ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Central States, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$496M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,113
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$445,316
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Central States, Inc. · Arkansas · Manufacturing

$496M in assets, 1,113 participants

Central States, Inc.'s Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $496M in total assets and 1,113 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #17,925 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Arkansas

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 1,113 participants in Arkansas, about 40% of the average Arkansas filer (state average ~2,784 per filing). Assets: $496M.

#17,925
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+47.2%
assets growth YoY
5.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$495,637,041 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan lands in the large band (1,113 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 384304274 · Central States, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $496M · 1,113 · 97th

  • PCT $496M
  • EIN 1,113
  • RANK 97th
  • PHOTO ESOP
  • IND near Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EOY ind #17925

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 Arkansas →

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Austin Industries Employee Stock Ownership PlanAustin Industries Employee S…$498MKingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanKingdom Enterprises, Inc. Em…$498MRecology Employee Stock Ownership PlanRecology Employee Stock Owne…$497MCentral States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCentral States, Inc. Employe…$496MGolden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership PlanGolden Hippo Employee Stock …$495M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Arkansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$337M
Net Assets (End of Year)$328M
Net Income$46M
Employer EIN384304274
Plan Effective Date1991-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Central States, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Central States, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$528M 2.0453083449212333% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$525M$530M$535M$540M 20232024 $539M $528M ▼ -2.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 2 2,250 $539M
2024 2 2,768 $528M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Arkansas

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

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000100020003000 0200400600 Total assets ($M) Participants Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 495.637041 · Participants: 1113Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCentral Moloney, Inc. Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 351.515956 · Participants: 119Central Moloney, Inc. Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustHarps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 305.504524 · Participants: 2833Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanE.C. Barton & Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust, Total assets ($M): 167.149092 · Participants: 674E.C. Barton & Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan & TrustRubber & Gasket Company of America Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 64.127237 · Participants: 147Rubber & Gasket Company of America Employee Stock Ownership PlanHytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 31.366247 · Participants: 1570Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest ESOP by assets is Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($495M); by covered participants it is Triple B Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WA (1,123 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,113 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 Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 47.2% during 2023, from $337M to $496M. Reported net income was $46M.
How have Central States, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Central States, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 2.0%, from $539M to $528M.
Where does Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($495M, 956 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Triple B Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WA (1,123 participants, $278M 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 384304274.

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.