Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Greif Packaging LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$522M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,232
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$424,033
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Greif Pension Plan · Sponsored by Greif Packaging LLC · Ohio · Manufacturing

$522M in assets, 1,232 participants

Greif Packaging LLC's Greif Pension Plan reported $522M in total assets and 1,232 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #17,016 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Greif Pension Plan sits by assets

Greif Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $522M for 1,232 participants (~$424,033/participant), up 0.6% in 2024.

#17,016
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+0.6%
assets growth YoY
5.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $23M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Greif Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Greif Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$522,408,292 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Greif Pension 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. Greif Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,232 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Greif Pension Plan reported net income fell from $35M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$23M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Greif Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,412 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,232 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Greif Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $520M in the plan year 2023 filing to $522M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 363268123 · Greif Packaging LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Greif Pension Plan · $522M · 1,232 · 97th

  • BOOK $522M
  • VS-ST 1,232
  • BOY 97th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #17016

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 Ohio →

Greif Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Greif Pension Plan$522MMidamerican Energy Company Retirement PlanMidamerican Energy Company R…$521MBrewery Conference/Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Pension PlanBrewery Conference/Anheuser-…$521MMcKinsey & Company, Inc. Partner Cash Balance PlanMcKinsey & Company, Inc. Par…$521MKaman Corporation Employees' Pension PlanKaman Corporation Employees'…$521M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Greif Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$520M
Net Assets (End of Year)$472M
Net Income-$23M
Employer EIN363268123
Plan Effective Date1960-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Greif Packaging LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Greif Packaging LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 17.175144823703352% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.18B $1.39B ▲ +17.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,879 $1.2B
2023 2 8,123 $1.3B
2024 2 8,122 $1.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Greif Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Greif Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.522408292 · Participants: 1232Greif Pension PlanGE Aerospace Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.026079363 · Participants: 9637GE Aerospace Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.474467697 · Participants: 12187Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.085797504 · Participants: 16073American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.912834719 · Participants: 10387Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.496388263 · Participants: 8120Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Greif Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Greif Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan in IA ($521M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 33 Retirement Trust in IA (1,233 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,232 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 Greif Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Greif Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.6% during 2024, from $520M to $522M. Reported net income was -$23M.
How have Greif Packaging LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Greif Packaging LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.2%, from $1.2B to $1.4B.
Where does Greif Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Greif Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Greif Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan in IA ($521M, 2,805 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Greif Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 33 Retirement Trust in IA (1,233 participants, $331M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 363268123.

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.