Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$7.1B
Total assets
26,075
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$271,019
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cox Enterprises, Inc. · Georgia · Information & Media

$7.1B in assets, 26,075 participants

Cox Enterprises, Inc.'s Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan reported $7.1B in total assets and 26,075 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
  • #2,901 in Information & Media (2,913 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan covers 26,075 participants in Georgia, 23x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $7.1B.

$7.1B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
26,075
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$271,019
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $1.7B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

State

Participants vs Georgia filers

In Georgia, the average filing covers about 1,126 participants across 3,470 plans. Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan reports 26,075 participants - 23x that state average ($7.1B EOY assets).

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$7.1B
Net Income-$1.7B
Employer EIN581035149
Plan Effective Date1968-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cox Enterprises, Inc.)

$12B$13B$14B$15B$16B 202220232024 $13B $15.3B ▲ +17.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Cox Enterprises, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 65,741 $13.0B
2023 2 68,876 $14.5B
2024 2 67,848 $15.3B

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Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

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Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan

Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan reports $7.1B in end-of-year assets across 26,075 participants (0.061% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.029% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $271,019 per participant (2.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.7B.

This plan identity (EIN 581035149, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.1B to $7.1B (+0.9%) while covered participants moved from 26,075 to 22,501 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 26,075 $7.1B This page
2023 24,023 $7.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 22,501 $7.1B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2022?
Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan declined sharply - down 19.0% during 2022, from $8.7B to $7.1B. Reported net income was -$1.7B.
How have Cox Enterprises, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cox Enterprises, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.6%, from $13.0B to $15.3B.
Where does Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 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 Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund in VA ($7.2B, 61,068 participants).

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