Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Ball Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $950M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,920
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $494,926
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Ball Pension Plan · Sponsored by Ball Corporation · Colorado · Manufacturing
$950M in assets, 1,920 participants
Ball Corporation's Ball Pension Plan reported $950M in total assets and 1,920 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.
- #20,176 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in Colorado
Ball Pension Plan covers 1,920 participants in Colorado, 5.1x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $950M.
- #20,176
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -29.6%
- assets change YoY
- 9.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $400M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Ball Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
Ball Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$950,257,778 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Ball Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ball Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,920 participants).
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 350160610 · Ball Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Ball Pension Plan · $950M · 1,920 · 99th
- BOY $950M
- SCH 1,920
- EBSA 99th
- PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
- TYPE near Wisconsin Laborers' Pension Fund
- NET ind #20176
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 Colorado →
Ball Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Colorado filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.3B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $949M |
| Net Income | -$400M |
| Employer EIN | 350160610 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1955-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ball Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Ball Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $3.4B 13.790445634123504% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 21,973 | $3.9B |
| 2023 | 4 | 19,981 | $4.3B |
| 2024 | 3 | 14,066 | $3.4B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan $1.2B · 39,196
- Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan $848M · 1,472
- Employees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, Inc. $394M · 265
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan $385M · 2,480
- Ssl Pension Plan $347M · 556
Ball Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Wisconsin Laborers' Pension Fund in WI ($950M); by covered participants it is Gannett Retirement Plan in VA (1,922 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($950M here).
- Wisconsin Laborers' Pension Fund (WI) $950M · 3,791
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Pension Plan for Employees in Participating Bargaining Units (MD) $949M · 1,111
- Iron Workers District Council of So Oh & Vicinity Pension Trust (OH) $952M · 2,992
- Lyondellbasell Pension Plan (TX) $948M · 7,965
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,920 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Gannett Retirement Plan (VA) 1,922 · 2 off
- Pavers & Road Builders DC Pension Fund (NY) 1,917 · 3 off
- Aon Retirement Pension Plan (IL) 1,928 · 8 off
- Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. (MO) 1,928 · 8 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.