Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Cargill, Incorporated Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.0B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 3,346
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $597,063
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cargill, Incorporated · Minnesota · Wholesale Trade
$2.0B in assets, 3,346 participants
Cargill, Incorporated's Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported $2.0B in total assets and 3,346 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.
- #6,056 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
Coverage in Minnesota
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan covers 3,346 participants in Minnesota, 3.0x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $2.0B.
- #6,056
- in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
- -5.7%
- assets change YoY
- 20×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $120M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$1,997,772,378 Top 1% higher than 99% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees 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. Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,346 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported net income fell from $49M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$120M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,651 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,346 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.0B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 410177680 · Cargill, Incorporated PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan · $2.0B · 3,346 · 99th
- PHOTO $2.0B
- IND 3,346
- EOY 99th
- 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
- ASSETS near Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan
- PCT ind #6056
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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Minnesota filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.0B |
| Net Income | -$120M |
| Employer EIN | 410177680 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1955-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Cargill, Incorporated)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Cargill, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $13.1B 17.60548769818785% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- 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
Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan in IL ($2.0B); by covered participants it is Northwest Ironworkers Retirement Plan in WA (3,350 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.0B here).
- Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan (IL) $2.0B · 853
- United Parcel Service, Inc. Local 177, I.B.T Multi-Employer Retirement Plan (GA) $2.0B · 4,790
- Idaho National Laboratory Employee Retirement Plan (ID) $2.0B · 930
- Monsanto Company Pension Plan (MO) $2.0B · 4,257
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,346 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Northwest Ironworkers Retirement Plan (WA) 3,350 · 4 off
- Williams Pension Plan (OK) 3,357 · 11 off
- Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan (MO) 3,334 · 12 off
- American Express Retirement Plan (NY) 3,334 · 12 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.