Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
16,809
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$402,781
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories · Illinois · Manufacturing

$6.8B in assets, 16,809 participants

Abbott Laboratories's Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan reported $6.8B in total assets and 16,809 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.

  • #20,530 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan covers 16,809 participants in Illinois, 22x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $6.8B.

#20,530
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-11.2%
assets change YoY
68×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $855M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$6,770,339,506 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan is a mega filing (16,809 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 360698440 · Abbott Laboratories PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan · $6.8B · 16,809 · 100th

  • NET $6.8B
  • BOOK 16,809
  • VS-ST 100th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan
  • EBSA ind #20530

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 →

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity …$6.8BLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanLiberty Mutual Retirement Be…$6.8BUnited Association National Pension FundUnited Association National …$6.7BL3harris Aviation Products Pension PlanL3harris Aviation Products P…$6.6BAltria Retirement Plan$6.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$6.8B
Net Income-$855M
Employer EIN360698440
Plan Effective Date1945-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Abbott Laboratories)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Abbott Laboratories plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28.6B 19.999545508889234% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$22B$24B$26B$28B$30B 202220232024 $23.8B $28.6B ▲ +20.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 53,203 $23.8B
2023 3 55,566 $26.4B
2024 3 56,272 $28.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 01020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement 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 EmployeesExelon Corporation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 6.503776487 · Participants: 15189Exelon Corporation Retirement Program
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan reports $6.8B in end-of-year assets across 16,809 participants (0.055% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.018% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $402,781 per participant (2.9x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$855M.

This plan identity (EIN 360698440, plan #333) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $6.8B to $8.6B (+26.9%) while covered participants moved from 16,809 to 17,875 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 16,809 $6.8B This page
2023 17,382 $7.8B Open filing
2024 · index core 17,875 $8.6B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan in MA ($6.8B); by covered participants it is The Lilly Retirement Plan in IN (16,878 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($6.8B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (16,809 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 Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.2% during 2022, from $7.6B to $6.8B. Reported net income was -$855M.
How have Abbott Laboratories plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Abbott Laboratories's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.0%, from $23.8B to $28.6B.
Where does Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th 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 Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan in MA ($6.8B, 33,087 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Lilly Retirement Plan in IN (16,878 participants, $11.2B in assets).