Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Estee Lauder, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$949M
Total assets Above avg plan size
8,396
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$113,085
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan · Sponsored by Estee Lauder, Inc. · New York · Manufacturing

$949M in assets, 8,396 participants

Estee Lauder, Inc.'s The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan reported $949M in total assets and 8,396 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #17,283 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in New York

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan covers 8,396 participants in New York, 11x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $949M.

#17,283
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+11.1%
assets growth YoY
9.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$949,458,041 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan lands in the large band (8,396 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan reported net income fell from $53M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan end-of-year assets rose from $855M in the plan year 2023 filing to $949M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan reported participants rose from 7,965 in the plan year 2023 filing to 8,396 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 131871348 · Estee Lauder, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan · $949M · 8,396 · 98th

  • TYPE $949M
  • TYPE 8,396
  • TYPE 98th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Laborers District Council of W PA Pension Fund
  • TYPE ind #17283

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pitney Bowes Pension Plan$959MShands Healthcare Pension Plan IIShands Healthcare Pension Pl…$958MThe Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account PlanThe Estee Lauder Companies R…$949MLaborers District Council of W PA Pension FundLaborers District Council of…$948MRetirement Plan of Tennessee Farmers Mutual InsuraRetirement Plan of Tennessee…$944M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$855M
Net Assets (End of Year)$841M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN131871348
Plan Effective Date1964-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Estee Lauder, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Estee Lauder, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.1B 33.42842253362125% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.09B $4.12B ▲ +33.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 20,185 $3.1B
2023 2 20,079 $3.6B
2024 2 19,297 $4.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.949458041 · Participants: 8396The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.919858993 · Participants: 48014IBM Personal Pension Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.913316696 · Participants: 1118331199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.588456377 · Participants: 10608Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.970337119 · Participants: 8876Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanGE Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.92290143 · Participants: 5829GE Energy Pension Plan
The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan reports $949M in end-of-year assets across 8,396 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $113,085 per participant (82% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$3M.

This plan identity (EIN 131871348, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $812M to $949M (+16.9%) while covered participants moved from 8,416 to 8,396 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,416 $812M Open filing
2023 7,965 $855M Open filing
2024 · index core 8,396 $949M This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Laborers District Council of W PA Pension Fund in PA ($948M); by covered participants it is Honda Retirement Plan in CA (8,401 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($949M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,396 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 The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan assets move in 2024?
The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.1% during 2024, from $855M to $949M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Estee Lauder, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Estee Lauder, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.4%, from $3.1B to $4.1B.
Where does The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Laborers District Council of W PA Pension Fund in PA ($948M, 6,882 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Estee Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Honda Retirement Plan in CA (8,401 participants, $3.3B in assets).