401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ashland Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,647
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$769,365
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

$1.3B in assets, 1,647 participants

Ashland Inc.'s Ashland Employee Savings Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 1,647 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #1,090 in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)

Coverage in Delaware

Ashland Employee Savings Plan covers 1,647 participants in Delaware, 3.1x the typical Delaware plan (state average ~536 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

#1,090
in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)
+5.4%
assets growth YoY
13×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$1,267,144,025 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ashland Employee Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,647 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ashland Employee Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$336M in the plan year 2022 filing to $65M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ashland Employee Savings Plan reported participants fell from 1,887 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,647 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ashland Employee Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 812587835 · Ashland Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ashland Employee Savings Plan · $1.3B · 1,647 · 99th

  • PCT $1.3B
  • EIN 1,647
  • RANK 99th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Enbridge Employee Services, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #1090

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

Ashland Employee Savings Plan$1.3BEnbridge Employee Services, Inc. Employees' Savings PlanEnbridge Employee Services, …$1.3BUnisys Savings Plan$1.3BOlin Corporation Contributing Employee Ownership PlanOlin Corporation Contributin…$1.3BSsm Health 401(k) Plan$1.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Ashland Employee Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Delaware filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income$65M
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): 1.267144025 · Participants: 1647Ashland Employee Savings PlanAstrazeneca Savings and Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.59933241 · Participants: 13734Astrazeneca Savings and Security PlanRetirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.839304585 · Participants: 9968Retirement Savings PlanDupont Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.237107237 · Participants: 9918Dupont Retirement Savings PlanWl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.797467724 · Participants: 8557Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) PlanChemours Company Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.870237716 · Participants: 4361Chemours 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 Enbridge Employee Services, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan in TX ($1.3B); by covered participants it is Dick Blick Profit Sharing Plan in IL (1,647 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,647 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Ashland Employee Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.4% during 2023, from $1.2B to $1.3B. Reported net income was $65M.
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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Enbridge Employee Services, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan in TX ($1.3B, 3,623 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 Dick Blick Profit Sharing Plan in IL (1,647 participants, $88M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.