Tootsie Roll Industries Executive Compensation (FY25)
TR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 9, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 11, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Ellen Gordon: $7,204,551 → $7,150,512 (0.8% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Tootsie Roll Industries' chief executive and what were they paid?
Ellen Gordon was paid $7,150,512 in total compensation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Gordon's total was 0.8% lower than the $7,204,551 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Tootsie Roll Industries' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.8% support at the meeting held May 6, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Tootsie Roll Industries' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names B&G Foods, Inc., Campbell Soup Company, Farmer Brothers Co., Flowers Foods, Inc. and General Mills, Inc., among others.
What is Tootsie Roll Industries' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 96:1, against median employee compensation of $74,309.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ellen Gordon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
G. Howard Ember Jr. Vice President/Finance | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Barry Bowen Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Green Vice President/Manufacturing | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Henry Mills Vice President/Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ellen Gordon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
G. Howard Ember Jr. Vice President/Finance | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Barry Bowen Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Green Vice President/Manufacturing | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Henry Mills Vice President/Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ellen Gordon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
G. Howard Ember Jr. Vice President/Finance | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Barry Bowen Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Green Vice President/Manufacturing | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Henry Mills Vice President/Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karen G. Mills | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paula M. Wardynski | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lana Jane Lewis-Brent | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael A. Chodos | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Virginia L. Gordon | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Barre A. Seibert | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ellen R. Gordon served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
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| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
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Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- B&G Foods, Inc. BGS
- Campbell Soup Company CPB
- Farmer Brothers Co. FARM
- Flowers Foods, Inc. FLO
- General Mills, Inc. GIS
- Hain Celestial Group, Inc. HAIN
- J & J Snack Foods Corp. JJSF
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. JBSS
- Kellanova K
- Marzetti Company MZTI
- McCormick & Co., Inc. MKC
- Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. NATR
- Post Holdings, Inc. POST
- Seneca Foods Corporation symbol not shown
- The Hershey Company HSY
- The J.M. Smucker Company SJM
- The Simply Good Foods Company SMPL
- TreeHouse Foods, Inc. THS
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 6, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 1, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | August 31, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 1, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Tootsie Roll Industries disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Tootsie Roll Industries sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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99 figures on this page: 95 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
95 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001104659-26-058415Proposal 3 Approval of Executive Compensation of the Named Executive Officers of the Company
- 0001104659-26-035765
- 0001558370-23-008018Proposal 3 Approval of Executive Compensation of the Named Executive Officers of the Company
- 0000098677-20-000009Proposal 3 - Approval of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers of the Company
- 0000098677-17-000007Proposal 3 - Approve Executive Compensation
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Peers Tootsie Roll Industries discloses
The companies named in TR's own disclosed peer group.
B&G Foods, Inc.Campbell Soup CompanyFlowers Foods, Inc.General Mills, Inc.Hain Celestial Group, Inc.J & J Snack Foods Corp.KellanovaMarzetti CompanyMcCormick & Co., Inc.Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc.Post Holdings, Inc.The Hershey CompanyThe J.M. Smucker CompanyThe Simply Good Foods CompanyTreeHouse Foods, Inc.
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}