Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Stahl Specialty Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$77M
Total assets Below avg plan size
73
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Stahl Specialty Company · Missouri · Manufacturing

$77M in assets, 73 participants

Stahl Specialty Company's Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan reported $77M in total assets and 73 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #14,769 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $77M for 73 participants (~$1.1M/participant), up 5.7% in 2024.

#14,769
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+5.7%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$77,424,747 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan is a small filing (73 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 78 in the plan year 2023 filing to 73 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $73M in the plan year 2023 filing to $77M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 440609809 · Stahl Specialty Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan · $77M · 73 · 88th

  • ASSETS $77M
  • PCT 73
  • EIN 88th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Retirement Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc.
  • IND ind #14769

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 Missouri →

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar CompanyRetirement Plan B for Employ…$78MRetirement Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc.Retirement Plan for the Subs…$77MStahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension PlanStahl Specialty Company/Watr…$77MIuoe Local 295-295b,C Pension FundIuoe Local 295-295b,C Pensio…$77MPension Plan for Nylon EmployeesPension Plan for Nylon Emplo…$77M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' 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)$73M
Net Assets (End of Year)$77M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN440609809
Plan Effective Date1969-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Stahl Specialty Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Stahl Specialty Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$77M 19.863157239472727% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$65M$70M$75M$80M 202220232024 $64.6M $77.4M ▲ +19.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 88 $65M
2023 1 78 $73M
2024 1 73 $77M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.077424747 · Participants: 73Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.488413536 · Participants: 28958Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.799287759 · Participants: 9760Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.509086755 · Participants: 15151Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.412879552 · Participants: 11832Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.286323754 · Participants: 2467Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc. in TX ($77M); by covered participants it is The New York Community Trust Retirement Plan in NY (73 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (73 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 Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.7% during 2024, from $73M to $77M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Stahl Specialty Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Stahl Specialty Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.9%, from $65M to $77M.
Where does Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc. in TX ($77M, 69 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The New York Community Trust Retirement Plan in NY (73 participants, $51M in assets).