ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Lancaster Colony Corporation ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
48
Participants Small participant base
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$357,794
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Lancaster Colony Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing

$17M in assets, 48 participants

Lancaster Colony Corporation's Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $17M in total assets and 48 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #11,029 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Lancaster Colony Corporation multi-year trail

Lancaster Colony Corporation's plans moved +28.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $17M / 48 participants.

#11,029
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-14.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,174,113 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (48 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 51 in the plan year 2022 filing to 48 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 131955943 · Lancaster Colony Corporation PY 2023 · ESOP

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $17M · 48 · 70th

  • PCT $17M
  • EIN 48
  • RANK 70th
  • PHOTO ESOP
  • IND near Illinois Constructors Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EOY ind #11029

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 Ohio →

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Lancaster Colony Corporation multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lancaster Colony Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$158M 28.16610141719042% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $123M $158M ▲ +28.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,676 $123M
2023 2 2,490 $142M
2024 2 2,700 $158M

Lancaster Colony Corporation filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN131955943
Plan Effective Date1986-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Ohio

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

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017174113 · Participants: 48Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanProcter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.091305753 · Participants: 32152Procter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 1.692644904 · Participants: 1019The Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & TrustMesser Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.62249774 · Participants: 873Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanGreat Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.504257458 · Participants: 4110Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.451883636 · Participants: 434Cleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest ESOP by assets is Illinois Constructors Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL ($17M); by covered participants it is Chouteau Hospitality Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MO (48 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (48 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 Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.6% during 2023, from $20M to $17M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Lancaster Colony Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lancaster Colony Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.2%, from $123M to $158M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Illinois Constructors Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL ($17M, 29 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Chouteau Hospitality Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MO (48 participants, N/A 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 131955943.

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.