Profit Sharing · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Cargill, Incorporated Profit Sharing Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $397M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 18,794
- Participants Very large workforce
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $21,131
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan · Sponsored by Cargill, Incorporated · Minnesota · Wholesale Trade
$397M in assets, 18,794 participants
Cargill, Incorporated's Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan reported $397M in total assets and 18,794 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- #6,737 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
Coverage in Minnesota
Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan covers 18,794 participants in Minnesota, 17x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $397M.
- #6,737
- in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
- -4.1%
- assets change YoY
- 4.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $17M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan's outsized position by total assets
Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$397,133,832 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan is a mega filing (18,794 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 410177680 · Cargill, Incorporated PY 2022 · Profit Sharing
Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan · $397M · 18,794 · 97th
- EOY $397M
- EOY 18,794
- EOY 97th
- EOY Profit Sharing
- EOY near The Lee Company Profit Sharing Plan
- EOY ind #6737
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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →
Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Minnesota filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $414M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $397M |
| Net Income | -$17M |
| Employer EIN | 410177680 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2007-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Cargill, Incorporated)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Cargill, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $13.1B 17.60548769818785% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 61,433 | $11.1B |
| 2023 | 6 | 63,659 | $12.1B |
| 2024 | 6 | 64,521 | $13.1B |
Nearby Profit Sharing Plans in Minnesota
Peer Profit Sharing plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Essentia Health Retirement Plan $1.6B · 14,444
- Pipe Trades Services Mn Pension Supplement Fund $1.4B · 6,268
- Allina 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $847M · 10,170
- Fairview Health Services Pension Plan $542M · 5,177
- Regions Hospital Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan $390M · 5,861
Scale composition for Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan
Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan reports $397M in end-of-year assets across 18,794 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.020% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $21,131 per participant (15% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$17M.
This plan identity (EIN 410177680, plan #018) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $397M to $613M (+54.3%) while covered participants moved from 18,794 to 20,683 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18,794 | $397M | This page |
| 2023 | 19,870 | $511M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 20,683 | $613M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- The Cargill Partnership Plan (401(k), $8.9B, 29,292 participants)
- Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.0B, 3,346 participants)
- Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan (Profit Sharing, $613M, 20,683 participants)
- Cargill, Inc and Assoc. Co's Pension Plan for Production Employees (Defined Benefit (Pension), $598M, 117 participants)
Cargill Employee Retirement Account Plan's out-of-state Profit Sharing peers by assets and headcount
Outside Minnesota, the nearest Profit Sharing by assets is The Lee Company Profit Sharing Plan in CT ($396M); by covered participants it is Emory University Retirement Plan in GA (18,872 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($397M here).
- The Lee Company Profit Sharing Plan (CT) $396M · 930
- Structural Iron Workers Local #1 Annuity Plan (IL) $393M · 3,069
- I.B.E.W. Local Union No 357 Pension Trust Fund, Plan B (NV) $401M · 4,188
- Hawaii Electricians Annuity Plan (HI) $402M · 2,531
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (18,794 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Emory University Retirement Plan (GA) 18,872 · 78 off
- Boilermakers National Annuity Trust (MO) 18,584 · 210 off
- University of Maryland Medical System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan (MD) 18,198 · 596 off
- Ufcw Retirement and Savings Plan (NJ) 19,629 · 835 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.