Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$395M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,879
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$137,124
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Chick-Fil-a, Inc. · Georgia · Food Services & Accommodation

$395M in assets, 2,879 participants

Chick-Fil-a, Inc.'s Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $395M in total assets and 2,879 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.

  • #4,567 in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan covers 2,879 participants in Georgia, 2.6x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $395M.

#4,567
in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)
-25.9%
assets change YoY
4.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $141M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$394,778,782 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit 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. Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,879 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 580941582 · Chick-Fil-a, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $395M · 2,879 · 97th

  • PHOTO $395M
  • PHOTO 2,879
  • PHOTO 97th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Painters District Council No. 30 Pension Fund
  • PHOTO ind #4567

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 Food Services & Accommodation retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Arxada Consolidated Pension PlanThe Arxada Consolidated Pens…$395MNorthwestern Energy Pension PlanNorthwestern Energy Pension …$395MChick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanChick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Be…$395MPainters District Council No. 30 Pension FundPainters District Council No…$395MEmployees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, Inc.Employees' and Agents' Pensi…$394M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$533M
Net Assets (End of Year)$392M
Net Income-$141M
Employer EIN580941582
Plan Effective Date1977-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chick-Fil-a, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Chick-Fil-a, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.6B 54.59840421357658% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.06B $1.63B ▲ +53.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,484 $1.1B
2023 2 7,615 $1.3B
2024 2 8,981 $1.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

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

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.394778782 · Participants: 2879Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanUPS Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.022408253 · Participants: 52821UPS Retirement PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.822086516 · Participants: 25663The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.867504693 · Participants: 68592UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.568572149 · Participants: 151682UPS Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.354895526 · Participants: 15951Delta Retirement Plan
Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Painters District Council No. 30 Pension Fund in IL ($395M); by covered participants it is Lancaster General Health Defined Benefit Plan in PA (2,879 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,879 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan declined sharply - down 25.9% during 2022, from $533M to $395M. Reported net income was -$141M.
How have Chick-Fil-a, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Chick-Fil-a, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 54.6%, from $1.1B to $1.6B.
Where does Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Painters District Council No. 30 Pension Fund in IL ($395M, 960 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lancaster General Health Defined Benefit Plan in PA (2,879 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 580941582.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.