ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Metro Sales, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$86M
Total assets Below avg plan size
255
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$338,018
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Metro Sales, Inc. · Minnesota · Wholesale Trade

$86M in assets, 255 participants

Metro Sales, Inc.'s Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $86M in total assets and 255 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #5,530 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 255 participants in Minnesota, about 23% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $86M.

#5,530
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+14.8%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$86,194,694 Top 11% higher than 89% of 123,620 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 2024

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (255 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $75M in the plan year 2023 filing to $86M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 246 in the plan year 2023 filing to 255 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 410957753 · Metro Sales, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $86M · 255 · 89th

  • EIN $86M
  • RANK 255
  • PHOTO 89th
  • IND ESOP
  • EOY near Graydaze Contracting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • 5500 ind #5530

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 Minnesota →

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$75M
Net Assets (End of Year)$85M
Net Income$11M
Employer EIN410957753
Plan Effective Date2019-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Metro Sales, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Metro Sales, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$183M 44.137728999943675% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M$200M 202220232024 $127M $183M ▲ +44.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 488 $127M
2023 2 496 $160M
2024 2 520 $183M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Minnesota

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

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 020040060080010001200 Total assets ($M) Participants Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 86.194694 · Participants: 255Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAndersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 962.686911 · Participants: 12104Andersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanLandscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 593.784492 · Participants: 490Landscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustKingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 593.525018 · Participants: 782Kingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanForce America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 472.716981 · Participants: 615Force America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAblenet, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 459.837439 · Participants: 134Ablenet, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Minnesota, the nearest ESOP by assets is Graydaze Contracting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA ($86M); by covered participants it is Sb Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (255 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (255 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.8% during 2024, from $75M to $86M. Reported net income was $11M.
How have Metro Sales, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Metro Sales, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 44.1%, from $127M to $183M.
Where does Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Graydaze Contracting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA ($86M, 73 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sb Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (255 participants, $6M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 410957753.

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.