Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Gardner Denver, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$31M
Total assets Below avg plan size
186
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$165,464
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan · Sponsored by Gardner Denver, Inc. · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$31M in assets, 186 participants

Gardner Denver, Inc.'s Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan reported $31M in total assets and 186 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #12,319 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan covers 186 participants in North Carolina, about 23% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $31M.

#12,319
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-12.4%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$30,776,279 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Gardner Denver, Inc 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. Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (186 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $35M in the plan year 2023 filing to $31M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan reported participants fell from 208 in the plan year 2023 filing to 186 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 760419383 · Gardner Denver, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan · $31M · 186 · 78th

  • BOY $31M
  • SCH 186
  • EBSA 78th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Midland-Guardian Co. Salaried Employees' Pension P
  • NET ind #12319

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 North Carolina →

Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$31M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN760419383
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gardner Denver, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gardner Denver, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 28.019982886070405% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.12B $1.43B ▲ +27.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 4,812 $1.1B
2023 3 5,137 $1.3B
2024 3 5,391 $1.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.030776279 · Participants: 186Gardner Denver, Inc Pension PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.577892612 · Participants: 9923Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.698665729 · Participants: 38548Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.678 · Participants: 13576Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.784844379 · Participants: 22655Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke UniversityThe Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.397551709 · Participants: 1745The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan
Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Midland-Guardian Co. Salaried Employees' Pension P in OH ($31M); by covered participants it is Motorists Mutual Retirement Plan in OH (186 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (186 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 Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.4% during 2024, from $35M to $31M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Gardner Denver, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gardner Denver, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 28.0%, from $1.1B to $1.4B.
Where does Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Midland-Guardian Co. Salaried Employees' Pension P in OH ($31M, 18 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gardner Denver, Inc Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Motorists Mutual Retirement Plan in OH (186 participants, $68M 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 760419383.

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.