Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ball Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$901M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,243
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$724,983
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ball Pension Plan · Sponsored by Ball Corporation · Colorado · Manufacturing

$901M in assets, 1,243 participants

Ball Corporation's Ball Pension Plan reported $901M in total assets and 1,243 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.

  • #17,266 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Ball Pension Plan covers 1,243 participants in Colorado, 3.3x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $901M.

#17,266
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-5.2%
assets change YoY
9.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $50M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ball Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ball Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$901,154,325 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Ball 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. Ball Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,243 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ball Pension Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$50M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ball Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,506 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,243 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ball Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $951M in the plan year 2023 filing to $901M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 350160610 · Ball Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ball Pension Plan · $901M · 1,243 · 98th

  • NET $901M
  • NET 1,243
  • NET 98th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Salaried Pension Plan
  • NET ind #17266

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 →

Ball Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Lockheed Martin Corporation Pension Plan for Employees in Participating Bargaining UnitsLockheed Martin Corporation …$908MVf Corporation Pension Plan$906MBall Pension Plan$901MThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Salaried Pension PlanThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber C…$900MDuquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement PlanDuquesne Light Company Defin…$895M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ball Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$951M
Net Assets (End of Year)$901M
Net Income-$50M
Employer EIN350160610
Plan Effective Date1955-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ball Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ball Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.4B 13.790445634123504% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.93B $3.39B ▼ -13.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 21,973 $3.9B
2023 4 19,981 $4.3B
2024 3 14,066 $3.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

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

Ball Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 0.20.40.60.811.21.4 Total assets ($B) Participants Ball Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.901154325 · Participants: 1243Ball Pension PlanRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.290530979 · Participants: 38340Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($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 PlanEmployees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, LLC., Total assets ($B): 0.402083743 · Participants: 226Employees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, LLC.
Ball Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Ball Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ball 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 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Salaried Pension Plan in OH ($900M); by covered participants it is Pension Fund of Cement Masons Union Local No. 502 in IL (1,243 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,243 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 Ball Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ball Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.2% during 2024, from $951M to $901M. Reported net income was -$50M.
How have Ball Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ball Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 13.8%, from $3.9B to $3.4B.
Where does Ball Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ball Pension Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Ball Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Salaried Pension Plan in OH ($900M, 1,545 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ball Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Fund of Cement Masons Union Local No. 502 in IL (1,243 participants, $541M 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 350160610.

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.