Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Danaher Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,599
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$732,392
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan · Sponsored by Danaher Corporation · District of Columbia · Manufacturing

$1.9B in assets, 2,599 participants

Danaher Corporation's Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan reported $1.9B in total assets and 2,599 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #17,513 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan sits by assets

Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.9B for 2,599 participants (~$732,392/participant), up 0.7% in 2024.

#17,513
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+0.7%
assets growth YoY
19×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,903,485,871 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries 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. Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,599 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan reported net income fell from $38M in the plan year 2023 filing to $16M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,354 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,599 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.9B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 591995548 · Danaher Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan · $1.9B · 2,599 · 99th

  • TYPE $1.9B
  • TYPE 2,599
  • TYPE 99th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near John Hancock Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #17513

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 District of Columbia →

Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cbs Combined Pension Plan$1.9BRetirement Plan for Employees of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and Participating SubsidiariesRetirement Plan for Employee…$1.9BDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsid…$1.9BJohn Hancock Pension Plan$1.9BLocal 705 Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters Pension Tr. Fd.Local 705 Int'l Brotherhood …$1.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries 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)$1.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income$16M
Employer EIN591995548
Plan Effective Date1957-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Danaher Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Danaher Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8.4B 8.48465705311049% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7.5B$8B$8.5B 202220232024 $7.75B $8.4B ▲ +8.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 34,576 $7.7B
2023 3 33,614 $7.7B
2024 3 26,335 $8.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia

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

Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 0102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.903485871 · Participants: 2599Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension PlanCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers, Total assets ($B): 27.435957137 · Participants: 103525Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersIam National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 15.01326453 · Participants: 102493Iam National Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.795820295 · Participants: 58United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension PlanLiuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.922502172 · Participants: 3559Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension FundBricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.912910704 · Participants: 27474Bricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund
Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants

Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is John Hancock Pension Plan in MA ($1.9B); by covered participants it is Minor League Players Pension Plan in NY (2,602 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,599 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 Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.7% during 2024, from $1.9B to $1.9B. Reported net income was $16M.
How have Danaher Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Danaher Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 8.5%, from $7.7B to $8.4B.
Where does Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is John Hancock Pension Plan in MA ($1.9B, 5,193 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Minor League Players Pension Plan in NY (2,602 participants, $21M in assets).