Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Paramount Global Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,568
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cbs Combined Pension Plan · Sponsored by Paramount Global · New York · Information & Media

$2.0B in assets, 1,568 participants

Paramount Global's Cbs Combined Pension Plan reported $2.0B in total assets and 1,568 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.

  • #2,772 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Cbs Combined Pension Plan sits by assets

Cbs Combined Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $2.0B for 1,568 participants (~$1.3M/participant), up 4.2% in 2023.

#2,772
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+4.2%
assets growth YoY
20×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cbs Combined Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cbs Combined Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,972,290,404 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

Cbs Combined 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. Cbs Combined Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,568 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cbs Combined Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$649M in the plan year 2022 filing to $79M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cbs Combined Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,641 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,568 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cbs Combined Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.9B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.0B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 042949533 · Paramount Global PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cbs Combined Pension Plan · $2.0B · 1,568 · 99th

  • SCH $2.0B
  • EBSA 1,568
  • PART 99th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near National Roofing Industry Pension Fund
  • BOOK ind #2772

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 New York →

Cbs Combined Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

National Roofing Industry Pension FundNational Roofing Industry Pe…$2.0BWhirlpool Tammy Employees Pension PlanWhirlpool Tammy Employees Pe…$2.0BPension Plan for Salaried Employees of Novartis CorporationPension Plan for Salaried Em…$2.0BCbs Combined Pension Plan$2.0BPension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy CompanyPension Plan a for Employees…$2.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Cbs Combined Pension 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)$1.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.0B
Net Income$79M
Employer EIN042949533
Plan Effective Date1942-12-26
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Paramount Global)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Paramount Global plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8.8B 13.343762276807889% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7.5B$8B$8.5B$9B 202220232024 $7.79B $8.83B ▲ +13.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 23,237 $7.8B
2023 5 21,686 $8.6B
2024 5 20,098 $8.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Cbs Combined Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 0102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Cbs Combined Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.972290404 · Participants: 1568Cbs Combined Pension PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
Cbs Combined Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Cbs Combined Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is National Roofing Industry Pension Fund in MN ($2.0B); by covered participants it is Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation in MA (1,567 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,568 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 Cbs Combined Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cbs Combined Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 4.2% during 2023, from $1.9B to $2.0B. Reported net income was $79M.
How have Paramount Global plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Paramount Global's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.3%, from $7.8B to $8.8B.
Where does Cbs Combined Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cbs Combined 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 Cbs Combined Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Roofing Industry Pension Fund in MN ($2.0B, 13,093 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cbs Combined Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation in MA (1,567 participants, $891M 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 042949533.

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.