401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cargill, Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
29,292
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$304,542
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Cargill Partnership Plan · Sponsored by Cargill, Incorporated · Minnesota · Wholesale Trade

$8.9B in assets, 29,292 participants

Cargill, Incorporated's The Cargill Partnership Plan reported $8.9B in total assets and 29,292 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #6,078 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

The Cargill Partnership Plan covers 29,292 participants in Minnesota, 26x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $8.9B.

#6,078
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+5.6%
assets growth YoY
90×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Cargill Partnership Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Cargill Partnership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,920,648,359 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

The Cargill Partnership Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Cargill Partnership Plan is a mega filing (29,292 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Cargill Partnership Plan reported net income fell from $709M in the plan year 2023 filing to $471M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Cargill Partnership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $8.9B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Cargill Partnership Plan reported participants rose from 29,087 in the plan year 2023 filing to 29,292 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 410177680 · Cargill, Incorporated PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Cargill Partnership Plan · $8.9B · 29,292 · 100th

  • EOY $8.9B
  • EOY 29,292
  • EOY 100th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Schwabplan Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
  • EOY ind #6078

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

The Cargill Partnership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Parker Retirement Savings PlanParker Retirement Savings Pl…$9.0BCharter Communications, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanCharter Communications, Inc.…$8.9BSchwabplan Retirement Savings and Investment PlanSchwabplan Retirement Saving…$8.9BThe Cargill Partnership Plan$8.9BCommonspirit Health 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanCommonspirit Health 401(k) R…$8.8B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Cargill Partnership Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$8.9B
Net Income$471M
Employer EIN410177680
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cargill, Incorporated)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cargill, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13.1B 17.60548769818785% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10B$11B$12B$13B$14B 202220232024 $11.1B $13.1B ▲ +17.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 61,433 $11.1B
2023 6 63,659 $12.1B
2024 6 64,521 $13.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Cargill Partnership Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100000200000300000400000500000 020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants The Cargill Partnership Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.920648359 · Participants: 29292The Cargill Partnership PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.886997456 · Participants: 179076Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.618762181 · Participants: 205460Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.419645154 · Participants: 409649Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.719378 · Participants: 38480Medtronic Savings and Investment PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.442089862 · Participants: 73109U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
The Cargill Partnership Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Cargill Partnership Plan

The Cargill Partnership Plan reports $8.9B in end-of-year assets across 29,292 participants (0.072% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.031% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $304,542 per participant (2.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $471M.

This plan identity (EIN 410177680, plan #015) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.7B to $8.9B (+15.3%) while covered participants moved from 27,564 to 29,292 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 27,564 $7.7B Open filing
2023 29,087 $8.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 29,292 $8.9B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

The Cargill Partnership Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Schwabplan Retirement Savings and Investment Plan in TX ($8.9B); by covered participants it is Transform 401(k) Savings Plan in IL (29,148 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8.9B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (29,292 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 The Cargill Partnership Plan assets move in 2024?
The Cargill Partnership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.6% during 2024, from $8.4B to $8.9B. Reported net income was $471M.
How have Cargill, Incorporated plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cargill, Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.6%, from $11.1B to $13.1B.
Where does The Cargill Partnership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Cargill Partnership Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Cargill Partnership Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Schwabplan Retirement Savings and Investment Plan in TX ($8.9B, 34,452 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Cargill Partnership Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Transform 401(k) Savings Plan in IL (29,148 participants, $232M in assets).