CEO Pay Rankings

Ranked lists drawn from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR proxy filings (DEF 14A) covering more than 7,000 U.S. public-company registrants since the 2018 pay-ratio rule. According to SEC Item 402(u), every domestic issuer must disclose its CEO-to-median-worker ratio, and PlainCEOPay surfaces the top 50 records per category, refreshed within 30 days of each new filing. See our methodology for the exact DEF 14A item numbers each ranking references.

Highest Pay Ratio Highest Paid CEOs Lowest Pay Ratio
# Company CEO Pay Pay Ratio
1 ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/ N/A 6,076:1
2 UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ N/A 3,083:1
3 Yum China Holdings, Inc. $20.3M 2,858:1
4 AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. $25.4M 2,201:1
5 SKECHERS USA INC $18.8M 2,199:1
6 ROSS STORES, INC. $18.1M 2,100:1
7 CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC N/A 1,990:1
8 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC $16.8M 1,929:1
9 COCA COLA CO $24.7M 1,799:1
10 WESTERN DIGITAL CORP $17.7M 1,649:1
11 Aptiv PLC $18.0M 1,545:1
12 TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ N/A 1,496:1
13 CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC $22.5M 1,354:1
14 Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. $12.1M 1,343:1
15 FLEX LTD. $15.1M 1,279:1
16 ManpowerGroup Inc. $12.7M 1,276:1
17 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC $29.0M 1,271:1
18 ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP $20.0M 1,268:1
19 Kontoor Brands, Inc. $9.9M 1,236:1
20 MCDONALDS CORP $19.2M 1,212:1
21 YUM BRANDS INC $21.2M 1,205:1
22 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. $13.6M 1,196:1
23 Bath & Body Works, Inc. $11.7M 1,189:1
24 Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. $83.9M 1,184:1
25 G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/ $31.4M 1,154:1
26 Burlington Stores, Inc. $13.9M 1,144:1
27 FirstCash Holdings, Inc. $12.3M 1,122:1
28 SANMINA CORP $14.9M 1,115:1
29 Aramark $18.7M 1,114:1
30 Seagate Technology Holdings plc $13.6M 1,045:1
31 OSI SYSTEMS INC $20.7M 1,027:1
32 UFP TECHNOLOGIES INC N/A 1,024:1
33 Sphere Entertainment Co. N/A 1,000:1
34 ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC $8.3M 991:1
35 R1 RCM Inc. /DE $14.2M 980:1
36 Walmart Inc. $27.0M 976:1
37 ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD $17.2M 953:1
38 Chewy, Inc. $35.2M 936:1
39 ExlService Holdings, Inc. $12.3M 933:1
40 Restaurant Brands International Inc. $29.0M 919:1
41 Gentherm Inc $7.6M 916:1
42 Driven Brands Holdings Inc. $29.1M 908:1
43 Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. $6.9M 900:1
44 Bausch & Lomb Corp $45.3M 898:1
45 Tecnoglass Inc. N/A 868:1
46 Cinemark Holdings, Inc. $8.8M 867:1
47 FIVE BELOW, INC $10.2M 838:1
48 E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. $34.8M 834:1
49 Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. $23.4M 831:1
50 CARNIVAL CORP $13.8M 822:1
About these rankings: Based on most recent available fiscal year data from SEC proxy statements (DEF 14A). Rankings reflect total CEO compensation including salary, bonuses, stock awards, and options.

Top 10 companies by highest ratio

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/0UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/0Yum China Holdings, Inc.0AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.0SKECHERS USA INC0ROSS STORES, INC.0CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC0AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC0COCA COLA CO0WESTERN DIGITAL CORP0
Top 10 companies by highest ratio

Browse companies in this ranking

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/ #1 UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ #2 Yum China Holdings, Inc. #3 AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. #4 SKECHERS USA INC #5 ROSS STORES, INC. #6 CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC #7 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC #8 COCA COLA CO #9 WESTERN DIGITAL CORP #10 Aptiv PLC #11 TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ #12 CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC #13 Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. #14 FLEX LTD. #15 ManpowerGroup Inc. #16 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC #17 ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP #18 Kontoor Brands, Inc. #19 MCDONALDS CORP #20 YUM BRANDS INC #21 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. #22 Bath & Body Works, Inc. #23 Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. #24 G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/ #25 Burlington Stores, Inc. #26 FirstCash Holdings, Inc. #27 SANMINA CORP #28 Aramark #29 Seagate Technology Holdings plc #30

About These Rankings

How are highest pay ratios calculated?

Pay ratios are disclosed directly by companies in their annual proxy statements (DEF 14A) as required by the SEC. The ratio is CEO total compensation divided by median employee total compensation for the fiscal year.

What's included in "total compensation"?

Total compensation includes: base salary, annual cash bonuses, stock awards (at grant-date fair value), option awards (at grant-date fair value), non-equity incentive plan compensation, pension value changes, and all other compensation (perks, benefits, etc.). This is the same figure companies are required to report.