Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$527M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,818
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$138,072
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Chick-Fil-a, Inc. · Georgia · Food Services & Accommodation

$527M in assets, 3,818 participants

Chick-Fil-a, Inc.'s Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $527M in total assets and 3,818 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.

  • #3,648 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan covers 3,818 participants in Georgia, 3.5x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $527M.

#3,648
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
+20.1%
assets growth YoY
5.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$527,157,491 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

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit 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. Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,818 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported net income rose from $33M in the plan year 2023 filing to $90M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $439M in the plan year 2023 filing to $527M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported participants rose from 3,241 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,818 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 580941582 · Chick-Fil-a, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $527M · 3,818 · 97th

  • PCT $527M
  • EIN 3,818
  • RANK 97th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund
  • EOY ind #3648

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 Food Services & Accommodation retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan of the Oregon Sheet Metal Workers Master Retirement TrustPension Plan of the Oregon S…$529MGrant Thornton Advisors LLC Employees' Retirement PlanGrant Thornton Advisors LLC …$528MIBEW Local 701 Pension Fund$528MChick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanChick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Be…$527MEricsson US Pension Plan$526M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$439M
Net Assets (End of Year)$515M
Net Income$90M
Employer EIN580941582
Plan Effective Date1977-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chick-Fil-a, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Chick-Fil-a, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.6B 54.59840421357658% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.06B $1.63B ▲ +53.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,484 $1.1B
2023 2 7,615 $1.3B
2024 2 8,981 $1.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

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

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.527157491 · Participants: 3818Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanUPS Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.2364871 · Participants: 43465UPS Retirement PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.319238036 · Participants: 25843The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.219463258 · Participants: 69627UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.280234765 · Participants: 157587UPS Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.253434311 · Participants: 15222Delta Retirement Plan
Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund in IL ($528M); by covered participants it is M&t Bank Corporation Pension Plan in NY (3,825 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($527M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,818 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 Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan grew sharply - up 20.1% during 2024, from $439M to $527M. Reported net income was $90M.
How have Chick-Fil-a, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Chick-Fil-a, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 54.6%, from $1.1B to $1.6B.
Where does Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit 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 Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund in IL ($528M, 1,078 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is M&t Bank Corporation Pension Plan in NY (3,825 participants, $3.2B 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 580941582.

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.