Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Becton Dickinson and Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.7B
Total assets
9,838
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$170,939
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Bd Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Becton Dickinson and Company · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$1.7B in assets, 9,838 participants

Becton Dickinson and Company's Bd Retirement Plan reported $1.7B in total assets and 9,838 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #18,423 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Bd Retirement Plan covers 9,838 participants in New Jersey, 12x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.

$1.7B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
9,838
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$170,939
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bd Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $152M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bd Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 11,595 in the plan year 2022 filing to 9,838 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bd Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.5B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.7B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

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Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Bd Retirement Plan reports 9,838 participants - 12x that state average ($1.7B EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.7B
Net Income$152M
Employer EIN220760120
Plan Effective Date1953-03-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Becton Dickinson and Company)

$6B$6.5B$7B$7.5B$8B 202220232024 $6.18B $7.41B ▲ +19.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Becton Dickinson and Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 36,078 $6.2B
2023 2 34,568 $7.0B
2024 2 31,343 $7.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Bd Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Bd Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Bd Retirement PlanRetirement Plan of J…JPMorgan Chase Retir…Nokia Retirement Inc…The Prudential Merge…Verizon Pension Plan…
Bd Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Bd Retirement Plan

Bd Retirement Plan reports $1.7B in end-of-year assets across 9,838 participants (0.014% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $170,939 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $152M.

This plan identity (EIN 220760120, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.5B to $1.6B (+2.8%) while covered participants moved from 11,595 to 8,655 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 11,595 $1.5B Open filing
2023 9,838 $1.7B This page
2024 · index core 8,655 $1.6B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Bd Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bd Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Bd Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.0% during 2023, from $1.5B to $1.7B. Reported net income was $152M.
How have Becton Dickinson and Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Becton Dickinson and Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.9%, from $6.2B to $7.4B.
Where does Bd Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Bd Retirement 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 Bd Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund in WI ($1.7B, 5,662 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Bd Retirement Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Bd Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey. Compare plans
  • Becton Dickinson and Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 19.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans