Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Tegna Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$390M
Total assets Above avg plan size
729
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$534,760
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tegna Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Tegna Inc. · Virginia · Information & Media

$390M in assets, 729 participants

Tegna Inc.'s Tegna Retirement Plan reported $390M in total assets and 729 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #2,662 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Tegna Retirement Plan sits by assets

Tegna Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $390M for 729 participants (~$534,760/participant), up 1.3% in 2023.

#2,662
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+1.3%
assets growth YoY
3.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Tegna Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Tegna Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$389,840,394 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Tegna Retirement 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. Tegna Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (729 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Tegna Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$157M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Tegna Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 789 in the plan year 2022 filing to 729 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Tegna Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $385M in the plan year 2022 filing to $390M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 160442930 · Tegna Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Tegna Retirement Plan · $390M · 729 · 97th

  • EBSA $390M
  • PART 729
  • TYPE 97th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Plumbers Union Local No. 12 Pension
  • VS-ST ind #2662

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Tegna Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Tegna Retirement 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)$385M
Net Assets (End of Year)$390M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN160442930
Plan Effective Date2015-06-29
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tegna Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Tegna Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 11.100451620327311% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.15B$1.2B$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B 202220232024 $1.2B $1.33B ▲ +10.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,104 $1.2B
2023 2 7,094 $1.3B
2024 2 6,786 $1.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Tegna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Tegna Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.389840394 · Participants: 729Tegna Retirement PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.134846358 · Participants: 13674Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.184642779 · Participants: 54171Retirement Security PlanNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.450021632 · Participants: 7117Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.306466489 · Participants: 61272Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension FundDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.570958933 · Participants: 12263Dominion Energy Pension Plan
Tegna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Tegna Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers Union Local No. 12 Pension in MA ($390M); by covered participants it is International Transmission Company Retirement Plan in MI (728 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (729 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 Tegna Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Tegna Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 1.3% during 2023, from $385M to $390M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Tegna Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tegna Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 11.1%, from $1.2B to $1.3B.
Where does Tegna Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Tegna Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Tegna Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Plumbers Union Local No. 12 Pension in MA ($390M, 1,720 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tegna Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is International Transmission Company Retirement Plan in MI (728 participants, $138M 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 160442930.

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.