Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Colgate-Palmolive Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$1.3B
Total assets
1,330
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$959,744
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive Company · New York · Manufacturing

$1.3B in assets, 1,330 participants

Colgate-Palmolive Company's Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 1,330 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
  • #16,519 in Manufacturing (16,886 peers)

Where Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan sits by assets

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.3B for 1,330 participants (~$959,744/participant), down 4.6% in 2024.

$1.3B
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,330
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$959,744
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $62M 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

  • Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan reported net income fell from -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$62M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan reported participants fell from 1,443 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,330 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.3B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan outranks 99% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 13x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income-$62M
Employer EIN131815595
Plan Effective Date1943-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Colgate-Palmolive Company)

$4B$4.2B$4.4B$4.6B 202220232024 $4.15B $4.54B ▲ +9.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Colgate-Palmolive Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 6,491 $4.1B
2023 3 6,530 $4.3B
2024 3 7,096 $4.5B

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Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Colgate-Palmolive Co…IBM Personal Pension…1199seiu Health Care…Consolidated Edison …Pfizer Consolidated …GE Energy Pension Plan
Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan assets move in 2024?
Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan edged down modestly - down 4.6% during 2024, from $1.3B to $1.3B. Reported net income was -$62M.
How have Colgate-Palmolive Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Colgate-Palmolive Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.6%, from $4.1B to $4.5B.
Where does Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wec Energy Group Retirement Account Plan in WI ($1.3B, 2,252 participants).

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  • Colgate-Palmolive Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 9.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans