Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Lear Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$118M
Total assets
655
Participants
92nd
Percentile by assets
$179,661
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Lear Combined Pension Plan · Sponsored by Lear Corporation · Michigan · Manufacturing

$118M in assets, 655 participants

Lear Corporation's Lear Combined Pension Plan reported $118M in total assets and 655 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • 92nd percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Where Lear Combined Pension Plan sits by assets

Lear Combined Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $118M for 655 participants (~$179,661/participant), down 18.2% in 2024.

$118M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
655
covered participants
92nd
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$179,661
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $26M 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

  • Lear Combined Pension Plan reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$26M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Lear Combined Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $144M in the plan year 2023 filing to $118M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Lear Combined Pension Plan reported participants fell from 704 in the plan year 2023 filing to 655 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Lear Combined Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Lear Combined Pension Plan outranks 92% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 1.2x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$144M
Net Assets (End of Year)$118M
Net Income-$26M
Employer EIN133386776
Plan Effective Date1989-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lear Corporation)

$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.42B $1.69B ▲ +19.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Lear Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 10,662 $1.4B
2023 4 10,011 $1.6B
2024 4 10,756 $1.7B

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Lear Combined Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Lear Combined Pension Plan declined sharply - down 18.2% during 2024, from $144M to $118M. Reported net income was -$26M.
How have Lear Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lear Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.7%, from $1.4B to $1.7B.
Where does Lear Combined Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Lear Combined Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 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 Lear Combined Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Laborers Local 785 Pension Plan in NY ($118M, 403 participants).

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Ways to act on Lear Combined Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Lear Combined Pension Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan. Compare plans
  • Lear Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 133386776.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.