1 | 2025 |
| 8 | Papa Johns International Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 901491 | $8.4M | $10K | 849:1 | 2025 |
| 9 | Aramark Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1584509 | $14.6M | $18K | 828:1 | 2024 |
| 10 | Darden Restaurants Inc Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 940944 | $14.0M | $23K | 606:1 | 2024 |
| 11 | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1289460 | $10.8M | $21K | 527:1 | 2025 |
| 12 | Shake Shack Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1620533 | $7.2M | $22K | 323:1 | 2025 |
| 13 | Bloomin' Brands, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1546417 | $5.5M | $18K | 300:1 | 2025 |
| 14 | Dutch Bros Inc. Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1866581 | $5.0M | $19K | 256:1 | 2024 |
| 15 | Dine Brands Global, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 49754 | $4.6M | $18K | 252:1 | 2025 |
| 16 | DENNY'S Corp Latest filing FY2023 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 852772 | $5.4M | $26K | 206:1 | 2023 |
| 17 | Wendy's Co SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 30697 | $4.6M | $25K | 181:1 | 2025 |
| 18 | Cava Group, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1639438 | $3.8M | $22K | 179:1 | 2025 |
| 19 | El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1606366 | $3.1M | $17K | 178:1 | 2025 |
| 20 | Ruths Hospitality Group, Inc. Latest filing FY2022 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1324272 | $6.8M | $40K | 170:1 | 2022 |
| 21 | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1171759 | $3.3M | $25K | 130:1 | 2025 |
| 22 | Sweetgreen, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1477815 | $3.2M | $26K | 125:1 | 2025 |
| 23 | Potbelly Corp Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1195734 | $3.0M | $24K | 125:1 | 2024 |
| 24 | Cannae Holdings, Inc. Latest filing FY2022 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1704720 | $764K | $8K | 96:1 | 2022 |
| 25 | Biglari Holdings Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1726173 | $903K | $16K | 58:1 | 2025 |
Latest filing: 7 of the 25 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 Eating & Drinking Places benchmark and the lead figures on this page use FY2025 filers only.
Showing the top 25 unique CIKs by pay ratio (each issuer's latest filing). 2 additional Eating & Drinking Places issuers are on company pages and the national rankings · browse all.
Eating & Drinking Places sits in the top third of SIC-2 industries by median CEO-to-worker pay ratio (425:1; #5 of 63). Open Yum China Holdings, Inc. 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.