Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Greif Packaging LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$522M
Total assets
1,232
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$424,033
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

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.

$522M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,232
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$424,033
avg assets per participant

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.

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.

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Greif Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Greif Pension Plan outranks 97% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 5.2x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

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)

$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.18B $1.39B ▲ +17.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Greif Packaging LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,879 $1.2B
2023 2 8,123 $1.3B
2024 2 8,122 $1.4B

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Greif Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

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Greif Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

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

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 116,472 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).

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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.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.