Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Colgate-Palmolive Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,705
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$787,166
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive Company · New York · Manufacturing

$1.3B in assets, 1,705 participants

Colgate-Palmolive Company's Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 1,705 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.

  • #20,280 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New York

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan covers 1,705 participants in New York, 2.1x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

#20,280
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-25.7%
assets change YoY
13×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $464M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan's outsized position by total assets

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,342,117,906 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

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income 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. Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan lands in the large band (1,705 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 131815595 · Colgate-Palmolive Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan · $1.3B · 1,705 · 99th

  • BOOK $1.3B
  • BOOK 1,705
  • BOOK 99th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near NECA-IBEW Pension Trust Fund
  • BOOK ind #20280

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 New York →

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sentry Employee Retirement PlanSentry Employee Retirement P…$1.3BColgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income PlanColgate-Palmolive Company Em…$1.3BNECA-IBEW Pension Trust Fund$1.3BPipe Trades Services Mn Pension PlanPipe Trades Services Mn Pens…$1.3BSmithfield Foods Salaried Pension PlanSmithfield Foods Salaried Pe…$1.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income-$464M
Employer EIN131815595
Plan Effective Date1943-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Colgate-Palmolive Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Colgate-Palmolive Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.5B 9.639569867317237% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4B$4.2B$4.4B$4.6B 202220232024 $4.15B $4.54B ▲ +9.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 6,491 $4.1B
2023 3 6,530 $4.3B
2024 3 7,096 $4.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 0102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.342117906 · Participants: 1705Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.511753238 · Participants: 16431IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.815266303 · Participants: 11303Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.656963 · Participants: 11386Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan INew York State Nurses Association Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.019503014 · Participants: 18592New York State Nurses Association Pension PlanNew York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl, Total assets ($B): 4.837058087 · Participants: 11318New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl
Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is NECA-IBEW Pension Trust Fund in IL ($1.3B); by covered participants it is Florida Carpenters Pension Plan in TN (1,704 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,705 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 Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan declined sharply - down 25.7% during 2022, from $1.8B to $1.3B. Reported net income was -$464M.
How have Colgate-Palmolive Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Colgate-Palmolive Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.6%, from $4.1B to $4.5B.
Where does Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income 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 Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is NECA-IBEW Pension Trust Fund in IL ($1.3B, 5,701 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Florida Carpenters Pension Plan in TN (1,704 participants, $308M in assets).