Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ellen R. Gordon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.2M in fiscal 2025, down 1% from $7.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 96:1, on median employee pay of $74,309.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 6, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.2M-1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
96:1median $74,309
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$999,000Capped limit
2025 Net Earnings
$100.1MExcludes non-controlling interests
Net Product Sales
$724.7MFiscal 2025
CEO Aircraft Perquisite
$1,728,526Incremental cost

How Gordon was paid

$7.2M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary14%Non-equity incentive59%All other compensation27%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ellen R. GordonChairman and Chief Executive Officer$7,150,512
G. Howard Ember, Jr.Vice President/Finance$2,425,795
Henry G. MillsVice President/Chief Operating Officer$1,156,292
Barry P. BowenTreasurer$1,469,723
Stephen P. GreenVice President/Manufacturing$1,345,577

What changed and why

  • $7.2MChief executive officer total compensation decreased to $7,150,512 in fiscal 2025 from $7,204,551 in fiscal 2024.
  • No stock options or stock awards were granted because the company does not utilize equity-based compensation for executives.
  • $100.1MNet earnings for fiscal 2025 were $100,052,000, representing an increase over the prior year.
  • $724.7MNet product sales reached $724,675,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
  • 94.9%Shareholders approved the prior advisory vote on executive compensation with 94.9% support.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.