401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Brenntag North America, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$630M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,839
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$164,109
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Brenntag North America, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Wholesale Trade

$630M in assets, 3,839 participants

Brenntag North America, Inc.'s Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan reported $630M in total assets and 3,839 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #6,224 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan covers 3,839 participants in Pennsylvania, 4.7x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $630M.

#6,224
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+17.8%
assets growth YoY
6.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$630,012,636 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 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 2023

Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan lands in the large band (3,839 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$112M in the plan year 2022 filing to $53M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $535M in the plan year 2022 filing to $630M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 3,668 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,839 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 200552719 · Brenntag North America, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan · $630M · 3,839 · 98th

  • BOY $630M
  • BOY 3,839
  • BOY 98th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Venable LLP 401(k) Plan a
  • BOY ind #6224

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Brown-Forman Corporation Savings PlanBrown-Forman Corporation Sav…$631MBrenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanBrenntag USA 401(k) and Prof…$630MVenable LLP 401(k) Plan a$629MWilliams-Sonoma, Inc. 401(k) PlanWilliams-Sonoma, Inc. 401(k)…$629MTake-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 401(k) PlanTake-Two Interactive Softwar…$629M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$535M
Net Assets (End of Year)$630M
Net Income$53M
Employer EIN200552719
Plan Effective Date2004-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brenntag North America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brenntag North America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 99.61452687016435% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$500M$1,000M 202220232024 $630M $2.43M ▼ -99.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,331 $630M
2023 3 4,411 $735M
2024 1 206 $2M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.630012636 · Participants: 3839Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Venable LLP 401(k) Plan a in MD ($629M); by covered participants it is Brightspeed 401(k) Savings Plan in NC (3,839 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($630M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,839 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 17.8% during 2023, from $535M to $630M. Reported net income was $53M.
How have Brenntag North America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brenntag North America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 99.6%, from $630M to $2M.
Where does Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Venable LLP 401(k) Plan a in MD ($629M, 1,405 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brenntag USA 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Brightspeed 401(k) Savings Plan in NC (3,839 participants, $292M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 200552719.

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.