Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Tegna Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$385M
Total assets Above avg plan size
789
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$487,955
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tegna Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Tegna Inc. · Virginia · Information & Media

$385M in assets, 789 participants

Tegna Inc.'s Tegna Retirement Plan reported $385M in total assets and 789 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.

  • #2,773 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Tegna Retirement Plan sits by assets

Tegna Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $385M for 789 participants (~$487,955/participant), down 28.9% in 2022.

#2,773
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-28.9%
assets change YoY
3.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $157M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Tegna Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Tegna Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$384,996,380 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

Tegna 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. Tegna Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (789 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 160442930 · Tegna Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Tegna Retirement Plan · $385M · 789 · 97th

  • VS-ST $385M
  • BOY 789
  • SCH 97th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Laborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension Fund
  • TYPE ind #2773

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Tegna Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Abbvie Puerto Rico Pension PlanAbbvie Puerto Rico Pension P…$386MNational Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension PlanNational Renewable Energy La…$385MTegna Retirement Plan$385MLaborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension FundLaborers Local 1298 of Nassa…$385MAtlanta Plumbers & Steamfitters Pension FundAtlanta Plumbers & Steamfitt…$385M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Tegna Retirement 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)$542M
Net Assets (End of Year)$385M
Net Income-$157M
Employer EIN160442930
Plan Effective Date2015-06-29
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tegna Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Tegna Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 11.100451620327311% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.15B$1.2B$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B 202220232024 $1.2B $1.33B ▲ +10.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,104 $1.2B
2023 2 7,094 $1.3B
2024 2 6,786 $1.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Tegna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Tegna Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.38499638 · Participants: 789Tegna Retirement PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.331391337 · Participants: 14867Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.385168374 · Participants: 54531Retirement Security PlanNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.061267673 · Participants: 7799Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.265847838 · Participants: 12832Dominion Energy Pension PlanSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.155241333 · Participants: 61068Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund
Tegna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Tegna Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Laborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension Fund in NY ($385M); by covered participants it is Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC Pension Plan for Marketing and Administrative Employees in TN (789 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (789 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 Tegna Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Tegna Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 28.9% during 2022, from $542M to $385M. Reported net income was -$157M.
How have Tegna Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tegna Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 11.1%, from $1.2B to $1.3B.
Where does Tegna Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Tegna Retirement 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 Tegna Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Laborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension Fund in NY ($385M, 1,218 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tegna Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC Pension Plan for Marketing and Administrative Employees in TN (789 participants, $481M 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 160442930.

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.