Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Ball Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $309M
- Total assets
- 5,619
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $54,954
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Ball Corporation Pension Plan as It Applies to Certain Salaried Employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. · Sponsored by Ball Corporation · Colorado · Manufacturing
$309M in assets, 5,619 participants
Ball Corporation's Ball Corporation Pension Plan as It Applies to Certain Salaried Employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. reported $309M in total assets and 5,619 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #19,563 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in Colorado
Ball Corporation Pension Plan as It Applies to Certain Salaried Employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. covers 5,619 participants in Colorado, 15x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $309M.
- $309M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 5,619
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $54,954
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $174M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Colorado filers
In Colorado, the average filing covers about 376 participants across 2,719 plans. Ball Corporation Pension Plan as It Applies to Certain Salaried Employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. reports 5,619 participants - 15x that state average ($309M EOY assets).
Colorado filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $483M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $308M |
| Net Income | -$174M |
| Employer EIN | 350160610 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1986-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ball Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 21,973 | $3.9B |
| 2023 | 4 | 19,981 | $4.3B |
| 2024 | 3 | 14,066 | $3.4B |
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Scale composition for Ball Corporation Pension Plan as It Applies to Certain Salaried Employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Ball Corporation Pension Plan as It Applies to Certain Salaried Employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. reports $309M in end-of-year assets across 5,619 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $54,954 per participant (40% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$174M.
This plan identity (EIN 350160610, plan #039) has 2 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2023 , with end-of-year assets moving from $309M to $335M (+8.4%) while covered participants moved from 5,619 to 4,799 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,619 | $309M | This page |
| 2023 · index core | 4,799 | $335M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (401(k), $2.3B, 9,935 participants)
- Ball Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $901M, 1,243 participants)
- Ball Corporation Pension Plan as It Applies to Certain Salaried Employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. (Defined Benefit (Pension), $335M, 4,799 participants)
- Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $165M, 2,888 participants)
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, Ball Corporation Pension Plan as It Applies to Certain Salaried Employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado. Compare plans
- Ball Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have declined 13.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans