Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Hershey Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $730M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 2,280
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $319,973
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Hershey Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Hershey Company · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing
$730M in assets, 2,280 participants
The Hershey Company's The Hershey Company Retirement Plan reported $730M in total assets and 2,280 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #17,195 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
Coverage in Pennsylvania
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan covers 2,280 participants in Pennsylvania, 2.8x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $730M.
- #17,195
- in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
- -7.1%
- assets change YoY
- 7.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $56M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$729,538,157 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Hershey Company Retirement Plan lands in the large band (2,280 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Hershey Company Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$6M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$56M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Hershey Company Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 2,569 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,280 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Hershey Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $785M in the plan year 2023 filing to $730M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 230691590 · The Hershey Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan · $730M · 2,280 · 98th
- RANK $730M
- PHOTO 2,280
- IND 98th
- EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
- 5500 near Iron Workers Locals 40, 361 & 417 Pension Fund
- ASSETS ind #17195
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 Pennsylvania →
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Pennsylvania filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $785M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $729M |
| Net Income | -$56M |
| Employer EIN | 230691590 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1941-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Hershey Company)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All The Hershey Company plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $2.9B 11.883862972141115% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 12,923 | $2.6B |
| 2023 | 5 | 14,683 | $2.8B |
| 2024 | 4 | 14,048 | $2.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- National Elevator Industry Pension Plan $12.2B · 28,308
- Steelworkers Pension Trust $7.2B · 46,110
- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan $5.5B · 58,779
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan $5.2B · 6,387
- Constellation Retirement Program $5.0B · 4,809
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Iron Workers Locals 40, 361 & 417 Pension Fund in NY ($729M); by covered participants it is Arizona Pipe Trades Pension Plan in AZ (2,281 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($730M here).
- Iron Workers Locals 40, 361 & 417 Pension Fund (NY) $729M · 1,891
- Ohio Farmers Insurance Company Pension Plan (OH) $728M · 2,247
- Truck Drivers & Helpers Local Union No. 355 Retirement Plan (MD) $732M · 1,905
- Johns Hopkins University Support Staff Pension Plan (MD) $732M · 2,645
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,280 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Arizona Pipe Trades Pension Plan (AZ) 2,281 · 1 off
- Retirement Plan for Draper Employees (MA) 2,288 · 8 off
- New York-New Jersey Amalgamated Pension Plan for Acme Employees (NJ) 2,270 · 10 off
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and Participating Subsidiaries (HI) 2,268 · 12 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.