401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Becton, Dickinson and Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$5.4B
Total assets: 24,730
Participants: 100th
Percentile by assets: $216,558
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Bd 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Becton, Dickinson and Company · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$5.4B in assets, 24,730 participants

Becton, Dickinson and Company's Bd 401(k) Plan reported $5.4B in total assets and 24,730 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

100th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#18,620 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Bd 401(k) Plan covers 24,730 participants in New Jersey, 29x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $5.4B.

$5.4B
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 24,730
covered participants: 100th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $216,558
avg assets per participant

Where Bd 401(k) Plan sits by total assets

Bd 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$5,355,467,590 Top 1% higher than 100% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Bd 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$827M in the plan year 2022 filing to $659M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Bd 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $4.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to $5.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Bd 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 24,483 in the plan year 2022 filing to 24,730 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State

New Jersey

Industry

Manufacturing

Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Bd 401(k) Plan reports 24,730 participants - 29x that state average ($5.4B EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$4.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$5.4B
Net Income	$659M
Employer EIN	220760120
Plan Effective Date	1974-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Becton, Dickinson and Company)

Total plan assets by year, all Becton, Dickinson and Company plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	36,078	$6.2B
2023	2	34,568	$7.0B
2024	2	31,343	$7.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Bd 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $44.6B · 176,610
Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $27.8B · 78,072
Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $22.2B · 41,291
Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $15.5B · 59,346
Merck US Savings Plan $13.4B · 26,850

Compare Bd 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Bd 401(k) Plan

Bd 401(k) Plan reports $5.4B in end-of-year assets across 24,730 participants (0.043% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.026% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $216,558 per participant (1.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $659M.

This plan identity (EIN 220760120, plan #011) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $4.7B to $5.8B (+25.5%) while covered participants moved from 24,483 to 22,688 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year	Participants	EOY assets	Filing
2022	24,483	$4.7B	Open filing
2023	24,730	$5.4B	This page
2024 · index core	22,688	$5.8B	Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Bd 401(k) Plan (401(k), $5.8B, 22,688 participants)
Bd Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.6B, 8,655 participants)

Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to Bd 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.

Constellation Employee Savings Plan (PA) $5.3B · 13,499
Huntington Ingalls Industries Savings Plan (VA) $5.5B · 35,892
The 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan of S&p Global Inc. and Its Subsidiaries (NY) $5.2B · 4,843
Takeda Pharmaceutical U.S.a., Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan (MA) $5.5B · 21,791

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bd 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Bd 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 15.1% during 2023, from $4.7B to $5.4B. Reported net income was $659M.

How have Becton, Dickinson and Company plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Becton, Dickinson and Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.9%, from $6.2B to $7.4B.

Where does Bd 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Bd 401(k) Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bd 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Constellation Employee Savings Plan in PA ($5.3B, 13,499 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Bd 401(k) Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Bd 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in New Jersey. Compare plans
Becton, Dickinson and Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 19.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 220760120.