Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cargill, Incorporated Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,052
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.0M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cargill, Incorporated · Minnesota · Wholesale Trade

$2.1B in assets, 2,052 participants

Cargill, Incorporated's Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 2,052 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.

  • #6,827 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Where Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan sits by assets

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $2.1B for 2,052 participants (~$1.0M/participant), up 8.6% in 2022.

#6,827
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
+8.6%
assets growth YoY
21×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $490M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,069,656,078 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

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees 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. Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,052 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 410177680 · Cargill, Incorporated PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan · $2.1B · 2,052 · 99th

  • TYPE $2.1B
  • TYPE 2,052
  • TYPE 99th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Whirlpool Tammy Employees Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #6827

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 Minnesota →

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension PlanNational Grid USA Companies …$2.1BCargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension PlanCargill, Inc. and Associated…$2.1BWhirlpool Tammy Employees Pension PlanWhirlpool Tammy Employees Pe…$2.1BCleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension PlanCleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC P…$2.1BAlaska Electrical Pension PlanAlaska Electrical Pension Pl…$2.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.1B
Net Income-$490M
Employer EIN410177680
Plan Effective Date1955-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cargill, Incorporated)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cargill, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13.1B 17.60548769818785% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10B$11B$12B$13B$14B 202220232024 $11.1B $13.1B ▲ +17.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 61,433 $11.1B
2023 6 63,659 $12.1B
2024 6 64,521 $13.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.069656078 · Participants: 2052Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.047885796 · Participants: 121603M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.299849315 · Participants: 66434Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.940696075 · Participants: 25144The Travelers Pension PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.73901396 · Participants: 55836U.S. Bank Pension PlanTarget Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.348662968 · Participants: 50515Target Corporation Pension Plan
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Whirlpool Tammy Employees Pension Plan in MI ($2.1B); by covered participants it is Laborers Agc Pension Trust of Montana in WA (2,052 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.1B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,052 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 Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.6% during 2022, from $1.9B to $2.1B. Reported net income was -$490M.
How have Cargill, Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cargill, Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.6%, from $11.1B to $13.1B.
Where does Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees 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 Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Whirlpool Tammy Employees Pension Plan in MI ($2.1B, 3,928 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Laborers Agc Pension Trust of Montana in WA (2,052 participants, $126M 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 410177680.

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.