Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Illinois Tool Works Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,623
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$342,277
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan · Sponsored by Illinois Tool Works Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$1.2B in assets, 3,623 participants

Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan reported $1.2B in total assets and 3,623 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.

  • #20,263 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan covers 3,623 participants in Illinois, 4.6x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.

#20,263
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-24.5%
assets change YoY
12×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $403M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan's outsized position by total assets

Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,240,069,368 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Itw Retirement Accumulation 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. Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan lands in the large band (3,623 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 361258310 · Illinois Tool Works Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan · $1.2B · 3,623 · 99th

  • TYPE $1.2B
  • TYPE 3,623
  • TYPE 99th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Nyu Langone Hospitals Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #20263

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 Illinois →

Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Itw Retirement Accumulation PlanItw Retirement Accumulation …$1.2BNyu Langone Hospitals Retirement PlanNyu Langone Hospitals Retire…$1.2BKinder Morgan Retirement Plan aKinder Morgan Retirement Pla…$1.2BKellogg Company Pension Plan$1.2BConstellation Employee Pension PlanConstellation Employee Pensi…$1.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income-$403M
Employer EIN361258310
Plan Effective Date1950-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Illinois Tool Works Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Illinois Tool Works Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5.5B 9.090523144238006% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5B$5.2B$5.4B$5.6B 202220232024 $5.05B $5.51B ▲ +9.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 20,148 $5.0B
2023 5 20,227 $5.4B
2024 5 19,189 $5.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.240069368 · Participants: 3623Itw Retirement Accumulation PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Nyu Langone Hospitals Retirement Plan in NY ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Pension Plan of the Chubb Corporation in PA (3,618 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,623 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 Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan declined sharply - down 24.5% during 2022, from $1.6B to $1.2B. Reported net income was -$403M.
How have Illinois Tool Works Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 9.1%, from $5.0B to $5.5B.
Where does Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nyu Langone Hospitals Retirement Plan in NY ($1.2B, 3,227 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Itw Retirement Accumulation Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan of the Chubb Corporation in PA (3,618 participants, $3.4B in assets).