Tootsie Roll Industries Inc (TROLB) company profile
Close on Oct 19, 2026Market cap $2.93BP/E 30.0Yield –
About Tootsie Roll Industries
Sugar & Confectionery Products, SIC 2060
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells confectionery products, which constitutes its sole industry segment and line of business. The company markets a broad portfolio of candy and gum products under established brand names such as Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Pops, Child's Play, Blow-Pop, Junior Mints, Charleston Chew, Sugar Babies, Andes, and Dubble Bubble. Its offerings are distributed directly and through food and grocery brokers to a diverse customer base, including wholesale candy and grocery distributors, supermarkets, dollar stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, drug chains, discount retailers, convenience channels, online marketplaces, the military, and charitable organizations.
The company operates primarily across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, maintaining production facilities in Canada and Mexico as well as manufacturing operations in Chicago. Major retail and wholesale customers include Wal-Mart, Dollar Tree, and McLane Company. Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. maintains its principal executive offices and corporate headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.
Summary of the business section of Tootsie Roll Industries's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Tootsie Roll Industries Inc
- Founded
- 1896
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Address
- 7401 S Cicero Ave 60629
- Phone
- (773) 838-3400
- Website
- tootsie.com
- Employees
- 2,100, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Sugar & Confectionery Products
- Incorporated in
- Virginia
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago, Illinois
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- TROLB
- Other tickers
- TR
- Exchange
- OTC
- Shares outstanding
- 75M, Jun 30, 2026
- Public float
- $550.10M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Jul 14, 1998; 2-for-1, Jul 12, 1995; 2-for-1, May 29, 1987; 3-for-2, Jul 11, 1986
- SEC CIK
- 98677
- CUSIP
- 890516107
- ISIN
- US8905161076
- FIGI
- BBG000F85027
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001S9QNZ0
- LEI
- 529900SBKOV9XX4M4Q35
- EIN
- 22-1318955
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen R. Gordon | CHAIRMAN AND CEO, Director | 43,144,739 |
| Karen G. Mills | President, Director | 1,216,984 |
| Jeffrey S. Srulovitz | VP and General Counsel | – |
| Michael Adam Chodos | Director | – |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $7.15M | $7.15M | $1.60M | $151 | $98 |
| FY2024 | $7.20M | $7.20M | $1.57M | $128 | $106 |
| FY2023 | $7.29M | $7.29M | $1.50M | $126 | $114 |
| FY2022 | $6.79M | $6.79M | $1.36M | $155 | $124 |
| FY2021 | $5.44M | $5.44M | $1.26M | $127 | $113 |
| FY2020 | $4.88M | $4.88M | $1.19M | $91 | $105 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen R. Gordon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $999.00K | $4.25M | $1.91M | $7.15M | -1% |
| G. Howard Ember, Jr. Vice President/Finance | $999.00K | $590.00K | $836.80K | $2.43M | +5% |
| Henry G. Mills Vice President/Chief Operating Officer | $603.00K | $259.70K | $293.59K | $1.16M | +15% |
| Barry P. Bowen Treasurer | $787.50K | $307.90K | $374.32K | $1.47M | +5% |
| Stephen P. Green Vice President/Manufacturing | $728.50K | $282.00K | $335.08K | $1.35M | +5% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“The Company employs approximately 2,100 full-time persons at all locations.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2020 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Sep 2, 2004 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |