Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

A. O. Smith Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
N/A
Participants Small participant base
65th
Percentile by assets National rank
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Official DOL plan name: A O Smith Retirement Plan · Sponsored by A. O. Smith Corporation · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$16M in assets, N/A participants

A. O. Smith Corporation's A O Smith Retirement Plan reported $16M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 65th 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.

  • #9,498 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

A. O. Smith Corporation multi-year trail

A. O. Smith Corporation's plans moved +16.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows A O Smith Retirement Plan at $16M / N/A participants.

#9,498
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-31.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

A O Smith Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

A O Smith Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,563,029 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • A O Smith Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • A O Smith Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 44 in the plan year 2023 filing to N/A in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • A O Smith Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $23M in the plan year 2023 filing to $16M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 390619790 · A. O. Smith Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

A O Smith Retirement Plan · $16M · N/A · 65th

  • EBSA $16M
  • EBSA N/A
  • EBSA 65th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Group Pension Plan for Employees of Rail Europe North America Inc.
  • EBSA ind #9498

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 Wisconsin →

A O Smith Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

High Grade Beverage Union Pension PlanHigh Grade Beverage Union Pe…$16MGroup Pension Plan for Employees of Rail Europe North America Inc.Group Pension Plan for Emplo…$16MA O Smith Retirement Plan$16MPension Plan of Local 47 Bricklayers and Allied CraftmanPension Plan of Local 47 Bri…$16MThe Retirement Plan of Pcsb$16M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among A O Smith Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

A. O. Smith Corporation multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All A. O. Smith Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$652M 16.750005618662207% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$550M$600M$650M$700M 202220232024 $558M $652M ▲ +16.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 14,335 $558M
2023 3 5,407 $626M
2024 3 5,469 $652M

A. O. Smith Corporation filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$16M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN390619790
Plan Effective Date1947-11-11
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

A O Smith Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants A O Smith Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015563029 · Participants: 0A O Smith Retirement PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 3.531588718 · Participants: 10236Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.254287792 · Participants: 8254The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.075823689 · Participants: 7653The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.851962731 · Participants: 1414Harley-Davidson Retirement PlanNorth Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.83166949 · Participants: 5105North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund
A O Smith Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

A O Smith Retirement Plan's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Group Pension Plan for Employees of Rail Europe North America Inc. in FL at $16M (this filing: $16M).

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 A O Smith Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
A O Smith Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 31.6% during 2024, from $23M to $16M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have A. O. Smith Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), A. O. Smith Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.8%, from $558M to $652M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to A O Smith Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Group Pension Plan for Employees of Rail Europe North America Inc. in FL ($16M, 3 participants).