Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
17,382
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$449,879
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories · Illinois · Manufacturing

$7.8B in assets, 17,382 participants

Abbott Laboratories's Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan reported $7.8B in total assets and 17,382 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.

  • #18,654 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan covers 17,382 participants in Illinois, 22x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $7.8B.

#18,654
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+15.5%
assets growth YoY
78×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,819,798,504 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan is a mega filing (17,382 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$855M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.0B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $6.8B in the plan year 2022 filing to $7.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 16,809 in the plan year 2022 filing to 17,382 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 360698440 · Abbott Laboratories PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan · $7.8B · 17,382 · 100th

  • BOOK $7.8B
  • VS-ST 17,382
  • BOY 100th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust
  • PART ind #18654

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 Illinois →

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Metlife Retirement Plan$7.9BAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity …$7.8BBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustBoilermaker-Blacksmith Natio…$7.8BL3harris Technologies Consolidated Pension PlanL3harris Technologies Consol…$7.7BDeseret Mutual Master Retirement PlanDeseret Mutual Master Retire…$7.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$7.8B
Net Income$1.0B
Employer EIN360698440
Plan Effective Date1945-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Abbott Laboratories)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Abbott Laboratories plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28.6B 19.999545508889234% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$22B$24B$26B$28B$30B 202220232024 $23.8B $28.6B ▲ +20.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 53,203 $23.8B
2023 3 55,566 $26.4B
2024 3 56,272 $28.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 0102030405060 Total assets ($B) Participants Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesExelon Corporation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 6.380359647 · Participants: 9116Exelon Corporation Retirement Program
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan reports $7.8B in end-of-year assets across 17,382 participants (0.063% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.019% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $449,879 per participant (3.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $1.0B.

This plan identity (EIN 360698440, plan #333) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $6.8B to $8.6B (+26.9%) while covered participants moved from 16,809 to 17,875 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 16,809 $6.8B Open filing
2023 17,382 $7.8B This page
2024 · index core 17,875 $8.6B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust in MO ($7.8B); by covered participants it is The Citigroup Pension Plan in CT (17,283 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($7.8B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (17,382 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 Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 15.5% during 2023, from $6.8B to $7.8B. Reported net income was $1.0B.
How have Abbott Laboratories plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Abbott Laboratories's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.0%, from $23.8B to $28.6B.
Where does Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust in MO ($7.8B, 30,358 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Citigroup Pension Plan in CT (17,283 participants, $10.6B in assets).