Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$200M
Total assets Near avg plan size
422
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$473,751
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ryerson Pension Plan · Sponsored by Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$200M in assets, 422 participants

Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.'s Ryerson Pension Plan reported $200M in total assets and 422 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #16,227 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Ryerson Pension Plan sits by assets

Ryerson Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $200M for 422 participants (~$473,751/participant), down 1.8% in 2024.

#16,227
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-1.8%
assets change YoY
2.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ryerson Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ryerson Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$199,923,000 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Ryerson Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ryerson Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (422 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ryerson Pension Plan reported net income fell from $67K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ryerson Pension Plan reported participants fell from 460 in the plan year 2023 filing to 422 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ryerson Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $204M in the plan year 2023 filing to $200M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 361717960 · Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ryerson Pension Plan · $200M · 422 · 94th

  • 5500 $200M
  • 5500 422
  • 5500 94th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Zurn Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #16227

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 Illinois →

Ryerson Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kern County Electrical Workers Pension FundKern County Electrical Worke…$201MSheet Metal Workers' Local No. 33 Cleveland District Pension PlanSheet Metal Workers' Local N…$200MRyerson Pension Plan$200MZurn Pension Plan$200MCarmax, Inc. Pension Plan$199M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ryerson Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$204M
Net Assets (End of Year)$200M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN361717960
Plan Effective Date1996-04-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$687M 10.449902067623757% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$600M$620M$640M$660M$680M$700M 202220232024 $622M $687M ▲ +10.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 3,340 $622M
2023 3 3,326 $655M
2024 3 3,494 $687M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Ryerson Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ryerson Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.199923 · Participants: 422Ryerson Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Ryerson Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Ryerson Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Zurn Pension Plan in WI ($200M); by covered participants it is Retirement Income Plan of the National Board of Medical Examiners in PA (422 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($200M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (422 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 Ryerson Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ryerson Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 1.8% during 2024, from $204M to $200M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.4%, from $622M to $687M.
Where does Ryerson Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ryerson Pension Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ryerson Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Zurn Pension Plan in WI ($200M, 109 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ryerson Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Income Plan of the National Board of Medical Examiners in PA (422 participants, $335M 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 361717960.

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.