Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$508M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,517
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$335,047
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC · Missouri · Manufacturing

$508M in assets, 1,517 participants

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC's Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan reported $508M in total assets and 1,517 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #16,996 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan covers 1,517 participants in Missouri, 2.1x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $508M.

#16,996
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-12.6%
assets change YoY
5.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $73M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan's outsized position by total assets

Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$508,265,718 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit 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. Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan lands in the large band (1,517 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan reported net income rose from -$97M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$73M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan end-of-year assets fell from $582M in the plan year 2023 filing to $508M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan reported participants fell from 1,724 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,517 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 431162835 · Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan · $508M · 1,517 · 97th

  • BOY $508M
  • SCH 1,517
  • EBSA 97th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Legacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension Plan
  • NET ind #16996

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 Missouri →

Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$582M
Net Assets (End of Year)$508M
Net Income-$73M
Employer EIN431162835
Plan Effective Date1973-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.1B 10.343474620834293% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.6B$3.8B$4B$4.2B 202220232024 $3.74B $4.13B ▲ +10.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 16,500 $3.7B
2023 2 16,974 $4.0B
2024 2 15,665 $4.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.508265718 · Participants: 1517Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.488413536 · Participants: 28958Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.799287759 · Participants: 9760Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.509086755 · Participants: 15151Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.412879552 · Participants: 11832Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.286323754 · Participants: 2467Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Legacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension Plan in ME ($509M); by covered participants it is Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan in PA (1,517 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,517 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 Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.6% during 2024, from $582M to $508M. Reported net income was -$73M.
How have Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.3%, from $3.7B to $4.1B.
Where does Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Legacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension Plan in ME ($509M, 213 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan in PA (1,517 participants, $894M 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 431162835.

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.