Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Land O'lakes, Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$861M
Total assets
1,182
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$728,083
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Land O'lakes, Inc · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$861M in assets, 1,182 participants

Land O'lakes, Inc's Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan reported $861M in total assets and 1,182 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 123,622 plans)
  • #17,250 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan sits by assets

Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $861M for 1,182 participants (~$728,083/participant), down 6.1% in 2024.

$861M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,182
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$728,083
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $56M 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

  • Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$56M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,341 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,182 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $916M in the plan year 2023 filing to $861M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan outranks 98% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 8.6x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$916M
Net Assets (End of Year)$860M
Net Income-$56M
Employer EIN410365145
Plan Effective Date1973-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Land O'lakes, Inc)

$2.6B$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B$3B 202220232024 $2.65B $2.93B ▲ +10.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Land O'lakes, Inc plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 9,545 $2.6B
2023 4 9,415 $2.9B
2024 4 9,052 $2.9B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.1% during 2024, from $916M to $861M. Reported net income was -$56M.
How have Land O'lakes, Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Land O'lakes, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.7%, from $2.6B to $2.9B.
Where does Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement 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 Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan in NY ($861M, 225 participants).

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