Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cargill, Incorporated Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$396M
Total assets: N/A
Participants: 97th
Percentile by assets

Official DOL plan name: Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees · Sponsored by Cargill, Incorporated · Minnesota · Wholesale Trade

$396M in assets, N/A participants

Cargill, Incorporated's Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees reported $396M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

97th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
#5,622 in Wholesale Trade (5,756 peers)

Where Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees sits by assets

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $396M for N/A participants, down 6.1% in 2024.

$396M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): N/A
covered participants: 97th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): -6.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $26M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$26M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees reported participants fell from 182 in the plan year 2023 filing to N/A in the plan year 2024 filing.
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees end-of-year assets fell from $422M in the plan year 2023 filing to $396M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Minnesota

Industry

Wholesale Trade

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees outranks 97% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 4.0x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$422M
Net Assets (End of Year)	N/A
Net Income	-$26M
Employer EIN	410177680
Plan Effective Date	1964-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cargill, Incorporated)

Total plan assets by year, all Cargill, Incorporated plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	7	61,433	$11.1B
2023	6	63,659	$12.1B
2024	6	64,521	$13.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Mayo Pension Plan $11.8B · 71,743
3M Employee Retirement Income Plan $8.9B · 9,132
Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan $8.3B · 46,875
U.S. Bank Pension Plan $4.4B · 62,822
The Travelers Pension Plan $4.2B · 27,237

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees by total assets, not by location.

Swiss Re Group U.S. Employees' Pension Plan (NY) $396M · 328
Smart Local Unions and Councils Pension Fund (VA) $397M · 1,026
Baxalta Incorporated and Subsidiaries Pension Plan (PA) $395M · 516
Delta Dental Plan of Michigan, Inc. Retirement Income Plan (MI) $395M · 714

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees assets move in 2024? ▼

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees pulled back noticeably - down 6.1% during 2024, from $422M to $396M. Reported net income was -$26M.

How have Cargill, Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cargill, Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.6%, from $11.1B to $13.1B.

Where does Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 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 Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Swiss Re Group U.S. Employees' Pension Plan in NY ($396M, 328 participants).

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By total assets, Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Pension Plan for Union Represented Hourly Wage Employees ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Cargill, Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets have grown 17.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Wholesale Trade plans

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 410177680.