Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Greif Packaging LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$520M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,412
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$367,932
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Greif Pension Plan · Sponsored by Greif Packaging LLC · Ohio · Manufacturing

$520M in assets, 1,412 participants

Greif Packaging LLC's Greif Pension Plan reported $520M in total assets and 1,412 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.

  • #17,960 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Greif Pension Plan sits by assets

Greif Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $520M for 1,412 participants (~$367,932/participant), up 9.6% in 2023.

#17,960
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+9.6%
assets growth YoY
5.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Greif Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Greif Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$519,519,402 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

Greif 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. Greif Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,412 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Greif Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$190M in the plan year 2022 filing to $35M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Greif Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,577 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,412 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Greif Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $474M in the plan year 2022 filing to $520M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 363268123 · Greif Packaging LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Greif Pension Plan · $520M · 1,412 · 97th

  • BOOK $520M
  • BOOK 1,412
  • BOOK 97th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Retirement Plan for Union Represented Employees
  • BOOK ind #17960

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 Ohio →

Greif Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Old Republic International Employees Retirement PlanOld Republic International E…$521MConagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production EmployeesConagra Brands, Inc. Pension…$521MNew Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Pension FundNew Jersey Building Laborers…$520MGreif Pension Plan$520MRetirement Plan for Union Represented EmployeesRetirement Plan for Union Re…$519M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Greif 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)$474M
Net Assets (End of Year)$495M
Net Income$35M
Employer EIN363268123
Plan Effective Date1960-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Greif Packaging LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Greif Packaging LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 17.175144823703352% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.18B $1.39B ▲ +17.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,879 $1.2B
2023 2 8,123 $1.3B
2024 2 8,122 $1.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Greif Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Greif Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.519519402 · Participants: 1412Greif Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
Greif Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Greif Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Union Represented Employees in NJ ($519M); by covered participants it is American National Insurance Company Employees Retirement Plan in TX (1,412 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,412 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 Greif Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Greif Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.6% during 2023, from $474M to $520M. Reported net income was $35M.
How have Greif Packaging LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Greif Packaging LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.2%, from $1.2B to $1.4B.
Where does Greif Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Greif Pension 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 Greif Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Union Represented Employees in NJ ($519M, 943 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Greif Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is American National Insurance Company Employees Retirement Plan in TX (1,412 participants, $533M 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 363268123.

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.