Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Aar Corp. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$62M
Total assets Below avg plan size
239
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$260,639
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Aar Corp. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Aar Corp. · Illinois · Transportation & Warehousing

$62M in assets, 239 participants

Aar Corp.'s Aar Corp. Retirement Plan reported $62M in total assets and 239 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #3,425 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Aar Corp. Retirement Plan covers 239 participants in Illinois, about 31% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $62M.

#3,425
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
+7.8%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $15M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Aar Corp. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Aar Corp. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$62,292,742 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Aar Corp. Retirement 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. Aar Corp. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (239 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 362334820 · Aar Corp. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Aar Corp. Retirement Plan · $62M · 239 · 90th

  • EBSA $62M
  • PART 239
  • TYPE 90th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Retirement Plan for Employees of Emerson Hospital
  • VS-ST ind #3425

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Aar Corp. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Aar Corp. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$58M
Net Assets (End of Year)$62M
Net Income-$15M
Employer EIN362334820
Plan Effective Date1969-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Aar Corp.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Aar Corp. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$557M 24.096449577274093% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $449M $557M ▲ +24.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,035 $449M
2023 2 3,232 $492M
2024 1 3,848 $557M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Aar Corp. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Aar Corp. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.062292742 · Participants: 239Aar Corp. Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Aar Corp. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Aar Corp. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Aar Corp. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Emerson Hospital in MA ($62M); by covered participants it is Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company Pension Plan for Hourly Employees in WA (239 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (239 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 Aar Corp. Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Aar Corp. Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.8% during 2022, from $58M to $62M. Reported net income was -$15M.
How have Aar Corp. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Aar Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.1%, from $449M to $557M.
Where does Aar Corp. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Aar Corp. Retirement Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Aar Corp. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Emerson Hospital in MA ($62M, 265 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Aar Corp. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company Pension Plan for Hourly Employees in WA (239 participants, $9M 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 362334820.

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.