Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$764M
Total assets Above avg plan size
821
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$931,049
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan · Sponsored by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. · Maryland · Manufacturing

$764M in assets, 821 participants

Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.'s Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan reported $764M in total assets and 821 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #18,144 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan sits by assets

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $764M for 821 participants (~$931,049/participant), up 1.0% in 2023.

#18,144
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+1.0%
assets growth YoY
7.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$764,391,215 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Stanley Black & Decker 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. Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (821 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$277M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,092 in the plan year 2022 filing to 821 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $757M in the plan year 2022 filing to $764M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 521127357 · Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan · $764M · 821 · 98th

  • SCH $764M
  • EBSA 821
  • PART 98th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near IBEW 332 Pension Plan - Part a
  • BOOK ind #18144

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 Maryland →

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Stanley Black & Decker 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)$757M
Net Assets (End of Year)$763M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN521127357
Plan Effective Date1966-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$718M 5.1357982226891% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$720M$740M$760M$780M 202220232024 $757M $718M ▼ -5.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,092 $757M
2023 1 821 $764M
2024 1 781 $718M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.764391215 · Participants: 821Stanley Black & Decker Pension PlanNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 18.88881693 · Participants: 323315National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.434547593 · Participants: 19673Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.648661647 · Participants: 1087Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.493297428 · Participants: 15047National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.223547088 · Participants: 44973International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan
Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
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Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is IBEW 332 Pension Plan - Part a in CA ($764M); by covered participants it is Hawaii Longshore Pension Plan in HI (823 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($764M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (821 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 Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 1.0% during 2023, from $757M to $764M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 5.1%, from $757M to $718M.
Where does Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is IBEW 332 Pension Plan - Part a in CA ($764M, 2,182 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hawaii Longshore Pension Plan in HI (823 participants, $381M 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 521127357.

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.