ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Lancaster Colony Corporation ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12M
Total assets Small plan by assets
39
Participants Small participant base
59th
Percentile by assets National rank
$304,135
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Lancaster Colony Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing

$12M in assets, 39 participants

Lancaster Colony Corporation's Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $12M in total assets and 39 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 59th 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.

  • #8,195 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Lancaster Colony Corporation multi-year trail

Lancaster Colony Corporation's plans moved +28.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $12M / 39 participants.

#8,195
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-30.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,861,258 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (39 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $12M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 48 in the plan year 2023 filing to 39 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 131955943 · Lancaster Colony Corporation PY 2024 · ESOP

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $12M · 39 · 59th

  • BOY $12M
  • SCH 39
  • EBSA 59th
  • PART ESOP
  • TYPE near Greenspan Adjusters International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • NET ind #8195

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 →

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Lancaster Colony Corporation multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lancaster Colony Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$158M 28.16610141719042% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $123M $158M ▲ +28.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,676 $123M
2023 2 2,490 $142M
2024 2 2,700 $158M

Lancaster Colony Corporation filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$12M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN131955943
Plan Effective Date1986-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Ohio

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

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.011861258 · Participants: 39Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanProcter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.965382968 · Participants: 33639Procter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 2.007916491 · Participants: 1118The Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & TrustMesser Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.695889558 · Participants: 903Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanGreat Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.501664561 · Participants: 4264Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.485460635 · Participants: 415Cleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest ESOP by assets is Greenspan Adjusters International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($12M); by covered participants it is Sacred Wind Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NM (39 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 30.9% during 2024, from $17M to $12M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Lancaster Colony Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lancaster Colony Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.2%, from $123M to $158M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Greenspan Adjusters International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($12M, 75 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Lancaster Colony Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sacred Wind Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NM (39 participants, $1M in assets).