401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Linde Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$2.4B
Total assets
10,207
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$237,230
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Linde Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Linde Inc. · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$2.4B in assets, 10,207 participants

Linde Inc.'s Linde Retirement Savings Plan reported $2.4B in total assets and 10,207 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)
  • #20,422 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

Linde Retirement Savings Plan covers 10,207 participants in Connecticut, 14x the typical Connecticut plan (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $2.4B.

$2.4B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
10,207
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$237,230
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $464M 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 Connecticut filers

In Connecticut, the average filing covers about 718 participants across 1,906 plans. Linde Retirement Savings Plan reports 10,207 participants - 14x that state average ($2.4B EOY assets).

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.4B
Net Income-$464M
Employer EIN061249050
Plan Effective Date1992-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Linde Inc.)

$2B$3B$4B$5B$6B 202220232024 $2.52B $5.13B ▲ +103.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Linde Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 10,207 $2.5B
2023 3 17,030 $4.8B
2024 3 17,939 $5.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Linde Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants

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Linde Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Linde Retirement Savings Plan

Linde Retirement Savings Plan reports $2.4B in end-of-year assets across 10,207 participants (0.020% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $237,230 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$464M.

This plan identity (EIN 061249050, plan #334) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.4B to $2.9B (+21.6%) while covered participants moved from 10,207 to 11,201 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 10,207 $2.4B This page
2023 10,671 $2.8B Open filing
2024 · index core 11,201 $2.9B Open filing

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

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401(k) plans in other states closest to Linde Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Linde Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Linde Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 16.1% during 2022, from $2.9B to $2.4B. Reported net income was -$464M.
How have Linde Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Linde Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 103.6%, from $2.5B to $5.1B.
Where does Linde Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Linde Retirement Savings 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 Linde Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fairview Health Services 403b Plan in MN ($2.4B, 22,807 participants).

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