Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Firmenich Incorporated Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$214M
Total assets Near avg plan size
363
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$589,993
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Firmenich Pension Plan · Sponsored by Firmenich Incorporated · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$214M in assets, 363 participants

Firmenich Incorporated's Firmenich Pension Plan reported $214M in total assets and 363 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #17,255 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Firmenich Pension Plan covers 363 participants in New Jersey, about 43% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $214M.

#17,255
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+9.1%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Firmenich Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Firmenich Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$214,167,314 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Firmenich 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. Firmenich Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (363 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Firmenich Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$52M in the plan year 2022 filing to $18M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Firmenich Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $196M in the plan year 2022 filing to $214M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Firmenich Pension Plan reported participants fell from 383 in the plan year 2022 filing to 363 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 135560633 · Firmenich Incorporated PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Firmenich Pension Plan · $214M · 363 · 95th

  • PCT $214M
  • PCT 363
  • PCT 95th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Freight Drivers and Helpers Local Union No. 557 Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #17255

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 →

Firmenich Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

University of Virginia Physicians Group Clinicians Supplemental Retirement PlanUniversity of Virginia Physi…$215MNorthwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesNorthwest Airlines Pension P…$214MRetirement Plan for Partners of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPRetirement Plan for Partners…$214MFirmenich Pension Plan$214MFreight Drivers and Helpers Local Union No. 557 Pension PlanFreight Drivers and Helpers …$214M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Firmenich Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$196M
Net Assets (End of Year)$214M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN135560633
Plan Effective Date1951-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Firmenich Incorporated)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Firmenich Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$730M 28.96558251357657% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$550M$600M$650M$700M$750M 202220232024 $566M $730M ▲ +29.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,871 $566M
2023 2 1,947 $657M
2024 2 1,906 $730M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Firmenich Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Firmenich Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.214167314 · Participants: 363Firmenich Pension 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
Firmenich Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Firmenich Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Firmenich Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Freight Drivers and Helpers Local Union No. 557 Pension Plan in MD ($214M); by covered participants it is Morgan US Employees' Retirement Plan in NC (362 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (363 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 Firmenich Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Firmenich Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.1% during 2023, from $196M to $214M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have Firmenich Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Firmenich Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.0%, from $566M to $730M.
Where does Firmenich Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Firmenich Pension Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Firmenich Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Freight Drivers and Helpers Local Union No. 557 Pension Plan in MD ($214M, 234 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Firmenich Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Morgan US Employees' Retirement Plan in NC (362 participants, $136M 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 135560633.

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.