Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$718M
Total assets Above avg plan size
781
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$919,535
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan · Sponsored by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. · Maryland · Manufacturing

$718M in assets, 781 participants

Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.'s Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan reported $718M in total assets and 781 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.

  • #17,185 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan sits by assets

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $718M for 781 participants (~$919,535/participant), down 6.0% in 2024.

#17,185
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-6.0%
assets change YoY
7.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $46M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$718,156,834 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (781 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$46M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $764M in the plan year 2023 filing to $718M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan reported participants fell from 821 in the plan year 2023 filing to 781 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 521127357 · Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan · $718M · 781 · 98th

  • TYPE $718M
  • NET 781
  • BOOK 98th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Joint Pension Fund of Local Union No 102
  • SCH ind #17185

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 Maryland →

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Retirement PlanThe Depository Trust & Clear…$722MJoint Pension Fund of Local Union No 102Joint Pension Fund of Local …$718MStanley Black & Decker Pension PlanStanley Black & Decker Pensi…$718MRochester General Health System Employee Retirement PlanRochester General Health Sys…$717MFox Valley and Vicinity Laborers Pension FundFox Valley and Vicinity Labo…$716M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$764M
Net Assets (End of Year)$717M
Net Income-$46M
Employer EIN521127357
Plan Effective Date1966-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$718M 5.1357982226891% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$720M$740M$760M$780M 202220232024 $757M $718M ▼ -5.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,092 $757M
2023 1 821 $764M
2024 1 781 $718M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.718156834 · Participants: 781Stanley Black & Decker Pension PlanNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 20.376060206 · Participants: 332362National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.271295253 · Participants: 18014Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramBakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 6.575836095 · Participants: 14954Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension FundNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.765198925 · Participants: 15964National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.76226641 · Participants: 1091Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan
Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Joint Pension Fund of Local Union No 102 in NJ ($718M); by covered participants it is Hill-Rom, Inc. Pension Plan in IN (780 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (781 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 Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.0% during 2024, from $764M to $718M. Reported net income was -$46M.
How have Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 5.1%, from $757M to $718M.
Where does Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Joint Pension Fund of Local Union No 102 in NJ ($718M, 2,040 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stanley Black & Decker Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hill-Rom, Inc. Pension Plan in IN (780 participants, $230M 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 521127357.

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.