Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
17,875
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$480,666
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories · Illinois · Manufacturing

$8.6B in assets, 17,875 participants

Abbott Laboratories's Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan reported $8.6B in total assets and 17,875 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.

  • #17,707 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan covers 17,875 participants in Illinois, 23x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $8.6B.

#17,707
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+9.9%
assets growth YoY
86×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,591,907,247 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

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement 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. Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan is a mega filing (17,875 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $1.0B in the plan year 2023 filing to $771M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $7.8B in the plan year 2023 filing to $8.6B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 17,382 in the plan year 2023 filing to 17,875 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 360698440 · Abbott Laboratories PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan · $8.6B · 17,875 · 100th

  • TYPE $8.6B
  • TYPE 17,875
  • TYPE 100th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla
  • TYPE ind #17707

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 Illinois →

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

3M Employee Retirement Income Plan3M Employee Retirement Incom…$8.9BAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity …$8.6BNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaNg Space&mission Systems Cor…$8.4BKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan for ScpmgKaiser Permanente Retirement…$8.4BDominion Energy Pension Plan$8.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$8.6B
Net Income$771M
Employer EIN360698440
Plan Effective Date1945-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Abbott Laboratories)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Abbott Laboratories plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28.6B 19.999545508889234% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$22B$24B$26B$28B$30B 202220232024 $23.8B $28.6B ▲ +20.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 53,203 $23.8B
2023 3 55,566 $26.4B
2024 3 56,272 $28.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 01000020000300004000050000 0102030405060 Total assets ($B) Participants Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundMid-America Carpenters Regional Council Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 6.409977068 · Participants: 10902Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Pension Fund
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan reports $8.6B in end-of-year assets across 17,875 participants (0.070% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.019% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $480,666 per participant (3.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $771M.

This plan identity (EIN 360698440, plan #333) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $6.8B to $8.6B (+26.9%) while covered participants moved from 16,809 to 17,875 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 16,809 $6.8B Open filing
2023 17,382 $7.8B Open filing
2024 · index core 17,875 $8.6B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla in VA ($8.4B); by covered participants it is Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan in OH (17,916 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (17,875 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 Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.9% during 2024, from $7.8B to $8.6B. Reported net income was $771M.
How have Abbott Laboratories plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Abbott Laboratories's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.0%, from $23.8B to $28.6B.
Where does Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla in VA ($8.4B, 6,737 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan in OH (17,916 participants, $2.2B in assets).