Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Hess Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.9B
Total assets
1,324
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$1.4M
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Hess Corporation · Texas · Manufacturing

$1.9B in assets, 1,324 participants

Hess Corporation's Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reported $1.9B in total assets and 1,324 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #18,461 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.9B for 1,324 participants (~$1.4M/participant), down 3.0% in 2023.

$1.9B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
1,324
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$1.4M
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $40M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$581M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$40M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $2.0B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan outranks 99% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 19x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income-$40M
Employer EIN134921002
Plan Effective Date1972-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hess Corporation)

$2.8B$2.85B$2.9B$2.95B$3B$3.05B 202220232024 $2.86B $3B ▲ +4.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Hess Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,731 $2.9B
2023 2 2,811 $2.9B
2024 2 3,021 $3.0B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 3.0% during 2023, from $2.0B to $1.9B. Reported net income was -$40M.
How have Hess Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hess Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.8%, from $2.9B to $3.0B.
Where does Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Hess Corporation Employees' 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 Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Seafarers Pension Plan in MD ($1.9B, 7,093 participants).

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  • By total assets, Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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  • Hess Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 4.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans