Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$155M
Total assets
602
Participants
93rd
Percentile by assets
$258,088
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan · Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$155M in assets, 602 participants

Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc.'s The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan reported $155M in total assets and 602 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • 93rd percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #15,939 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan sits by assets

The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $155M for 602 participants (~$258,088/participant), down 5.5% in 2024.

$155M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
602
covered participants
93rd
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$258,088
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $9M 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

  • The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan reported participants fell from 654 in the plan year 2023 filing to 602 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan end-of-year assets fell from $164M in the plan year 2023 filing to $155M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan outranks 93% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 1.6x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$164M
Net Assets (End of Year)$155M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN854359919
Plan Effective Date1942-12-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc.)

$700M$800M$900M$1,000M 202220232024 $774M $969M ▲ +25.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 5,392 $774M
2023 3 5,329 $883M
2024 3 5,656 $969M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan assets move in 2024?
The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.5% during 2024, from $164M to $155M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bausch + Lomb Americas Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.2%, from $774M to $969M.
Where does The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 The Bausch & Lomb Retirement Benefits Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Fund of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 12 in NY ($155M, 413 participants).

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