ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Lja Engineering, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$493M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,799
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$274,315
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Lja Engineering, Inc. · Texas · Professional & Technical Services

$493M in assets, 1,799 participants

Lja Engineering, Inc.'s Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $493M in total assets and 1,799 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.

  • #19,770 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 1,799 participants in Texas, 2.6x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $493M.

#19,770
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+24.4%
assets growth YoY
5.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$493,492,368 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

Lja Engineering, 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. Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan lands in the large band (1,799 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $42M in the plan year 2023 filing to $83M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 1,439 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,799 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $397M in the plan year 2023 filing to $493M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 760540328 · Lja Engineering, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $493M · 1,799 · 97th

  • PCT $493M
  • EIN 1,799
  • RANK 97th
  • PHOTO ESOP
  • IND near Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan
  • EOY ind #19770

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 Texas →

Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$397M
Net Assets (End of Year)$437M
Net Income$83M
Employer EIN760540328
Plan Effective Date2006-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lja Engineering, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lja Engineering, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$615M 46.22361343841842% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$500M$600M$700M 202220232024 $421M $615M ▲ +46.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,607 $421M
2023 2 2,884 $485M
2024 2 3,559 $615M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Texas

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

Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.493492368 · Participants: 1799Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanSammons Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.876523932 · Participants: 3284Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanHighland Homes Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.982965144 · Participants: 891Highland Homes Employee Stock Ownership PlanAustin Industries Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.527193522 · Participants: 7703Austin Industries Employee Stock Ownership PlanAir Tractor Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.40134922 · Participants: 350Air Tractor Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBetenbough Companies Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.352168565 · Participants: 370Betenbough Companies Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Texas, the nearest ESOP by assets is Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan in IA ($498M); by covered participants it is Shamrock Trading Corporation ESOP Retirement Plan in KS (1,803 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,799 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 Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 24.4% during 2024, from $397M to $493M. Reported net income was $83M.
How have Lja Engineering, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lja Engineering, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 46.2%, from $421M to $615M.
Where does Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Lja Engineering, 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 Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan in IA ($498M, 907 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Shamrock Trading Corporation ESOP Retirement Plan in KS (1,803 participants, $98M in assets).