401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Estee Lauder, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$2.3B
Total assets
11,769
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$193,335
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Estee Lauder, Inc. · New York · Manufacturing

$2.3B in assets, 11,769 participants

Estee Lauder, Inc.'s The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan reported $2.3B in total assets and 11,769 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #20,410 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New York

The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan covers 11,769 participants in New York, 15x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $2.3B.

$2.3B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
11,769
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$193,335
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $556M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Participants vs New York filers

In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan reports 11,769 participants - 15x that state average ($2.3B EOY assets).

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.3B
Net Income-$556M
Employer EIN131871348
Plan Effective Date1979-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Estee Lauder, Inc.)

$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.09B $4.12B ▲ +33.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Estee Lauder, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 20,185 $3.1B
2023 2 20,079 $3.6B
2024 2 19,297 $4.1B

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The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan

The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan reports $2.3B in end-of-year assets across 11,769 participants (0.018% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $193,335 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$556M.

This plan identity (EIN 131871348, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.3B to $3.2B (+39.3%) while covered participants moved from 11,769 to 10,901 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 11,769 $2.3B This page
2023 12,114 $2.7B Open filing
2024 · index core 10,901 $3.2B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 19.7% during 2022, from $2.8B to $2.3B. Reported net income was -$556M.
How have Estee Lauder, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Estee Lauder, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.4%, from $3.1B to $4.1B.
Where does The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 100th 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 The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan in IA ($2.3B, 13,793 participants).

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Filing takeaways

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  • By total assets, The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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  • Estee Lauder, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 33.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans