Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Ecolab Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.7B
- Total assets
- 18,541
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $92,772
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Ecolab Pension Plan · Sponsored by Ecolab Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing
$1.7B in assets, 18,541 participants
Ecolab Inc.'s Ecolab Pension Plan reported $1.7B in total assets and 18,541 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #18,435 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Coverage in Minnesota
Ecolab Pension Plan covers 18,541 participants in Minnesota, 16x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.
- $1.7B
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 18,541
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $92,772
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Ecolab Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$661M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Ecolab Pension Plan reported participants rose from 15,726 in the plan year 2022 filing to 18,541 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Ecolab Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.7B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Minnesota filers
In Minnesota, the average filing covers about 1,126 participants across 2,865 plans. Ecolab Pension Plan reports 18,541 participants - 16x that state average ($1.7B EOY assets).
Minnesota filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.7B |
| Net Income | -$2M |
| Employer EIN | 410231510 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1972-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ecolab Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 34,111 | $5.0B |
| 2023 | 3 | 36,898 | $5.5B |
| 2024 | 3 | 39,321 | $5.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Ecolab Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
- 3M Employee Retirement Income Plan $14.3B · 10,638
- Mayo Pension Plan $11.0B · 69,155
- The Travelers Pension Plan $4.2B · 24,884
- General Mills Pension Plan I $4.0B · 383
- U.S. Bank Pension Plan $4.0B · 56,287
Scale composition for Ecolab Pension Plan
Ecolab Pension Plan reports $1.7B in end-of-year assets across 18,541 participants (0.014% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.020% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $92,772 per participant (67% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was -$2M.
This plan identity (EIN 410231510, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.7B to $1.7B (-3.0%) while covered participants moved from 15,726 to 19,514 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,726 | $1.7B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 18,541 | $1.7B | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 19,514 | $1.7B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP (401(k), $4.2B, 19,691 participants)
- Ecolab Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.7B, 19,514 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Ecolab Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Nissan Employee Retirement Plan (TN) $1.7B · 4,300
- Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan (NJ) $1.7B · 3,107
- Weyerhaeuser Pension Plan (WA) $1.7B · 3,585
- Local 705 Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters Pension Tr. Fd. (IL) $1.7B · 5,722
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Ecolab Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Ecolab Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota. Compare plans
- Ecolab Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans