Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bayer Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,817
Participants Above avg headcount
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$468,786
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Monsanto Company Pension Plan · Sponsored by Bayer Corporation · Missouri · Manufacturing

$2.3B in assets, 4,817 participants

Bayer Corporation's Monsanto Company Pension Plan reported $2.3B in total assets and 4,817 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.

  • #20,408 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Monsanto Company Pension Plan covers 4,817 participants in Missouri, 6.5x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $2.3B.

#20,408
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-21.5%
assets change YoY
23×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $610M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Monsanto Company Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Monsanto Company Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,258,143,313 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

Monsanto Company 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. Monsanto Company Pension Plan lands in the large band (4,817 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 251339219 · Bayer Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Monsanto Company Pension Plan · $2.3B · 4,817 · 100th

  • EIN $2.3B
  • RANK 4,817
  • PHOTO 100th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Saint-Gobain Retirement Income Plan
  • 5500 ind #20408

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 Missouri →

Monsanto Company Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Club Pension Plan$2.3BMonsanto Company Pension Plan$2.3BSaint-Gobain Retirement Income PlanSaint-Gobain Retirement Inco…$2.3BRetirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary CompaniesRetirement Plan of Norfolk S…$2.2BElectrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2Electrical Contractors Assoc…$2.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Monsanto Company Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.0B
Net Income-$610M
Employer EIN251339219
Plan Effective Date1940-12-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bayer Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bayer Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$14.8B 7.61880846697146% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$13.5B$14B$14.5B$15B$15.5B 202220232024 $13.8B $14.8B ▲ +7.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 25,664 $13.8B
2023 4 25,475 $15.2B
2024 4 25,392 $14.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Monsanto Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Monsanto Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.258143313 · Participants: 4817Monsanto Company Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.485527737 · Participants: 31010Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.442367346 · Participants: 10080Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376779083 · Participants: 15460Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.256518868 · Participants: 8767Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.12779001 · Participants: 4763Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Monsanto Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Monsanto Company Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Monsanto Company Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Saint-Gobain Retirement Income Plan in PA ($2.3B); by covered participants it is Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan in AZ (4,802 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,817 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 Monsanto Company Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Monsanto Company Pension Plan declined sharply - down 21.5% during 2022, from $2.9B to $2.3B. Reported net income was -$610M.
How have Bayer Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bayer Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.6%, from $13.8B to $14.8B.
Where does Monsanto Company Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Monsanto Company Pension 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 Monsanto Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Saint-Gobain Retirement Income Plan in PA ($2.3B, 11,456 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Monsanto Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan in AZ (4,802 participants, $2.5B 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 251339219.

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.