ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Central States, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$476M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,400
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$339,908
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Central States, Inc. · Arkansas · Manufacturing

$476M in assets, 1,400 participants

Central States, Inc.'s Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $476M in total assets and 1,400 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #16,952 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $476M for 1,400 participants (~$339,908/participant), down 4.0% in 2024.

#16,952
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-4.0%
assets change YoY
4.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $17M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$475,871,389 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan lands in the large band (1,400 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $46M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$17M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 1,113 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,400 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $496M in the plan year 2023 filing to $476M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 384304274 · Central States, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $476M · 1,400 · 97th

  • PCT $476M
  • EIN 1,400
  • RANK 97th
  • PHOTO ESOP
  • IND near Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • EOY ind #16952

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 Arkansas →

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$496M
Net Assets (End of Year)$311M
Net Income-$17M
Employer EIN384304274
Plan Effective Date1991-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Central States, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Central States, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$528M 2.0453083449212333% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$525M$530M$535M$540M 20232024 $539M $528M ▼ -2.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 2 2,250 $539M
2024 2 2,768 $528M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Arkansas

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

Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100001000200030004000 0100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 475.871389 · Participants: 1400Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanHarps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 317.018358 · Participants: 3196Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCentral Moloney, Inc. Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 102.789406 · Participants: 0Central Moloney, Inc. Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustRubber & Gasket Company of America Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 70.150614 · Participants: 147Rubber & Gasket Company of America Employee Stock Ownership PlanHytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 47.625563 · Participants: 1295Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanHfa Enterprises Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 42.282616 · Participants: 407Hfa Enterprises Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Arkansas, the nearest ESOP by assets is Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in IA ($473M); by covered participants it is Adams and Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NV (1,397 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,400 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 Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan edged down modestly - down 4.0% during 2024, from $496M to $476M. Reported net income was -$17M.
How have Central States, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Central States, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 2.0%, from $539M to $528M.
Where does Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 97th 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in IA ($473M, 658 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Adams and Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NV (1,397 participants, $67M 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 384304274.

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.