ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Messer Inc. ESOP
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $622M
- Total assets
- 873
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $713,056
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Messer Inc. · Ohio · Construction
$622M in assets, 873 participants
Messer Inc.'s Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $622M in total assets and 873 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #8,830 in Construction (9,030 peers)
Where Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets
Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $622M for 873 participants (~$713,056/participant), up 11.8% in 2023.
- $622M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 873
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $713,056
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $50M in the plan year 2022 filing to $74M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $557M in the plan year 2022 filing to $622M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 808 in the plan year 2022 filing to 873 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution
By assets, Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan outranks 98% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 6.2x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $557M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $577M |
| Net Income | $74M |
| Employer EIN | 201963972 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1985-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Messer Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 808 | $557M |
| 2023 | 1 | 873 | $622M |
| 2024 | 1 | 903 | $696M |
Nearby ESOP Plans in Ohio
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Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- Procter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership Plan $23.1B · 32,152
- The Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust $1.7B · 1,019
- Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $504M · 4,110
- Cleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan $452M · 434
- Henny Penny Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan $415M · 841
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- Messer Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans