This statistic shows the CEO-to-worker compensation ratio for 50 top publicly owned companies, according to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index in the United States in 2012. In 2012, JC Penney Co. was topping the ranking with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 1,795, indicating that for every U.S. dollar a normal worker receives, the company's CEO received about 1,795 U.S. dollars.
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Ranking of CEO-to-worker compensation ratio of top publicly owned companies in the United States in 2012
Company name
CEO-to-worker compensation ratio
JC Penney Co.
1,795
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
1,640
Simon Property Group Inc.
1,594
Oracle Corp.
1,287
Starbucks Corp.
1,135
CBS Corp.
1,111
Ralph Lauren Corp.
1,083
NIKE Inc.
1,050
Discovery Communications Inc.
833
Yum! Brands Inc.
819
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
778
McKesson Corp.
733
Target Corp.
664
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