Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Woodward, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$19M
Total assets Small plan by assets
47
Participants Small participant base
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$397,785
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Woodward, Inc. · Colorado · Manufacturing

$19M in assets, 47 participants

Woodward, Inc.'s Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan reported $19M in total assets and 47 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #10,329 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Woodward, Inc. multi-year trail

Woodward, Inc.'s plans moved +28.1% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan at $19M / 47 participants.

#10,329
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-5.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$18,695,884 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan is a small filing (47 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan reported net income fell from $662K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 51 in the plan year 2023 filing to 47 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to $19M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 361984010 · Woodward, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan · $19M · 47 · 69th

  • EIN $19M
  • RANK 47
  • PHOTO 69th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near The Retirement Plan of Pathfinder Bank
  • 5500 ind #10329

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 Colorado →

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Woodward, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Woodward, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.1B 28.05508869011334% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.67B $2.14B ▲ +28.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 5,467 $1.7B
2023 4 6,221 $1.9B
2024 4 6,562 $2.1B

Woodward, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$19M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN361984010
Plan Effective Date1998-06-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

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

Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.018695884 · Participants: 47Woodward Fst Employees' Pension PlanRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.290530979 · Participants: 38340Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanBall Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.901154325 · Participants: 1243Ball Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.810486388 · Participants: 1243Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension PlanMedianews Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.443617213 · Participants: 217Medianews Group Pension PlanNational Laboratory of the Rockies Shared Security Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.43554378 · Participants: 3154National Laboratory of the Rockies Shared Security Pension Plan
Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Retirement Plan of Pathfinder Bank in NY ($19M); by covered participants it is Cemetery Employer Association Union Pension Plan in NY (47 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (47 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 Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.3% during 2024, from $20M to $19M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Woodward, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Woodward, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 28.1%, from $1.7B to $2.1B.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Retirement Plan of Pathfinder Bank in NY ($19M, 37 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Woodward Fst Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cemetery Employer Association Union Pension Plan in NY (47 participants, $4M 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 361984010.

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.