Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Textron Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $2.1B
- Total assets
- 2,995
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $712,675
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Textron Inc. · Rhode Island · Manufacturing
$2.1B in assets, 2,995 participants
Textron Inc.'s Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 2,995 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #20,403 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in Rhode Island
Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan covers 2,995 participants in Rhode Island, 2.1x the typical Rhode Island plan (state average ~1,449 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.
- $2.1B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 2,995
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $712,675
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $552M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Rhode Island filers
In Rhode Island, the average filing covers about 1,449 participants across 434 plans. Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan reports 2,995 participants - 2.1x that state average ($2.1B EOY assets).
Rhode Island filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.1B |
| Net Income | -$552M |
| Employer EIN | 050315468 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1942-12-31 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Textron Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 46,672 | $12.5B |
| 2023 | 5 | 46,843 | $13.6B |
| 2024 | 5 | 45,819 | $14.4B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Rhode Island
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Rhode Island, assets vs. participants
- The Bank of America Pension Plan $18.8B · 59,906
- Textron Master Retirement Plan $5.0B · 7,702
- Factory Mutual Insurance Company Pension Plan $2.7B · 3,598
- Amica Pension Fund $1.7B · 2,750
- Cfg Pension Plan $1.1B · 3,600
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Phillips 66 Retirement Plan (TX) $2.1B · 11,398
- Rockwell Automation Pension Plan (WI) $2.1B · 3,077
- Frontier Communications Pension Plan (CT) $2.1B · 10,653
- Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (NJ) $2.1B · 41,604
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Rhode Island. Compare plans
- Textron Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 15.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans