Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Hershey Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$492M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,704
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$288,653
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Hershey Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Hershey Company · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$492M in assets, 1,704 participants

The Hershey Company's The Hershey Company Retirement Plan reported $492M in total assets and 1,704 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #19,859 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan covers 1,704 participants in Pennsylvania, 2.1x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $492M.

#19,859
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-22.1%
assets change YoY
4.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $139M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$491,864,682 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan'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. The Hershey Company Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,704 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 230691590 · The Hershey Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan · $492M · 1,704 · 98th

  • VS-ST $492M
  • BOY 1,704
  • SCH 98th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near No Calif Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glassworkers Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #19859

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 Pennsylvania →

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Viacom Pension Plan$493MI.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension FundI.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension F…$492MThe Hershey Company Retirement PlanThe Hershey Company Retireme…$492MNo Calif Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glassworkers Pension PlanNo Calif Glaziers, Architect…$492MHrsa-Ila Pension Plan$491M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Hershey Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$631M
Net Assets (End of Year)$492M
Net Income-$139M
Employer EIN230691590
Plan Effective Date1941-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Hershey Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Hershey Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.9B 11.883862972141115% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5B$2.6B$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B$3B 202220232024 $2.57B $2.87B ▲ +11.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 12,923 $2.6B
2023 5 14,683 $2.8B
2024 4 14,048 $2.9B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Hershey Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.491864682 · Participants: 1704The Hershey Company Retirement PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.401485458 · Participants: 27097National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 5.908424468 · Participants: 52395Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.402519 · Participants: 63731The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.359207207 · Participants: 5314Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.968344232 · Participants: 8098The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Hershey Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is No Calif Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glassworkers Pension Plan in CA ($492M); by covered participants it is Florida Carpenters Pension Plan in TN (1,704 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($492M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,704 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 The Hershey Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 22.1% during 2022, from $631M to $492M. Reported net income was -$139M.
How have The Hershey Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Hershey Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 11.9%, from $2.6B to $2.9B.
Where does The Hershey Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th 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 The Hershey Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is No Calif Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glassworkers Pension Plan in CA ($492M, 1,753 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Hershey Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Florida Carpenters Pension Plan in TN (1,704 participants, $308M 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 230691590.

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.