Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bayer Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,464
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bayer Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Bayer Corporation · Missouri · Manufacturing

$2.0B in assets, 1,464 participants

Bayer Corporation's Bayer Corporation Pension Plan reported $2.0B in total assets and 1,464 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #17,527 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Bayer Corporation Pension Plan sits by assets

Bayer Corporation Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $2.0B for 1,464 participants (~$1.4M/participant), down 16.2% in 2024.

#17,527
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-16.2%
assets change YoY
20×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $115M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bayer Corporation Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bayer Corporation Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,026,763,252 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Bayer Corporation Pension 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. Bayer Corporation Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,464 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bayer Corporation Pension Plan reported net income fell from $27M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$115M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bayer Corporation Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $2.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.0B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bayer Corporation Pension Plan reported participants rose from 1,429 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,464 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 251339219 · Bayer Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Bayer Corporation Pension Plan · $2.0B · 1,464 · 99th

  • BOY $2.0B
  • SCH 1,464
  • EBSA 99th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Group Retirement Income Plan No. 10
  • NET ind #17527

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 →

Bayer Corporation Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Bayer Corporation 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)$2.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.0B
Net Income-$115M
Employer EIN251339219
Plan Effective Date1941-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bayer Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bayer Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$14.8B 7.61880846697146% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$13.5B$14B$14.5B$15B$15.5B 202220232024 $13.8B $14.8B ▲ +7.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 25,664 $13.8B
2023 4 25,475 $15.2B
2024 4 25,392 $14.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Bayer Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Bayer Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.026763252 · Participants: 1464Bayer Corporation Pension 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
Bayer Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Bayer Corporation Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Group Retirement Income Plan No. 10 in IL ($2.0B); by covered participants it is Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan in IL (1,467 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,464 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 Bayer Corporation Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bayer Corporation Pension Plan declined sharply - down 16.2% during 2024, from $2.4B to $2.0B. Reported net income was -$115M.
How have Bayer Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bayer Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.6%, from $13.8B to $14.8B.
Where does Bayer Corporation Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bayer Corporation Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Bayer Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Group Retirement Income Plan No. 10 in IL ($2.0B, 2,560 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bayer Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan in IL (1,467 participants, $1.8B 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 251339219.

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.