Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Stahl Specialty Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$73M
Total assets Below avg plan size: 78
Participants Small participant base: 89th
Percentile by assets National rank: $939,385
Avg per participant High balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Stahl Specialty Company · Missouri · Manufacturing

$73M in assets, 78 participants

Stahl Specialty Company's Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan reported $73M in total assets and 78 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

#15,666 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $73M for 78 participants (~$939,385/participant), up 13.4% in 2023.

#15,666
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers): +13.4%
assets growth YoY: 0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$73,272,028 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan is a small filing (78 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $65M in the plan year 2022 filing to $73M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 88 in the plan year 2022 filing to 78 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 440609809 · Stahl Specialty Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan · $73M · 78 · 89th

PHOTO $73M
PHOTO 78
PHOTO 89th
PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
PHOTO near Essendant Pension Plan
PHOTO ind #15666

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 Missouri →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' 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)	$65M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$73M
Net Income	$9M
Employer EIN	440609809
Plan Effective Date	1969-10-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Stahl Specialty Company)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $77M 19.863157239472727% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	88	$65M
2023	1	78	$73M
2024	1	73	$77M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust $7.8B · 30,358
Ameren Retirement Plan $4.7B · 10,156
Co-Op Retirement Plan $3.5B · 14,993
Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan $3.4B · 2,671
Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis $3.3B · 11,420

Compare Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Essendant Pension Plan in IL ($73M); by covered participants it is Companion Care of Southwest La, LLC Cash Balance Plan in LA (78 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($73M here).

Essendant Pension Plan (IL) $73M · 868
United States Cold Storage, Inc. Pension Plan (NJ) $73M · 1,836
Richmond Univ Medical Center Pension Plan for Employees Represented by Nysna (NY) $73M · 451
Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Non-Union Employees of Butler Memorial Hospital (PA) $73M · 1,229

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (78 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Companion Care of Southwest La, LLC Cash Balance Plan (LA) 78 · 0 off
American Postal Workers Union Health Plan Management Staff Pension Plan (MD) 78 · 0 off
The Retirement Plan of Dime Bank (CT) 78 · 0 off
Rogers Corporation Employees' Pension Plan (AZ) 78 · 0 off

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 Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.4% during 2023, from $65M to $73M. Reported net income was $9M.

How have Stahl Specialty Company plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Stahl Specialty Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.9%, from $65M to $77M.

Where does Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Essendant Pension Plan in IL ($73M, 868 participants).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Companion Care of Southwest La, LLC Cash Balance Plan in LA (78 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 440609809.