Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $894M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,517
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $589,426
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. · Pennsylvania · Wholesale Trade
$894M in assets, 1,517 participants
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan reported $894M in total assets and 1,517 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #6,015 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
Where Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $894M for 1,517 participants (~$589,426/participant), down 5.6% in 2024.
- #6,015
- in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
- -5.6%
- assets change YoY
- 9.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $53M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$894,160,000 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,517 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$53M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,679 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,517 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $947M in the plan year 2023 filing to $894M in the plan year 2024 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 042209186 · Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan · $894M · 1,517 · 98th
- PHOTO $894M
- PHOTO 1,517
- PHOTO 98th
- PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PHOTO near Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Retirement Account Plan
- PHOTO ind #6015
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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $947M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $893M |
| Net Income | -$53M |
| Employer EIN | 042209186 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-04-06 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $11.2B 48.01370530066246% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 41,000 | $7.5B |
| 2023 | 2 | 42,781 | $8.5B |
| 2024 | 2 | 37,667 | $11.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- National Elevator Industry Pension Plan $12.2B · 28,308
- Steelworkers Pension Trust $7.2B · 46,110
- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan $5.5B · 58,779
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan $5.2B · 6,387
- Constellation Retirement Program $5.0B · 4,809
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Retirement Account Plan in MI ($893M); by covered participants it is Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan in MO (1,517 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($894M here).
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Retirement Account Plan (MI) $893M · 6,733
- Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Mapmg (CA) $893M · 2,216
- Cottage Health Pension Plan (CA) $890M · 3,623
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Salaried Pension Plan (OH) $900M · 1,545
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,517 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan (MO) 1,517 · 0 off
- Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan (MD) 1,518 · 1 off
- Local 580 Pension Fund (NY) 1,516 · 1 off
- Philips North America Pension Plan (MA) 1,514 · 3 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.