Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$192M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,428
Participants Above avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$79,256
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$192M in assets, 2,428 participants

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.'s Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported $192M in total assets and 2,428 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #16,197 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan covers 2,428 participants in Pennsylvania, 3.0x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $192M.

#16,197
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-77.9%
assets change YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $678M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$192,432,452 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,428 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$6M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$678M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $870M in the plan year 2023 filing to $192M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants rose from 2,278 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,428 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 231526444 · Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan · $192M · 2,428 · 94th

  • RANK $192M
  • PHOTO 2,428
  • IND 94th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Meriter Health Services Employee Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #16197

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 Pennsylvania →

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension PlanCrown Cork & Seal Company, I…$192MMeriter Health Services Employee Retirement PlanMeriter Health Services Empl…$192MAlaska Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension PlanAlaska Plumbing and Pipefitt…$192MU.F.C.W. District Union Local Two & Employers Pension FundU.F.C.W. District Union Loca…$192MRetirement Plan for Partners of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPRetirement Plan for Partners…$192M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$870M
Net Assets (End of Year)$192M
Net Income-$678M
Employer EIN231526444
Plan Effective Date1943-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$691M 46.25664985849916% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.6B$0.8B$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B 202220232024 $1.29B $0.69B ▼ -46.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 6,263 $1.3B
2023 4 6,569 $1.3B
2024 4 6,685 $691M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.192432452 · Participants: 2428Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.213235301 · Participants: 28308National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.234971663 · Participants: 46110Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.528998 · Participants: 58779The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.178651926 · Participants: 6387The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.003720253 · Participants: 4809Constellation Retirement Program
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Meriter Health Services Employee Retirement Plan in WI ($192M); by covered participants it is Indiana Electrical Workers Pension Plan in IN (2,426 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,428 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 Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan contracted severely - down 77.9% during 2024, from $870M to $192M. Reported net income was -$678M.
How have Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 46.3%, from $1.3B to $691M.
Where does Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Meriter Health Services Employee Retirement Plan in WI ($192M, 1,013 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Indiana Electrical Workers Pension Plan in IN (2,426 participants, $520M in assets).