Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Estee Lauder, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$812M
Total assets
8,416
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$96,476
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan · Sponsored by Estee Lauder, Inc. · New York · Manufacturing

$812M in assets, 8,416 participants

Estee Lauder, Inc.'s The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan reported $812M in total assets and 8,416 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #20,107 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New York

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan covers 8,416 participants in New York, 11x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $812M.

$812M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
8,416
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$96,476
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $243M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan sits by total assets

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$811,942,740 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

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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 Retirement Growth Account Plan reports 8,416 participants - 11x that state average ($812M EOY assets).

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$791M
Net Income-$243M
Employer EIN131871348
Plan Effective Date1964-06-01
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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Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan reports $812M in end-of-year assets across 8,416 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $96,476 per participant (70% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$243M.

This plan identity (EIN 131871348, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $812M to $949M (+16.9%) while covered participants moved from 8,416 to 8,396 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,416 $812M This page
2023 7,965 $855M Open filing
2024 · index core 8,396 $949M Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan assets move in 2022?
The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan declined sharply - down 22.3% during 2022, from $1.0B to $812M. Reported net income was -$243M.
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 Retirement Growth Account Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Keycorp Consolidated Cash Balance Plan in OH ($813M, 3,640 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York. Compare plans
  • Estee Lauder, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 33.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans