Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
26
Participants Small participant base
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$838,754
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$22M in assets, 26 participants

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.'s Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reported $22M in total assets and 26 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • #12,076 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. multi-year trail

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.'s plans moved +18.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan at $22M / 26 participants.

#12,076
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+8.7%
assets growth YoY

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,807,595 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan is a small filing (26 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 30 in the plan year 2022 filing to 26 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $22M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 232888959 · Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan · $22M · 26 · 74th

  • RANK $22M
  • PHOTO 26
  • IND 74th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C. Retirement Plan for Select Employees
  • ASSETS ind #12076

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 →

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$50M 18.0162352096362% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $42.6M $50.3M ▲ +18.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 192 $43M
2023 2 208 $47M
2024 2 207 $50M

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN232888959
Plan Effective Date2000-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.021807595 · Participants: 26Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 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
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C. Retirement Plan for Select Employees in AL ($22M); by covered participants it is Paulo Products Company Employees' Pension Plan in MO (26 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (26 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 Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.7% during 2023, from $20M to $22M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.0%, from $43M to $50M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C. Retirement Plan for Select Employees in AL ($22M, 8 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Paulo Products Company Employees' Pension Plan in MO (26 participants, $6M 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 232888959.

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.