Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Mattel, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$280M
Total assets Near avg plan size
266
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mattel Cash Balance Plan · Sponsored by Mattel, Inc. · California · Wholesale Trade

$280M in assets, 266 participants

Mattel, Inc.'s Mattel Cash Balance Plan reported $280M in total assets and 266 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.

  • #6,683 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in California

Mattel Cash Balance Plan covers 266 participants in California, about 42% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $280M.

#6,683
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-22.5%
assets change YoY
2.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $86M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Mattel Cash Balance Plan's outsized position by total assets

Mattel Cash Balance Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$280,140,148 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Mattel Cash Balance Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Mattel Cash Balance Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (266 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 951567322 · Mattel, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Mattel Cash Balance Plan · $280M · 266 · 97th

  • ASSETS $280M
  • ASSETS 266
  • ASSETS 97th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company
  • ASSETS ind #6683

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Mattel Cash Balance Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Roofers Local 149 Pension FundRoofers Local 149 Pension Fu…$280MMethodist Health System Employee Retirement PlanMethodist Health System Empl…$280MRetirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas CompanyRetirement Plan for Bargaini…$280MMattel Cash Balance Plan$280MNissan Employee Retirement Plan BNissan Employee Retirement P…$280M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mattel Cash Balance Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$361M
Net Assets (End of Year)$257M
Net Income-$86M
Employer EIN951567322
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mattel, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mattel, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.6B 20.052089248511752% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B 202220232024 $1.33B $1.6B ▲ +20.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,959 $1.3B
2023 4 4,120 $1.5B
2024 4 4,033 $1.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Mattel Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Mattel Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.280140148 · Participants: 266Mattel Cash Balance PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.853758931 · Participants: 126331Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.05949917 · Participants: 25709Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.381485239 · Participants: 19326Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 9.228005463 · Participants: 11405Disney Salaried Pension Plan DWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.784432859 · Participants: 59141Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan
Mattel Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Mattel Cash Balance Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Mattel Cash Balance Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company in OR ($280M); by covered participants it is Signify North America Corporation Pension Plan in NJ (266 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (266 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 Mattel Cash Balance Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Mattel Cash Balance Plan declined sharply - down 22.5% during 2022, from $361M to $280M. Reported net income was -$86M.
How have Mattel, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mattel, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 20.1%, from $1.3B to $1.6B.
Where does Mattel Cash Balance Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mattel Cash Balance 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Mattel Cash Balance Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company in OR ($280M, 407 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mattel Cash Balance Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Signify North America Corporation Pension Plan in NJ (266 participants, $381M in assets).

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 951567322.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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