Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Caterpillar Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,921
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan · Sponsored by Caterpillar Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$2.6B in assets, 1,921 participants

Caterpillar Inc.'s Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan reported $2.6B in total assets and 1,921 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #18,534 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan covers 1,921 participants in Texas, 2.8x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $2.6B.

#18,534
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+0.3%
assets growth YoY
26×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,585,562,875 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory 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. Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,921 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$1.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,066 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,921 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.6B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 370602744 · Caterpillar Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan · $2.6B · 1,921 · 99th

  • NET $2.6B
  • NET 1,921
  • NET 99th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Massmutual Pension Plan
  • NET ind #18534

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 Texas →

Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sound Retirement Trust$2.6BPension Plan for Eaton Corporation EmployeesPension Plan for Eaton Corpo…$2.6BCaterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Non-Contrib…$2.6BMassmutual Pension Plan$2.6BFarmers Group, Inc. Employees' Pension PlanFarmers Group, Inc. Employee…$2.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.6B
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN370602744
Plan Effective Date1950-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Caterpillar Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Caterpillar Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$31.2B 17.462816221366566% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$26B$28B$30B$32B 202220232024 $26.6B $31.2B ▲ +17.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 6 59,865 $26.6B
2023 6 62,525 $29.7B
2024 6 64,709 $31.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.585562875 · Participants: 1921Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 30.018512 · Participants: 107859AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.133347097 · Participants: 12215Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.015 · Participants: 22551Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.803014695 · Participants: 12138Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.493677099 · Participants: 9360Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Massmutual Pension Plan in MA ($2.6B); by covered participants it is Arizona Pipe Trades Pension Plan in AZ (1,921 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,921 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 Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.3% during 2023, from $2.6B to $2.6B. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Caterpillar Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Caterpillar Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.5%, from $26.6B to $31.2B.
Where does Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Massmutual Pension Plan in MA ($2.6B, 14,462 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Arizona Pipe Trades Pension Plan in AZ (1,921 participants, $384M 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 370602744.

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.