Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kaman Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$545M
Total assets Above avg plan size
508
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kaman Corporation · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$545M in assets, 508 participants

Kaman Corporation's Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reported $545M in total assets and 508 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #19,924 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $545M for 508 participants (~$1.1M/participant), down 28.7% in 2022.

#19,924
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-28.7%
assets change YoY
5.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $219M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$544,642,407 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 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 2022

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (508 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 060613548 · Kaman Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan · $545M · 508 · 98th

  • EBSA $545M
  • EBSA 508
  • EBSA 98th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Legacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension Plan
  • EBSA ind #19924

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Connecticut →

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$764M
Net Assets (End of Year)$544M
Net Income-$219M
Employer EIN060613548
Plan Effective Date1954-12-20
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kaman Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kaman Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$973M 6.678876132046489% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$900M$920M$940M$960M$980M 202220232024 $912M $973M ▲ +6.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,114 $912M
2023 2 2,140 $972M
2024 2 2,055 $973M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.544642407 · Participants: 508Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension PlanGE Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.011810846 · Participants: 24626GE Pension PlanRaytheon Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 11.559983892 · Participants: 13495Raytheon Company Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Citigroup Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.501575547 · Participants: 18484The Citigroup Pension PlanEversource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.933906102 · Participants: 4126Eversource Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.359687499 · Participants: 11471Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc.
Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Legacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension Plan in ME ($544M); by covered participants it is Southern California Plastering Institute Pension Trust Fund in CA (508 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (508 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan declined sharply - down 28.7% during 2022, from $764M to $545M. Reported net income was -$219M.
How have Kaman Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kaman Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.7%, from $912M to $973M.
Where does Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Legacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension Plan in ME ($544M, 265 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southern California Plastering Institute Pension Trust Fund in CA (508 participants, $82M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 060613548.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.