401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Smithfield Foods Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$279M
Total assets
16,413
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$17,006
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Smithfield Foods Incorporated · Virginia · Management of Enterprises

$279M in assets, 16,413 participants

Smithfield Foods Incorporated's Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan reported $279M in total assets and 16,413 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)
  • #1,053 in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan covers 16,413 participants in Virginia, 21x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $279M.

$279M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
16,413
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$17,006
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $40M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

State
Virginia
Industry
Management of Enterprises

Participants vs Virginia filers

In Virginia, the average filing covers about 782 participants across 3,655 plans. Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan reports 16,413 participants - 21x that state average ($279M EOY assets).

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$323M
Net Assets (End of Year)$279M
Net Income-$40M
Employer EIN520845861
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Smithfield Foods Incorporated)

$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B 202220232024 $2.72B $3.07B ▲ +12.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Smithfield Foods Incorporated plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 55,579 $2.7B
2023 5 55,064 $3.0B
2024 5 48,205 $3.1B

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Scale composition for Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan

Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan reports $279M in end-of-year assets across 16,413 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $17,006 per participant (12% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$40M.

This plan identity (EIN 520845861, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $279M to $340M (+21.8%) while covered participants moved from 16,413 to 13,513 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 16,413 $279M This page
2023 16,361 $308M Open filing
2024 · index core 13,513 $340M Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.5% during 2022, from $323M to $279M. Reported net income was -$40M.
How have Smithfield Foods Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Smithfield Foods Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.0%, from $2.7B to $3.1B.
Where does Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Washington Gas Light Company Savings Plan in DC ($279M, 890 participants).

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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 520845861.

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