Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$204M
Total assets Near avg plan size
460
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$442,530
Avg per participant High balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Ryerson Pension Plan · Sponsored by Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$204M in assets, 460 participants

Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.'s Ryerson Pension Plan reported $204M in total assets and 460 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #17,206 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Ryerson Pension Plan sits by assets

Ryerson Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $204M for 460 participants (~$442,530/participant), down 0.1% in 2023.

#17,206
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-0.1%
assets change YoY
2.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ryerson Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ryerson Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$203,564,000 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Ryerson Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ryerson Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (460 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ryerson Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$71M in the plan year 2022 filing to $67K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ryerson Pension Plan reported participants fell from 507 in the plan year 2022 filing to 460 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ryerson Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $204M in the plan year 2022 filing to $204M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 361717960 · Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ryerson Pension Plan · $204M · 460 · 95th

  • PART $204M
  • PART 460
  • PART 95th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Drummond Company, Inc. Revised Pension Plan
  • PART ind #17206

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 →

Ryerson Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ironworkers Local No 55 Pension PlanIronworkers Local No 55 Pens…$204MWhite & Case LLP Retirement Income PlanWhite & Case LLP Retirement …$204MRetirement Plan for Employees of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for ChildrenRetirement Plan for Employee…$204MRyerson Pension Plan$204MDrummond Company, Inc. Revised Pension PlanDrummond Company, Inc. Revis…$204M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ryerson Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$204M
Net Assets (End of Year)$203M
Net Income$67K
Employer EIN361717960
Plan Effective Date1996-04-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$687M 10.449902067623757% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$600M$620M$640M$660M$680M$700M 202220232024 $622M $687M ▲ +10.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 3,340 $622M
2023 3 3,326 $655M
2024 3 3,494 $687M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Ryerson Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ryerson Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.203564 · Participants: 460Ryerson Pension 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 EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Ryerson Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Ryerson Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Drummond Company, Inc. Revised Pension Plan in AL ($204M); by covered participants it is Refresco Union Employees' Retirement Plan in FL (461 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (460 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 Ryerson Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ryerson Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.1% during 2023, from $204M to $204M. Reported net income was $67K.
How have Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.4%, from $622M to $687M.
Where does Ryerson Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ryerson Pension Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ryerson Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Drummond Company, Inc. Revised Pension Plan in AL ($204M, 291 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ryerson Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Refresco Union Employees' Retirement Plan in FL (461 participants, $1M 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 361717960.

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.