Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Archer Daniels Midland Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $667M
- Total assets
- 8,042
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $82,982
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Adm Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Archer Daniels Midland Company · Illinois · Manufacturing
$667M in assets, 8,042 participants
Archer Daniels Midland Company's Adm Retirement Plan reported $667M in total assets and 8,042 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
Coverage in Illinois
Adm Retirement Plan covers 8,042 participants in Illinois, 10x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~768 per filing). Assets: $667M.
- $667M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 8,042
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $82,982
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $16M 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
- Adm Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $82M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$16M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Adm Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 7,840 in the plan year 2023 filing to 8,042 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Adm Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $683M in the plan year 2023 filing to $667M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Illinois filers
In Illinois, the average filing covers about 768 participants across 5,440 plans. Adm Retirement Plan reports 8,042 participants - 10x that state average ($667M EOY assets).
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $683M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $667M |
| Net Income | -$16M |
| Employer EIN | 410129150 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1943-12-28 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Archer Daniels Midland Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 33,376 | $3.5B |
| 2023 | 4 | 35,458 | $3.8B |
| 2024 | 4 | 35,541 | $3.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Adm Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $48.2B · 36,799
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $37.7B · 41,619
- GE Healthcare Pension Plan $13.7B · 5,554
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $8.6B · 17,875
- Exelon Corporation Retirement Program $6.1B · 8,898
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Adm Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Sanofi US Group Pension Plan (NJ) $668M · 1,139
- Penske Cash Balance Benefit Plan (PA) $668M · 20,195
- IBEW Local 1249 Pension Plan (NY) $665M · 3,243
- Pension Fund of Local No. One of I. a. T. S. E. (NY) $665M · 2,004
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Adm Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Adm Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois. Compare plans
- Archer Daniels Midland Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 11.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans
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 410129150.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.