Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Tjx Companies, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.6B
- Total assets
- 9,429
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $174,232
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Tjx Companies, Inc. · Massachusetts · Retail Trade
$1.6B in assets, 9,429 participants
The Tjx Companies, Inc.'s The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 9,429 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #8,002 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan covers 9,429 participants in Massachusetts, 14x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.
- $1.6B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 9,429
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $174,232
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $28M 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
- The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $81M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$28M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 10,130 in the plan year 2023 filing to 9,429 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.6B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.6B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Massachusetts filers
In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 659 participants across 4,265 plans. The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan reports 9,429 participants - 14x that state average ($1.6B EOY assets).
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.6B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.4B |
| Net Income | -$28M |
| Employer EIN | 042207613 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1996-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Tjx Companies, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 119,276 | $4.2B |
| 2023 | 3 | 120,990 | $4.8B |
| 2024 | 3 | 298,483 | $5.3B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
- Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations $11.6B · 60,621
- New England Teamsters Pension Fund $9.1B · 21,577
- Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan $6.3B · 34,910
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan $5.9B · 12,533
- N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund $5.1B · 16,946
Scale composition for The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan
The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan reports $1.6B in end-of-year assets across 9,429 participants (0.013% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $174,232 per participant (1.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$28M.
This plan identity (EIN 042207613, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.5B to $1.6B (+8.1%) while covered participants moved from 11,147 to 9,429 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,147 | $1.5B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 10,130 | $1.6B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 9,429 | $1.6B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- The Tjx Companies, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $3.7B, 285,277 participants)
- The Tjx Companies, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings Plan (Profit Sharing, $21M, 3,777 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Verizon Management Pension Plan (NJ) $1.6B · 11,147
- Afscme Employees Pension Plan (DC) $1.6B · 1,688
- SEIU Affiliates Officers and Employees Pension Plan (DC) $1.6B · 8,921
- Nissan Employee Retirement Plan (TN) $1.6B · 4,074
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- By total assets, The Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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- The Tjx Companies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 26.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans