401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Becton, Dickinson and Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$4.7B
Total assets
24,483
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$190,072
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Bd 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Becton, Dickinson and Company · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$4.7B in assets, 24,483 participants

Becton, Dickinson and Company's Bd 401(k) Plan reported $4.7B in total assets and 24,483 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #20,500 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Bd 401(k) Plan covers 24,483 participants in New Jersey, 29x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $4.7B.

$4.7B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
24,483
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$190,072
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $827M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Bd 401(k) Plan reports 24,483 participants - 29x that state average ($4.7B EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$4.7B
Net Income-$827M
Employer EIN220760120
Plan Effective Date1974-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Becton, Dickinson and Company)

$6B$6.5B$7B$7.5B$8B 202220232024 $6.18B $7.41B ▲ +19.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Becton, Dickinson and Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 36,078 $6.2B
2023 2 34,568 $7.0B
2024 2 31,343 $7.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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Bd 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Bd 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Bd 401(k) PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k…Verizon Savings Plan…Johnson and Johnson …Pfizer Savings PlanErnst & Young Retire…
Bd 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Bd 401(k) Plan

Bd 401(k) Plan reports $4.7B in end-of-year assets across 24,483 participants (0.038% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.026% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $190,072 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$827M.

This plan identity (EIN 220760120, plan #011) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $4.7B to $5.8B (+25.5%) while covered participants moved from 24,483 to 22,688 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 24,483 $4.7B This page
2023 24,730 $5.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 22,688 $5.8B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bd 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022?
Bd 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.7% during 2022, from $5.6B to $4.7B. Reported net income was -$827M.
How have Becton, Dickinson and Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Becton, Dickinson and Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.9%, from $6.2B to $7.4B.
Where does Bd 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Bd 401(k) Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bd 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is McKesson Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($4.6B, 26,812 participants).

Filing takeaways

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