Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
8,328
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$171,994
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kohler Co. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$1.4B in assets, 8,328 participants

Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries's Kohler Co. Pension Plan reported $1.4B in total assets and 8,328 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.

  • #20,297 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Kohler Co. Pension Plan covers 8,328 participants in Wisconsin, 15x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.

#20,297
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-17.0%
assets change YoY
14×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $294M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kohler Co. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kohler Co. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,432,369,530 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

Kohler Co. Pension 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. Kohler Co. Pension Plan lands in the large band (8,328 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 390402810 · Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kohler Co. Pension Plan · $1.4B · 8,328 · 99th

  • VS-ST $1.4B
  • VS-ST 8,328
  • VS-ST 99th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Plan
  • VS-ST ind #20297

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 Wisconsin →

Kohler Co. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Kohler Co. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.4B
Net Income-$294M
Employer EIN390402810
Plan Effective Date1975-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.8B 12.196773920080787% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.4B$2.5B$2.6B$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B 202220232024 $2.49B $2.79B ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 19,365 $2.5B
2023 3 20,855 $2.8B
2024 3 20,081 $2.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Kohler Co. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020004000600080001000012000 11.522.533.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Kohler Co. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.43236953 · Participants: 8328Kohler Co. Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.074208374 · Participants: 7377The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 2.951985172 · Participants: 9724Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityRockwell Automation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.144532065 · Participants: 3077Rockwell Automation Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.927367772 · Participants: 7278The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.826706645 · Participants: 1744Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan
Kohler Co. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Kohler Co. Pension Plan

Kohler Co. Pension Plan reports $1.4B in end-of-year assets across 8,328 participants (0.012% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $171,994 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$294M.

This plan identity (EIN 390402810, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.4B to $1.7B (+21.9%) while covered participants moved from 8,328 to 9,560 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,328 $1.4B This page
2023 9,878 $1.6B Open filing
2024 · index core 9,560 $1.7B Open filing

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

Kohler Co. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Plan in CA ($1.4B); by covered participants it is Umass Memorial Health Care Pension Plan in MA (8,364 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Kohler Co. Pension Plan assets move in 2022?
Kohler Co. Pension Plan declined sharply - down 17.0% during 2022, from $1.7B to $1.4B. Reported net income was -$294M.
How have Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.2%, from $2.5B to $2.8B.
Where does Kohler Co. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Kohler Co. Pension 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 Kohler Co. Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Plan in CA ($1.4B, 8,483 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kohler Co. Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Umass Memorial Health Care Pension Plan in MA (8,364 participants, $992M in assets).