Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Graco Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$127M
Total assets Near avg plan size
400
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$318,482
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue · Sponsored by Graco Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$127M in assets, 400 participants

Graco Inc.'s Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue reported $127M in total assets and 400 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #16,636 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue covers 400 participants in Minnesota, about 36% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $127M.

#16,636
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-49.0%
assets change YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $123M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue's outsized position by total assets

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue vs every filed plan by assets

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

$127,392,716 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 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 2023

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue sits mid-pack in the medium band (400 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue reported net income fell from -$68M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$123M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue end-of-year assets fell from $250M in the plan year 2022 filing to $127M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue reported participants fell from 439 in the plan year 2022 filing to 400 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 410285640 · Graco Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue · $127M · 400 · 93rd

  • PHOTO $127M
  • IND 400
  • EOY 93rd
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Midwest Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #16636

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 Minnesota →

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$250M
Net Assets (End of Year)$125M
Net Income-$123M
Employer EIN410285640
Plan Effective Date2017-10-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Graco Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Graco Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$769M 4.8367834656386925% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $734M $769M ▲ +4.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,987 $734M
2023 2 3,108 $699M
2024 2 2,961 $769M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue, Total assets ($B): 0.127392716 · Participants: 400Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.281991028 · Participants: 106383M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.032936702 · Participants: 69155Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.150985971 · Participants: 24884The Travelers Pension PlanGeneral Mills Pension Plan I, Total assets ($B): 3.991064596 · Participants: 383General Mills Pension Plan IU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.969502742 · Participants: 56287U.S. Bank Pension Plan
Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue side-by-side with 3 peers →

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Midwest Pension Plan in IL ($127M); by covered participants it is Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Retirement Plan in NJ (400 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($127M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (400 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue assets move in 2023? ▼
Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue contracted severely - down 49.0% during 2023, from $250M to $127M. Reported net income was -$123M.
How have Graco Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Graco Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 4.8%, from $734M to $769M.
Where does Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Midwest Pension Plan in IL ($127M, 1,707 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Retirement Plan in NJ (400 participants, N/A in assets).

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 410285640.

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.