Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Stihl, Incorporated Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$123M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,955
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$62,852
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated · Sponsored by Stihl, Incorporated · Virginia · Manufacturing

$123M in assets, 1,955 participants

Stihl, Incorporated's Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated reported $123M in total assets and 1,955 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #18,623 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated covers 1,955 participants in Virginia, 2.5x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $123M.

#18,623
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-32.2%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $58M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated's outsized position by total assets

Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated vs every filed plan by assets

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

$122,875,267 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated'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. Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated lands in the large band (1,955 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 540969072 · Stihl, Incorporated PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated · $123M · 1,955 · 94th

  • TYPE $123M
  • NET 1,955
  • BOOK 94th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Pension Plan of Wayne Memorial Hospital, Inc.
  • SCH ind #18623

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 Virginia →

Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated in the asset neighbourhood

Dollar Bank Retirement Plan$123MTexas United Corporation Pension PlanTexas United Corporation Pen…$123MEmployees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, IncorporatedEmployees' Retirement Plan o…$123MPension Plan of Wayne Memorial Hospital, Inc.Pension Plan of Wayne Memori…$123MDayco Defined Benefit Pension PlanDayco Defined Benefit Pensio…$123M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$181M
Net Assets (End of Year)$123M
Net Income-$58M
Employer EIN540969072
Plan Effective Date1982-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Stihl, Incorporated)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Stihl, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$508M 36.81236666991511% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M$550M 202220232024 $372M $508M ▲ +36.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,548 $372M
2023 2 5,352 $459M
2024 2 5,580 $508M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated, Total assets ($B): 0.122875267 · Participants: 1955Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, IncorporatedNorthrop 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
Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated side-by-side with 3 peers →

Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan of Wayne Memorial Hospital, Inc. in NC ($123M); by covered participants it is Anixter Inc. Pension Plan in IL (1,960 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($123M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,955 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 Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated assets move in 2022? ▼
Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated contracted severely - down 32.2% during 2022, from $181M to $123M. Reported net income was -$58M.
How have Stihl, Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Stihl, Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 36.8%, from $372M to $508M.
Where does Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated ranks in the 94th 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 Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan of Wayne Memorial Hospital, Inc. in NC ($123M, 297 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Employees' Retirement Plan of Stihl, Incorporated? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Anixter Inc. Pension Plan in IL (1,960 participants, $284M 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 540969072.

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.