Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Archer Daniels Midland Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$600M
Total assets
7,527
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$79,683
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Adm Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Archer Daniels Midland Company · Illinois · Manufacturing

$600M in assets, 7,527 participants

Archer Daniels Midland Company's Adm Retirement Plan reported $600M in total assets and 7,527 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #19,971 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Adm Retirement Plan covers 7,527 participants in Illinois, 9.7x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $600M.

$600M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
7,527
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$79,683
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $179M 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 Illinois filers

In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Adm Retirement Plan reports 7,527 participants - 9.7x that state average ($600M EOY assets).

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$778M
Net Assets (End of Year)$600M
Net Income-$179M
Employer EIN410129150
Plan Effective Date1943-12-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Archer Daniels Midland Company)

$3.4B$3.6B$3.8B$4B 202220232024 $3.53B $3.93B ▲ +11.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Archer Daniels Midland Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 33,376 $3.5B
2023 4 35,458 $3.8B
2024 4 35,541 $3.9B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Adm Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Adm Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Adm Retirement PlanCentral States, Sout…State Farm Insurance…United Food & Commer…John Deere Pension P…Abbott Laboratories …
Adm Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Adm Retirement Plan

Adm Retirement Plan reports $600M in end-of-year assets across 7,527 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $79,683 per participant (58% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$179M.

This plan identity (EIN 410129150, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $600M to $667M (+11.3%) while covered participants moved from 7,527 to 8,042 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,527 $600M This page
2023 7,840 $683M Open filing
2024 · index core 8,042 $667M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Adm Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Adm Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Adm Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 22.9% during 2022, from $778M to $600M. Reported net income was -$179M.
How have Archer Daniels Midland Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Archer Daniels Midland Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 11.5%, from $3.5B to $3.9B.
Where does Adm Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Adm Retirement 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 Adm Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Christiana Care Health Services, Inc. Retirement Plan in DE ($598M, 2,556 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Adm Retirement Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Adm Retirement Plan 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 Illinois. Compare plans
  • Archer Daniels Midland Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 11.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans