Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bayer Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,257
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$465,498
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Monsanto Company Pension Plan · Sponsored by Bayer Corporation · Missouri · Manufacturing

$2.0B in assets, 4,257 participants

Bayer Corporation's Monsanto Company Pension Plan reported $2.0B in total assets and 4,257 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.

  • #17,519 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Monsanto Company Pension Plan covers 4,257 participants in Missouri, 5.8x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $2.0B.

#17,519
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-17.6%
assets change YoY
20×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $81M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Monsanto Company Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Monsanto Company Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,981,625,097 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

Monsanto Company 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. Monsanto Company Pension Plan lands in the large band (4,257 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Monsanto Company Pension Plan reported net income fell from $62M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$81M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Monsanto Company 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.
  • Monsanto Company Pension Plan reported participants fell from 4,457 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,257 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

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

Monsanto Company Pension Plan · $2.0B · 4,257 · 99th

  • SCH $2.0B
  • SCH 4,257
  • SCH 99th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • SCH ind #17519

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 →

Monsanto Company Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension PlanCargill, Inc. and Associated…$2.0BCleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension PlanCleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC P…$2.0BUnited Parcel Service, Inc. Local 177, I.B.T Multi-Employer Retirement PlanUnited Parcel Service, Inc. …$2.0BMonsanto Company Pension Plan$2.0BRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, TennesseeRetirement Program Plan for …$2.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Monsanto Company Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.0B
Net Income-$81M
Employer EIN251339219
Plan Effective Date1940-12-30
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.

Monsanto Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Monsanto Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.981625097 · Participants: 4257Monsanto Company 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
Monsanto Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Monsanto Company Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee in TN ($2.0B); by covered participants it is Bae Space & Mission Systems Pension Plan in VA (4,279 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,257 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 Monsanto Company Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Monsanto Company Pension Plan declined sharply - down 17.6% during 2024, from $2.4B to $2.0B. Reported net income was -$81M.
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 Monsanto Company Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Monsanto Company 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 Monsanto Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee in TN ($2.0B, 2,516 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Monsanto Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bae Space & Mission Systems Pension Plan in VA (4,279 participants, $417M 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.