401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Smithfield Foods Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$340M
Total assets
13,513
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$25,161
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Smithfield Foods Incorporated · Virginia · Management of Enterprises

$340M in assets, 13,513 participants

Smithfield Foods Incorporated's Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan reported $340M in total assets and 13,513 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
  • #963 in Management of Enterprises (1,094 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan covers 13,513 participants in Virginia, 17x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~781 per filing). Assets: $340M.

$340M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
13,513
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$25,161
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 16,361 in the plan year 2023 filing to 13,513 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $308M in the plan year 2023 filing to $340M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $32M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Participants vs Virginia filers

In Virginia, the average filing covers about 781 participants across 3,490 plans. Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan reports 13,513 participants - 17x that state average ($340M EOY assets).

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$308M
Net Assets (End of Year)$340M
Net Income$33M
Employer EIN520845861
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Smithfield Foods Incorporated)

$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B 202220232024 $2.72B $3.07B ▲ +12.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Smithfield Foods Incorporated plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 55,579 $2.7B
2023 5 55,064 $3.0B
2024 5 48,205 $3.1B

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Scale composition for Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan

Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan reports $340M in end-of-year assets across 13,513 participants (0.003% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $25,161 per participant (18% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $33M.

This plan identity (EIN 520845861, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $279M to $340M (+21.8%) while covered participants moved from 16,413 to 13,513 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 16,413 $279M Open filing
2023 16,361 $308M Open filing
2024 · index core 13,513 $340M This page

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.4% during 2024, from $308M to $340M. Reported net income was $33M.
How have Smithfield Foods Incorporated plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Smithfield Foods Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.0%, from $2.7B to $3.1B.
Where does Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Smithfield Foods, Inc. Bargaining 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Oklahoma Heart Hospital and Affiliates 401(k) Plan in OK ($340M, 2,358 participants).

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