Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bayer Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,457
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$539,304
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Monsanto Company Pension Plan · Sponsored by Bayer Corporation · Missouri · Manufacturing

$2.4B in assets, 4,457 participants

Bayer Corporation's Monsanto Company Pension Plan reported $2.4B in total assets and 4,457 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.

  • #18,523 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Monsanto Company Pension Plan covers 4,457 participants in Missouri, 6.0x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $2.4B.

#18,523
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+6.4%
assets growth YoY
24×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Monsanto Company Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Monsanto Company Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,403,676,172 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

Monsanto Company 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. Monsanto Company Pension Plan lands in the large band (4,457 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Monsanto Company Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$610M in the plan year 2022 filing to $62M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Monsanto Company Pension Plan reported participants fell from 4,817 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,457 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Monsanto Company Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.3B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 251339219 · Bayer Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Monsanto Company Pension Plan · $2.4B · 4,457 · 99th

  • BOY $2.4B
  • BOY 4,457
  • BOY 99th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Saint-Gobain Retirement Income Plan
  • BOY ind #18523

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 Missouri →

Monsanto Company Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Monsanto Company Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.0B
Net Income$62M
Employer EIN251339219
Plan Effective Date1940-12-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bayer Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bayer Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$14.8B 7.61880846697146% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$13.5B$14B$14.5B$15B$15.5B 202220232024 $13.8B $14.8B ▲ +7.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 25,664 $13.8B
2023 4 25,475 $15.2B
2024 4 25,392 $14.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Monsanto Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Monsanto Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.403676172 · Participants: 4457Monsanto Company Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.787453474 · Participants: 30358Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.709766277 · Participants: 10156Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.457605028 · Participants: 14993Co-Op Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376279254 · Participants: 2671Emerson Electric Company Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.265514848 · Participants: 11420Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis
Monsanto Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Monsanto Company Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Saint-Gobain Retirement Income Plan in PA ($2.4B); by covered participants it is Ywca Retirement Fund, Inc. in NY (4,483 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,457 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 Monsanto Company Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Monsanto Company Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.4% during 2023, from $2.3B to $2.4B. Reported net income was $62M.
How have Bayer Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bayer Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.6%, from $13.8B to $14.8B.
Where does Monsanto Company Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Monsanto Company 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 Monsanto Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Saint-Gobain Retirement Income Plan in PA ($2.4B, 11,921 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Monsanto Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ywca Retirement Fund, Inc. in NY (4,483 participants, $387M 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 251339219.

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.