Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Pilgrims Pride Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $3M
- Total assets
- 1,041
- Participants
- 35th
- Percentile by assets
- $3,031
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees · Sponsored by Pilgrims Pride Corporation · Colorado · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
$3M in assets, 1,041 participants
Pilgrims Pride Corporation's Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees reported $3M in total assets and 1,041 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 35th 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.
- 35th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #431 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
Coverage in Colorado
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees covers 1,041 participants in Colorado, 2.8x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $3M.
- $3M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 1,041
- covered participants
- 35th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $3,031
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $93M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$93M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees end-of-year assets fell from $96M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees reported participants fell from 1,127 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,041 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Colorado filers
In Colorado, the average filing covers about 376 participants across 2,719 plans. Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees reports 1,041 participants - 2.8x that state average ($3M EOY assets).
Colorado filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $96M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $3M |
| Net Income | -$93M |
| Employer EIN | 751285071 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1970-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Pilgrims Pride Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 29,487 | $481M |
| 2023 | 3 | 36,099 | $536M |
| 2024 | 3 | 32,668 | $481M |
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Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees's numbers.
- By total assets, Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees ranks in the lower half of filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado. Compare plans
- Pilgrims Pride Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 0.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing plans