Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Pilgrims Pride Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $96M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 1,127
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 91st
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $85,039
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees · Sponsored by Pilgrims Pride Corporation · Colorado · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
$96M in assets, 1,127 participants
Pilgrims Pride Corporation's Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees reported $96M in total assets and 1,127 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.
- #1,239 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
Coverage in Colorado
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees covers 1,127 participants in Colorado, 3.0x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $96M.
- #1,239
- in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
- +6.5%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees's outsized position by total assets
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$95,838,502 Top 9% higher than 91% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist 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. Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees lands in the large band (1,127 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees reported net income rose from -$25M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees reported participants fell from 1,244 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,127 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees end-of-year assets rose from $90M in the plan year 2022 filing to $96M in the plan year 2023 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 751285071 · Pilgrims Pride Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees · $96M · 1,127 · 91st
- ASSETS $96M
- ASSETS 1,127
- ASSETS 91st
- ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
- ASSETS near Chemtrade Chemicals Corporation Consolidated Pension Plan
- ASSETS ind #1239
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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees in the asset neighbourhood
Colorado filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $90M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $96M |
| Net Income | $6M |
| Employer EIN | 751285071 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1970-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Pilgrims Pride Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Pilgrims Pride Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $481M 0.150741058596488% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 29,487 | $481M |
| 2023 | 3 | 36,099 | $536M |
| 2024 | 3 | 32,668 | $481M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
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Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Chemtrade Chemicals Corporation Consolidated Pension Plan in NJ ($96M); by covered participants it is Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company in TX (1,128 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($96M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,127 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company (TX) 1,128 · 1 off
- Westchester Heavy Construction Laborers Local 60 Pension Fund (NY) 1,128 · 1 off
- Retirement Income Plan for the Employees of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (DC) 1,125 · 2 off
- Ubs Financial Services Inc. Pension Plan (NJ) 1,124 · 3 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.