ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Messer Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$622M
Total assets Above avg plan size
873
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$713,056
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#8,830
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+11.8%
assets growth YoY
6.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$622,497,740 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (873 participants).

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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 201963972 · Messer Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $622M · 873 · 98th

  • SCH $622M
  • SCH 873
  • SCH 98th
  • SCH ESOP
  • SCH near U-Haul Holding Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • SCH ind #8830

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 →

Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMesser Inc. Employee Stock O…$622MU-Haul Holding Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanU-Haul Holding Company Emplo…$619MConsigli Building Group Employee Stock Ownership PlanConsigli Building Group Empl…$612MMagnolia Employee Stock Ownership PlanMagnolia Employee Stock Owne…$612MEmployee Stock Ownership Plan of Applied Research Associates, Inc.Employee Stock Ownership Pla…$606M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$557M
Net Assets (End of Year)$577M
Net Income$74M
Employer EIN201963972
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Messer Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Messer Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$696M 25.01626219376644% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$550M$600M$650M$700M$750M 202220232024 $557M $696M ▲ +25.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 808 $557M
2023 1 873 $622M
2024 1 903 $696M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Ohio

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

Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.62249774 · Participants: 873Messer Inc. 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 & TrustGreat 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 PlanHenny Penny Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.414728672 · Participants: 841Henny Penny Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Ohio, the nearest ESOP by assets is U-Haul Holding Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ ($619M); by covered participants it is Pride Mobility Employee Stock Ownership Retirement Plan in PA (873 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (873 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 Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.8% during 2023, from $557M to $622M. Reported net income was $74M.
How have Messer Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Messer Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.0%, from $557M to $696M.
Where does Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is U-Haul Holding Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ ($619M, 19,740 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pride Mobility Employee Stock Ownership Retirement Plan in PA (873 participants, $25M 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 201963972.

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.