Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cargill, Incorporated Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$2.0B
Total assets: 3,346
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $597,063
Avg per participant

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.

99th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in Minnesota

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan covers 3,346 participants in Minnesota, 2.9x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,161 per filing). Assets: $2.0B.

$2.0B
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 3,346
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $597,063
avg assets per participant

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 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.

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State

Minnesota

Industry

Wholesale Trade

Participants vs Minnesota filers

In Minnesota, the average filing covers about 1,161 participants across 2,725 plans. Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan reports 3,346 participants - 2.9x that state average ($2.0B EOY assets).

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)

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 Salaried Employees Pension Plan 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 Salaried Employees Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

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
Monsanto Company Pension Plan (MO) $2.0B · 4,257
Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee (TN) $2.0B · 2,516

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.7% during 2024, from $2.1B to $2.0B. Reported net income was -$120M.

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 Salaried Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 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 Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan in IL ($2.0B, 853 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.