Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$872M
Total assets
1,522
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$572,951
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kimberly-Clark Corporation · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$872M in assets, 1,522 participants

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan reported $872M in total assets and 1,522 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 Wisconsin

Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan covers 1,522 participants in Wisconsin, 2.7x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~565 per filing). Assets: $872M.

$872M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,522
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$572,951
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $95M 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

  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$6M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$95M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $970M in the plan year 2023 filing to $872M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,690 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,522 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

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Participants vs Wisconsin filers

In Wisconsin, the average filing covers about 565 participants across 2,767 plans. Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan reports 1,522 participants - 2.7x that state average ($872M EOY assets).

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$970M
Net Assets (End of Year)$871M
Net Income-$95M
Employer EIN390394230
Plan Effective Date1961-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kimberly-Clark Corporation)

$4.5B$5B$5.5B$6B 202220232024 $4.99B $5.86B ▲ +17.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Kimberly-Clark Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 13,103 $5.0B
2023 2 12,926 $5.5B
2024 2 13,183 $5.9B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.1% during 2024, from $970M to $872M. Reported net income was -$95M.
How have Kimberly-Clark Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kimberly-Clark Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.5%, from $5.0B to $5.9B.
Where does Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 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 Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ufcw Union & Partcipating Food Industry Employers Tri-State Pension Fund in PA ($872M, 4,402 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension 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 Wisconsin. Compare plans
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 17.5% 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 390394230.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.