Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Tegna Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$338M
Total assets
670
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$504,337
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Tegna Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Tegna Inc. · Virginia · Information & Media

$338M in assets, 670 participants

Tegna Inc.'s Tegna Retirement Plan reported $338M in total assets and 670 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #2,648 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Tegna Retirement Plan sits by assets

Tegna Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $338M for 670 participants (~$504,337/participant), down 13.3% in 2024.

$338M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
670
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$504,337
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $52M 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

  • Tegna Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$52M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Tegna Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $390M in the plan year 2023 filing to $338M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Tegna Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 729 in the plan year 2023 filing to 670 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Tegna Retirement Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Tegna Retirement Plan outranks 96% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 3.4x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$390M
Net Assets (End of Year)$338M
Net Income-$52M
Employer EIN160442930
Plan Effective Date2015-06-29
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tegna Inc.)

$1.15B$1.2B$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B 202220232024 $1.2B $1.33B ▲ +10.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Tegna Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,104 $1.2B
2023 2 7,094 $1.3B
2024 2 6,786 $1.3B

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Tegna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Tegna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Tegna Retirement PlanNorthrop Grumman Pen…Retirement Security …Sheet Metal Workers'…Ng Space&mission Sys…Dominion Energy Pens…
Tegna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Tegna Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Tegna Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Tegna Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.3% during 2024, from $390M to $338M. Reported net income was -$52M.
How have Tegna Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tegna Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 11.1%, from $1.2B to $1.3B.
Where does Tegna Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Tegna Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Tegna Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Laborers Local 57 Industrial Pension Plan in PA ($338M, 1,369 participants).

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