Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$173M
Total assets Near avg plan size
533
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$324,307
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation · Texas · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$173M in assets, 533 participants

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan reported $173M in total assets and 533 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #3,019 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Where Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $173M for 533 participants (~$324,307/participant), down 21.4% in 2022.

#3,019
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-21.4%
assets change YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $47M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$172,855,846 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Six Flags, Inc. Pension 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. Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (533 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 133995059 · Six Flags Entertainment Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan · $173M · 533 · 95th

  • PCT $173M
  • PCT 533
  • PCT 95th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Retirement Plan for Employees of Mazda North American Operations
  • PCT ind #3019

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Six Flags, Inc. 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)$220M
Net Assets (End of Year)$173M
Net Income-$47M
Employer EIN133995059
Plan Effective Date1987-05-20
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Six Flags Entertainment Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Six Flags Entertainment Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$338M 1.382093071892495% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$330M$335M$340M$345M 202220232024 $334M $338M ▲ +1.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 8,345 $334M
2023 2 5,970 $340M
2024 2 6,602 $338M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.172855846 · Participants: 533Six Flags, Inc. Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.998144 · Participants: 119463AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.642588618 · Participants: 12912Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.599 · Participants: 23661Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.541187279 · Participants: 12815Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.371602289 · Participants: 9156Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Mazda North American Operations in CA ($173M); by covered participants it is Century Aluminum Sebree Hourly Pension Plan in IL (533 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (533 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 Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan declined sharply - down 21.4% during 2022, from $220M to $173M. Reported net income was -$47M.
How have Six Flags Entertainment Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 1.4%, from $334M to $338M.
Where does Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Mazda North American Operations in CA ($173M, 360 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Six Flags, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Century Aluminum Sebree Hourly Pension Plan in IL (533 participants, $63M 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 133995059.

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.