Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$521M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,074
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$251,001
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees · Sponsored by Conagra Brands, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$521M in assets, 2,074 participants

Conagra Brands, Inc.'s Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees reported $521M in total assets and 2,074 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #17,961 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees covers 2,074 participants in Illinois, 2.7x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $521M.

#17,961
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-9.2%
assets change YoY
5.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $54M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees's outsized position by total assets

Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$520,576,381 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees'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. Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees lands in the large band (2,074 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees reported net income rose from -$154M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$54M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees end-of-year assets fell from $573M in the plan year 2022 filing to $521M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees reported participants rose from 2,023 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,074 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 470248710 · Conagra Brands, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees · $521M · 2,074 · 97th

  • SCH $521M
  • SCH 2,074
  • SCH 97th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Pension Fund
  • SCH ind #17961

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 →

Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC Pension Plan for Marketing and Administrative EmployeesHelena Agri-Enterprises, LLC…$521MW.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesW.R. Grace & Co. Retirement …$521MUnited Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 152 Retail Meat Pension PlanUnited Food & Commercial Wor…$521MConagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production EmployeesConagra Brands, Inc. Pension…$521MNew Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Pension FundNew Jersey Building Laborers…$520M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$573M
Net Assets (End of Year)$518M
Net Income-$54M
Employer EIN470248710
Plan Effective Date1976-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Conagra Brands, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Conagra Brands, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.7B 1.991363870303896% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.5B$4.6B$4.7B$4.8B 202220232024 $4.59B $4.69B ▲ +2.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 36,875 $4.6B
2023 7 36,940 $4.8B
2024 7 36,975 $4.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.520576381 · Participants: 2074Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production EmployeesCentral 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
Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Pension Fund in NJ ($520M); by covered participants it is Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Mapmg in CA (2,074 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,074 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 Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees assets move in 2023?
Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees pulled back noticeably - down 9.2% during 2023, from $573M to $521M. Reported net income was -$54M.
How have Conagra Brands, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Conagra Brands, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 2.0%, from $4.6B to $4.7B.
Where does Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees ranks in the 97th 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 Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Pension Fund in NJ ($520M, 2,108 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Mapmg in CA (2,074 participants, $871M in assets).