Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$164M
Total assets Near avg plan size
654
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$251,337
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan · Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$164M in assets, 654 participants

Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc.'s The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan reported $164M in total assets and 654 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #16,992 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan sits by assets

The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $164M for 654 participants (~$251,337/participant), up 1.5% in 2023.

#16,992
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+1.5%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$164,374,370 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits 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. The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (654 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan reported net income rose from -$62M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan reported participants fell from 726 in the plan year 2022 filing to 654 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan end-of-year assets rose from $162M in the plan year 2022 filing to $164M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 854359919 · Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan · $164M · 654 · 94th

  • EBSA $164M
  • PART 654
  • TYPE 94th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Dana Combined Hourly Employees' Pension Plan
  • VS-ST ind #16992

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 New Jersey →

The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Macdermid, Incorporated Employees' Pension PlanMacdermid, Incorporated Empl…$165MDistrict 1199seiu - the Johns Hopkins Hospital Pension PlanDistrict 1199seiu - the John…$165MPlumbers & Pipefitters U.a. Local 85 Pension PlanPlumbers & Pipefitters U.a. …$165MThe Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits PlanThe Bausch & Lomb Retirement…$164MDana Combined Hourly Employees' Pension PlanDana Combined Hourly Employe…$164M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits 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)$162M
Net Assets (End of Year)$164M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN854359919
Plan Effective Date1942-12-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$969M 25.15374954830991% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$800M$900M$1,000M 202220232024 $774M $969M ▲ +25.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 5,392 $774M
2023 3 5,329 $883M
2024 3 5,656 $969M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.16437437 · Participants: 654The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Dana Combined Hourly Employees' Pension Plan in OH ($164M); by covered participants it is Iuoe Local 98 Pension Plan in MA (654 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (654 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 The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan edged up modestly - up 1.5% during 2023, from $162M to $164M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.2%, from $774M to $969M.
Where does The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dana Combined Hourly Employees' Pension Plan in OH ($164M, 326 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Iuoe Local 98 Pension Plan in MA (654 participants, $203M 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 854359919.

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.