Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Esco Group LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$113M
Total assets Near avg plan size
231
Participants Below avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$489,328
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Esco Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Esco Group LLC · Texas · Manufacturing

$113M in assets, 231 participants

Esco Group LLC's Esco Corporation Pension Plan reported $113M in total assets and 231 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #15,476 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Esco Corporation Pension Plan covers 231 participants in Texas, about 34% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $113M.

#15,476
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-7.0%
assets change YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Esco Corporation Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Esco Corporation Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$113,034,851 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Esco Corporation Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Esco Corporation Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (231 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Esco Corporation Pension Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Esco Corporation Pension Plan reported participants fell from 257 in the plan year 2023 filing to 231 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Esco Corporation Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $122M in the plan year 2023 filing to $113M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 830707182 · Esco Group LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Esco Corporation Pension Plan · $113M · 231 · 91st

  • BOY $113M
  • SCH 231
  • EBSA 91st
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Middle River Aerostructure Systems Hourly Pension Plan
  • NET ind #15476

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 Texas →

Esco Corporation Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Esco Corporation Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$122M
Net Assets (End of Year)$113M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN830707182
Plan Effective Date1973-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Esco Group LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Esco Group LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$113M 6.064576498314154% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$115M$120M$125M 202220232024 $120M $113M ▼ -6.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 262 $120M
2023 1 257 $122M
2024 1 231 $113M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Esco Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Esco Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.113034851 · Participants: 231Esco Corporation Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
Esco Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Esco Corporation Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Esco Corporation Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Middle River Aerostructure Systems Hourly Pension Plan in MD ($113M); by covered participants it is Woodward Hrt Pension Plan in CO (231 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($113M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (231 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 Esco Corporation Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Esco Corporation Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.0% during 2024, from $122M to $113M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Esco Group LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Esco Group LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 6.1%, from $120M to $113M.
Where does Esco Corporation Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Esco Corporation Pension Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Esco Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Middle River Aerostructure Systems Hourly Pension Plan in MD ($113M, 254 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Esco Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Woodward Hrt Pension Plan in CO (231 participants, $150M in assets).

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 830707182.

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.