401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Ashland Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,887
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$636,826
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ashland Employee Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ashland Inc. · Delaware · Management of Enterprises

$1.2B in assets, 1,887 participants

Ashland Inc.'s Ashland Employee Savings Plan reported $1.2B in total assets and 1,887 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #1,148 in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)

Coverage in Delaware

Ashland Employee Savings Plan covers 1,887 participants in Delaware, 3.5x the typical Delaware plan (state average ~536 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.

#1,148
in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)
-21.9%
assets change YoY
12×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $336M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ashland Employee Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ashland Employee Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$1,201,689,819 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Ashland Employee Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ashland Employee Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,887 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 812587835 · Ashland Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Ashland Employee Savings Plan · $1.2B · 1,887 · 99th

  • EOY $1.2B
  • 5500 1,887
  • ASSETS 99th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Mcdermott Savings Plan
  • RANK ind #1148

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Delaware →

Ashland Employee Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Mathworks 401(k) Retirement PlanThe Mathworks 401(k) Retirem…$1.2BAshland Employee Savings Plan$1.2BMcdermott Savings Plan$1.2BCushman & Wakefield 401(k) PlanCushman & Wakefield 401(k) P…$1.2BClub Futuresave Plan$1.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Ashland Employee Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Delaware filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income-$336M
Employer EIN812587835
Plan Effective Date1964-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ashland Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ashland Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 9.617593407394251% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B$1.4B$1.45B 202220232024 $1.27B $1.39B ▲ +9.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,059 $1.3B
2023 3 1,799 $1.3B
2024 3 1,557 $1.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Delaware

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Ashland Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Delaware, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Ashland Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.201689819 · Participants: 1887Ashland Employee Savings PlanRetirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.556844337 · Participants: 9866Retirement Savings PlanAstrazeneca Savings and Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.080434696 · Participants: 13301Astrazeneca Savings and Security PlanDupont Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.963536374 · Participants: 11033Dupont Retirement Savings PlanWl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.437172534 · Participants: 7952Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) PlanChemours Company Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.737924061 · Participants: 4346Chemours Company Retirement Savings Plan
Ashland Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Delaware, assets vs. participants
Compare Ashland Employee Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ashland Employee Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Delaware, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mcdermott Savings Plan in TX ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Global 401(k) Retirement Plan in AK (1,887 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,887 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ashland Employee Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Ashland Employee Savings Plan declined sharply - down 21.9% during 2022, from $1.5B to $1.2B. Reported net income was -$336M.
How have Ashland Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ashland Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 9.6%, from $1.3B to $1.4B.
Where does Ashland Employee Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ashland Employee Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ashland Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mcdermott Savings Plan in TX ($1.2B, 3,753 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ashland Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Global 401(k) Retirement Plan in AK (1,887 participants, $114M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 812587835.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.