Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cargill, Incorporated Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,651
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$580,062
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cargill, Incorporated · Minnesota · Wholesale Trade

$2.1B in assets, 3,651 participants

Cargill, Incorporated's Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 3,651 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.

  • #6,291 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan covers 3,651 participants in Minnesota, 3.2x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.

#6,291
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+2.3%
assets growth YoY
21×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,117,806,382 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

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees 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. Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,651 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$490M in the plan year 2022 filing to $49M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported participants rose from 2,052 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,651 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 410177680 · Cargill, Incorporated PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan · $2.1B · 3,651 · 99th

  • VS-ST $2.1B
  • VS-ST 3,651
  • VS-ST 99th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Morgan Stanley Employees Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #6291

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The National Football League Club Employees Pension PlanThe National Football League…$2.1BCargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension PlanCargill, Inc. and Associated…$2.1BMorgan Stanley Employees Retirement PlanMorgan Stanley Employees Ret…$2.1BNorthrop Grumman Retirement Plan BNorthrop Grumman Retirement …$2.1BIdaho National Laboratory Employee Retirement PlanIdaho National Laboratory Em…$2.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.1B
Net Income$49M
Employer EIN410177680
Plan Effective Date1955-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cargill, Incorporated)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cargill, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13.1B 17.60548769818785% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10B$11B$12B$13B$14B 202220232024 $11.1B $13.1B ▲ +17.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 61,433 $11.1B
2023 6 63,659 $12.1B
2024 6 64,521 $13.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.117806382 · Participants: 3651Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.281991028 · Participants: 106383M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.032936702 · Participants: 69155Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.150985971 · Participants: 24884The Travelers Pension PlanGeneral Mills Pension Plan I, Total assets ($B): 3.991064596 · Participants: 383General Mills Pension Plan IU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.969502742 · Participants: 56287U.S. Bank Pension Plan
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Morgan Stanley Employees Retirement Plan in NY ($2.1B); by covered participants it is Cottage Health Pension Plan in CA (3,651 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.1B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,651 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 Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 2.3% during 2023, from $2.1B to $2.1B. Reported net income was $49M.
How have Cargill, Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cargill, Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.6%, from $11.1B to $13.1B.
Where does Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees 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 Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Morgan Stanley Employees Retirement Plan in NY ($2.1B, 6,544 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cottage Health Pension Plan in CA (3,651 participants, $835M 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 410177680.

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.