Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ball Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$158M
Total assets Near avg plan size
3,327
Participants Above avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$47,518
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan · Sponsored by Ball Corporation · Colorado · Manufacturing

$158M in assets, 3,327 participants

Ball Corporation's Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan reported $158M in total assets and 3,327 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #16,943 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan covers 3,327 participants in Colorado, 8.9x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $158M.

#16,943
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+3.6%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$158,092,553 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,327 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$80M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,763 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,327 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $153M in the plan year 2022 filing to $158M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 350160610 · Ball Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan · $158M · 3,327 · 94th

  • PHOTO $158M
  • PHOTO 3,327
  • PHOTO 94th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #16943

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 Colorado →

Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$153M
Net Assets (End of Year)$158M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN350160610
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ball Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ball Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.4B 13.790445634123504% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.93B $3.39B ▼ -13.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 21,973 $3.9B
2023 4 19,981 $4.3B
2024 3 14,066 $3.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

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

Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.158092553 · Participants: 3327Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension PlanRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.28371737 · Participants: 39434Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanBall Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.95106192 · Participants: 1506Ball Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.853837683 · Participants: 1340Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension PlanMedianews Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.434038888 · Participants: 213Medianews Group Pension PlanNational Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.406218917 · Participants: 2822National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan
Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan in IL ($158M); by covered participants it is Ibt Consolidated Pension Plan in WA (3,326 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,327 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 Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 3.6% during 2023, from $153M to $158M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Ball Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ball Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 13.8%, from $3.9B to $3.4B.
Where does Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan in IL ($158M, 989 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ball Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ibt Consolidated Pension Plan in WA (3,326 participants, $171M 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 350160610.

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.