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The companies with the most class action settlements and the largest total payouts — ranked from fifty years of verified public records. CEO pay ratios come from SEC filings. Apology quotes are verbatim, with sources. Every number on this page is sourced.

99 companies · 176 settlements · coverage ~1976–2026 · researched Oct 2026

Company

Guess the CEO-to-worker pay ratio

How many × the median worker's pay?
10 : 12000 : 1
200 : 1