Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
9,878
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$161,486
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kohler Co. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$1.6B in assets, 9,878 participants

Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries's Kohler Co. Pension Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 9,878 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.

  • #18,409 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Kohler Co. Pension Plan covers 9,878 participants in Wisconsin, 18x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.

#18,409
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+11.4%
assets growth YoY
16×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kohler Co. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kohler Co. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,595,158,526 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Kohler Co. Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Kohler Co. Pension Plan lands in the large band (9,878 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kohler Co. Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$294M in the plan year 2022 filing to $163M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kohler Co. Pension Plan reported participants rose from 8,328 in the plan year 2022 filing to 9,878 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kohler Co. Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.6B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 390402810 · Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kohler Co. Pension Plan · $1.6B · 9,878 · 99th

  • PHOTO $1.6B
  • PHOTO 9,878
  • PHOTO 99th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Plumbers' Pension Fund, Local 130, U.a.
  • PHOTO ind #18409

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 Wisconsin →

Kohler Co. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kohler Co. Pension Plan$1.6BPlumbers' Pension Fund, Local 130, U.a.Plumbers' Pension Fund, Loca…$1.6BPpl Retirement Plan$1.6BMeijer Omp Pension Plan$1.6BWestern Pennsylvania Teamsters and Employers Pension FundWestern Pennsylvania Teamste…$1.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Kohler Co. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income$163M
Employer EIN390402810
Plan Effective Date1975-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.8B 12.196773920080787% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.4B$2.5B$2.6B$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B 202220232024 $2.49B $2.79B ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 19,365 $2.5B
2023 3 20,855 $2.8B
2024 3 20,081 $2.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Kohler Co. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020004000600080001000012000 1.522.533.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Kohler Co. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.595158526 · Participants: 9878Kohler Co. Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.298151091 · Participants: 8348The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 3.267131995 · Participants: 9960Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.08393057 · Participants: 7368The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.912240682 · Participants: 1560Harley-Davidson Retirement PlanRockwell Automation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.77661124 · Participants: 2136Rockwell Automation Pension Plan
Kohler Co. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Kohler Co. Pension Plan

Kohler Co. Pension Plan reports $1.6B in end-of-year assets across 9,878 participants (0.013% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $161,486 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $163M.

This plan identity (EIN 390402810, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.4B to $1.7B (+21.9%) while covered participants moved from 8,328 to 9,560 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,328 $1.4B Open filing
2023 9,878 $1.6B This page
2024 · index core 9,560 $1.7B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers' Pension Fund, Local 130, U.a. in IL ($1.6B); by covered participants it is Bd Retirement Plan in NJ (9,838 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,878 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 Kohler Co. Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Kohler Co. Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.4% during 2023, from $1.4B to $1.6B. Reported net income was $163M.
How have Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kohler Co. & Subsidiaries's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.2%, from $2.5B to $2.8B.
Where does Kohler Co. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Kohler Co. Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kohler Co. Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Plumbers' Pension Fund, Local 130, U.a. in IL ($1.6B, 3,000 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kohler Co. Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bd Retirement Plan in NJ (9,838 participants, $1.7B in assets).