Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Woodward, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
51
Participants Small participant base
72nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$386,920
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Woodward, Inc. · Colorado · Manufacturing

$20M in assets, 51 participants

Woodward, Inc.'s Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan reported $20M in total assets and 51 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

  • #11,636 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Woodward, Inc. multi-year trail

Woodward, Inc.'s plans moved +28.1% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan at $20M / 51 participants.

#11,636
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+3.5%
assets growth YoY

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$19,732,921 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan is a small filing (51 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $662K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 61 in the plan year 2022 filing to 51 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $19M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 361984010 · Woodward, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan · $20M · 51 · 72nd

  • PHOTO $20M
  • IND 51
  • EOY 72nd
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Motiva Chemicals Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #11636

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 →

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Woodward, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Woodward, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.1B 28.05508869011334% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.67B $2.14B ▲ +28.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 5,467 $1.7B
2023 4 6,221 $1.9B
2024 4 6,562 $2.1B

Woodward, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$19M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income$662K
Employer EIN361984010
Plan Effective Date1998-06-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

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

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.019732921 · Participants: 51Woodward Fst Employees' 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
Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Motiva Chemicals Cash Balance Pension Plan in TX ($20M); by covered participants it is Avis Rent a Car System, LLC Pension Plan in NJ (51 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (51 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 Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 3.5% during 2023, from $19M to $20M. Reported net income was $662K.
How have Woodward, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Woodward, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 28.1%, from $1.7B to $2.1B.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Motiva Chemicals Cash Balance Pension Plan in TX ($20M, 95 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Avis Rent a Car System, LLC Pension Plan in NJ (51 participants, $93M 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 361984010.

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.