10/20/2026
How do employee-owned companies stack up against the stock market? The results might surprise you. ๐
๐ก ESOP fun fact: From 2021โ2025, the private ESOP companies in the Stout ESOP Index delivered an 18.0% annualized price return, compared with:
๐น 12.8% for the S&P 500
๐น 4.7% for the Russell 2000
Thatโs a notable result for businesses where employees share in ownership through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Employee ownership connects the people doing the work with a stake in the companyโs long-term success. This ESOP Awareness Month, weโre celebrating the potential of that shared investment in the future. ๐
Learn how employee ownership shapes our culture and what it means to be an employee-owner at EOH: https://www.eoh-inc.com/employee-ownership/
Would you have expected those results? Tell us what surprised you!