Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kao America Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$125M
Total assets Near avg plan size
591
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$211,026
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kao America Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kao America Inc. · Ohio · Manufacturing

$125M in assets, 591 participants

Kao America Inc.'s Kao America Inc. Pension Plan reported $125M in total assets and 591 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #15,621 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Kao America Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets

Kao America Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $125M for 591 participants (~$211,026/participant), up 0.5% in 2024.

#15,621
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+0.5%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $979K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kao America Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kao America Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$124,716,139 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Kao America Inc. Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Kao America Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (591 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Kao America Inc. Pension Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$979K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kao America Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 646 in the plan year 2023 filing to 591 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kao America Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $124M in the plan year 2023 filing to $125M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 522064483 · Kao America Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kao America Inc. Pension Plan · $125M · 591 · 92nd

  • EOY $125M
  • EOY 591
  • EOY 92nd
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Dresser, LLC Consolidated Salaried Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #15621

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 Ohio →

Kao America Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees of South Jersey Industries, Inc.Retirement Plan for Bargaini…$125MBeer Industry - Local Union No. 703 Pension FundBeer Industry - Local Union …$125MDresser, LLC Consolidated Salaried Retirement PlanDresser, LLC Consolidated Sa…$125MThe Gates Group Retirement PlanThe Gates Group Retirement P…$125MKao America Inc. Pension Plan$125M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kao America Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$124M
Net Assets (End of Year)$123M
Net Income-$979K
Employer EIN522064483
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kao America Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kao America Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$439M 24.86383427221863% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $352M $439M ▲ +24.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,012 $352M
2023 2 1,973 $402M
2024 2 1,909 $439M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Kao America Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Kao America Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.124716139 · Participants: 591Kao America Inc. Pension PlanGE Aerospace Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.026079363 · Participants: 9637GE Aerospace Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.474467697 · Participants: 12187Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.085797504 · Participants: 16073American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.912834719 · Participants: 10387Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.496388263 · Participants: 8120Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Kao America Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kao America Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Dresser, LLC Consolidated Salaried Retirement Plan in TX ($125M); by covered participants it is Teamsters Local Union No. 115 Pension Plan in PA (591 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (591 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 Kao America Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.5% during 2024, from $124M to $125M. Reported net income was -$979K.
How have Kao America Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kao America Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.9%, from $352M to $439M.
Where does Kao America Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd 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 Kao America Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dresser, LLC Consolidated Salaried Retirement Plan in TX ($125M, 47 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kao America Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Teamsters Local Union No. 115 Pension Plan in PA (591 participants, $131M 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 522064483.

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.