Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Fedex Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26.6B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
139,031
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$191,186
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Fedex Corporation · Tennessee · Transportation & Warehousing

$26.6B in assets, 139,031 participants

Fedex Corporation's Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reported $26.6B in total assets and 139,031 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #3,360 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan covers 139,031 participants in Tennessee, 123x the typical Tennessee plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $26.6B.

#3,360
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+3.8%
assets growth YoY
267×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$26,580,798,454 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan is a mega filing (139,031 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$1.0B in the plan year 2022 filing to $973M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reported participants rose from 119,742 in the plan year 2022 filing to 139,031 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $25.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $26.6B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 621721435 · Fedex Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan · $26.6B · 139,031 · 100th

  • SCH $26.6B
  • SCH 139,031
  • SCH 100th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company
  • SCH ind #3360

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

AT&T Pension Benefit Plan$30.0BFedex Corporation Employees' Pension PlanFedex Corporation Employees'…$26.6BThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Pension Value Plan for E…$25.0BIBM Personal Pension Plan$25.0BCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersCentral Pension Fund of the …$24.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$26.6B
Net Income$973M
Employer EIN621721435
Plan Effective Date1978-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fedex Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Fedex Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$55.8B 15.191575887166955% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45B$50B$55B$60B 202220232024 $48.4B $55.8B ▲ +15.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 340,732 $48.4B
2023 4 365,516 $53.1B
2024 4 334,093 $55.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee

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

Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 0102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.580798454 · Participants: 139031Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of International Paper Company, Total assets ($B): 8.836549756 · Participants: 20164Retirement Plan of International Paper CompanyPace Industry Union-Management Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.707920528 · Participants: 3192Pace Industry Union-Management Pension FundPension Plan for Employees at Ornl, Total assets ($B): 2.456364769 · Participants: 5801Pension Plan for Employees at OrnlRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Total assets ($B): 2.074583545 · Participants: 2710Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, TennesseeNissan Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.712870598 · Participants: 4300Nissan Employee Retirement Plan
Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan

Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reports $26.6B in end-of-year assets across 139,031 participants (0.22% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.15% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $191,186 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $973M.

This plan identity (EIN 621721435, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $25.6B to $26.9B (+4.9%) while covered participants moved from 119,742 to 125,941 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 119,742 $25.6B Open filing
2023 139,031 $26.6B This page
2024 · index core 125,941 $26.9B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company in WA ($25.0B); by covered participants it is UPS Pension Plan in GA (153,217 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($26.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (139,031 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 Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 3.8% during 2023, from $25.6B to $26.6B. Reported net income was $973M.
How have Fedex Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fedex Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.2%, from $48.4B to $55.8B.
Where does Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 100th 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 Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company in WA ($25.0B, 31,566 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is UPS Pension Plan in GA (153,217 participants, $9.7B in assets).