Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Firmenich Incorporated Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$196M
Total assets Near avg plan size
383
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$512,423
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Firmenich Pension Plan · Sponsored by Firmenich Incorporated · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$196M in assets, 383 participants

Firmenich Incorporated's Firmenich Pension Plan reported $196M in total assets and 383 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #19,156 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Firmenich Pension Plan covers 383 participants in New Jersey, about 45% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $196M.

#19,156
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-20.9%
assets change YoY
2.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $52M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Firmenich Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Firmenich Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$196,258,055 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Firmenich 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. Firmenich Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (383 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 135560633 · Firmenich Incorporated PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Firmenich Pension Plan · $196M · 383 · 96th

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Firmenich Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hyundai Motor America Pension PlanHyundai Motor America Pensio…$197MFirmenich Pension Plan$196MThe Retirement Plan for Employees of Bush Brothers & CompanyThe Retirement Plan for Empl…$196MXcel Energy Inc. Non-Bargaining Pension Plan (South)Xcel Energy Inc. Non-Bargain…$196MPension Plan for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Kyocera International, Inc. & Participating CompaniesPension Plan for Non-Bargain…$196M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Firmenich Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$248M
Net Assets (End of Year)$196M
Net Income-$52M
Employer EIN135560633
Plan Effective Date1951-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Firmenich Incorporated)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Firmenich Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$730M 28.96558251357657% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$550M$600M$650M$700M$750M 202220232024 $566M $730M ▲ +29.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,871 $566M
2023 2 1,947 $657M
2024 2 1,906 $730M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Firmenich Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Firmenich Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.196258055 · Participants: 383Firmenich Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 19.833052673 · Participants: 38100Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.820156855 · Participants: 102340JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.495801 · Participants: 7413Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.277296822 · Participants: 17538The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.941506503 · Participants: 25746Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
Firmenich Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Firmenich Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Retirement Plan for Employees of Bush Brothers & Company in TN ($196M); by covered participants it is Nurses Defined Benefit Retirement Plan of Nyp/Lower Manhattan Hospital in NY (383 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (383 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 Firmenich Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Firmenich Pension Plan declined sharply - down 20.9% during 2022, from $248M to $196M. Reported net income was -$52M.
How have Firmenich Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Firmenich Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.0%, from $566M to $730M.
Where does Firmenich Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Firmenich Pension Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Firmenich Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Retirement Plan for Employees of Bush Brothers & Company in TN ($196M, 657 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Firmenich Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nurses Defined Benefit Retirement Plan of Nyp/Lower Manhattan Hospital in NY (383 participants, $56M 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 135560633.

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.