ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sanderson Farms, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$38M
Total assets Below avg plan size
11,231
Participants Very large workforce
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$3,354
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP · Sponsored by Sanderson Farms, Inc. · Mississippi · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$38M in assets, 11,231 participants

Sanderson Farms, Inc.'s Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP reported $38M in total assets and 11,231 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #1,392 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)

Coverage in Mississippi

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP covers 11,231 participants in Mississippi, 31x the typical Mississippi plan (state average ~366 per filing). Assets: $38M.

#1,392
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)
-60.6%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $58M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP's outsized position by total assets

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP vs every filed plan by assets

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

$37,663,816 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP is a mega filing (11,231 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 640615843 · Sanderson Farms, Inc. PY 2022 · ESOP

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP · $38M · 11,231 · 85th

  • PCT $38M
  • EIN 11,231
  • RANK 85th
  • PHOTO ESOP
  • IND near Structural Integrity Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EOY ind #1392

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Mississippi →

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Mississippi filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$96M
Net Assets (End of Year)$38M
Net Income-$58M
Employer EIN640615843
Plan Effective Date1975-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sanderson Farms, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sanderson Farms, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3K 99.99330922814619% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$0M$20M$40M$60M 20222023 $37.7M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 25,265 $38M
2023 1 11,873 $3K

Nearby ESOP Plans in Mississippi

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP vs. nearby ESOP plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 050100150200 Total assets ($M) Participants Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP, Total assets ($M): 37.663816 · Participants: 11231Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOPTelapex, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 157.731936 · Participants: 1625Telapex, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanLt Corporation & Affiliates Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 130.739574 · Participants: 257Lt Corporation & Affiliates Employee Stock Ownership PlanMdr Construction, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 93.095081 · Participants: 344Mdr Construction, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCommunity Bancshares of Mississippi, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 87.996219 · Participants: 840Community Bancshares of Mississippi, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanF.L. Crane & Sons, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 59.413879 · Participants: 333F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP vs. nearby ESOP plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants
Compare Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Mississippi, the nearest ESOP by assets is Structural Integrity Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($38M); by covered participants it is Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (11,676 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (11,231 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 Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP assets move in 2022? ▼
Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP contracted severely - down 60.6% during 2022, from $96M to $38M. Reported net income was -$58M.
How have Sanderson Farms, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Sanderson Farms, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 100.0%, from $38M to $3K.
Where does Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Structural Integrity Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($38M, 219 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (11,676 participants, $122M 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 640615843.

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.