401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bayer Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10.8B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
19,357
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$558,514
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bayer Corporation · Missouri · Manufacturing

$10.8B in assets, 19,357 participants

Bayer Corporation's Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan reported $10.8B in total assets and 19,357 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #17,730 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan covers 19,357 participants in Missouri, 26x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $10.8B.

#17,730
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+4.6%
assets growth YoY
108×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$10,811,159,993 Highest reported value at or above every one of 123,620 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 2024

Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan is a mega filing (19,357 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $477M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $10.3B in the plan year 2023 filing to $10.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 19,273 in the plan year 2023 filing to 19,357 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 251339219 · Bayer Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan · $10.8B · 19,357 · 100th

  • ASSETS $10.8B
  • ASSETS 19,357
  • ASSETS 100th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan
  • ASSETS ind #17730

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 →

Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$10.8B
Net Income$477M
Employer EIN251339219
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
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 401(k) Plans in Missouri

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 2468101214 Total assets ($B) Participants Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.811159993 · Participants: 19357Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.368282167 · Participants: 47254Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanEmerson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.357409447 · Participants: 8315Emerson Savings PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.521110634 · Participants: 72024Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.716699086 · Participants: 53760Centene Management Corporation Retirement PlanAnheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.619277 · Participants: 14148Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan

Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan reports $10.8B in end-of-year assets across 19,357 participants (0.088% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.021% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $558,514 per participant (4.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $477M.

This plan identity (EIN 251339219, plan #051) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $9.2B to $10.8B (+17.7%) while covered participants moved from 18,917 to 19,357 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 18,917 $9.2B Open filing
2023 19,273 $10.3B Open filing
2024 · index core 19,357 $10.8B This page

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

Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan in MI ($10.8B); by covered participants it is Abc Supply Company Employees' Savings & Retirement Plan in WI (19,388 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($10.8B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (19,357 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 4.6% during 2024, from $10.3B to $10.8B. Reported net income was $477M.
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 Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan in MI ($10.8B, 17,128 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Abc Supply Company Employees' Savings & Retirement Plan in WI (19,388 participants, $1.3B in assets).