Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Emerson Electric Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,467
Participants Above avg headcount
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Emerson Electric Company · Missouri · Manufacturing

$3.3B in assets, 2,467 participants

Emerson Electric Company's Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan reported $3.3B in total assets and 2,467 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #17,617 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan covers 2,467 participants in Missouri, 3.3x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $3.3B.

#17,617
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-2.7%
assets change YoY
33×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $91M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,286,323,754 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Emerson Electric Company Retirement 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. Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan lands in the large band (2,467 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $248M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$91M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 2,671 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,467 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $3.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.3B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 430259330 · Emerson Electric Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan · $3.3B · 2,467 · 100th

  • TYPE $3.3B
  • NET 2,467
  • BOOK 100th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Honda Retirement Plan
  • SCH ind #17617

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 →

Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Target Corporation Pension PlanTarget Corporation Pension P…$3.3BHonda Retirement Plan$3.3BEmerson Electric Company Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Ret…$3.3BHsbc - North America (U.S.) Pension PlanHsbc - North America (U.S.) …$3.3BThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Empl…$3.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.3B
Net Income-$91M
Employer EIN430259330
Plan Effective Date1950-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Emerson Electric Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Emerson Electric Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10.7B 53.057033493578196% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6B$8B$10B$12B 202220232024 $6.98B $10.7B ▲ +53.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 32,418 $7.0B
2023 5 21,645 $7.9B
2024 6 18,678 $10.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 2468 Total assets ($B) Participants Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.286323754 · Participants: 2467Emerson Electric Company Retirement 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. LouisBjc Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.718294881 · Participants: 20653Bjc Pension Plan
Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Honda Retirement Plan in CA ($3.3B); by covered participants it is Siemens Energy, Inc. Pension Plan in FL (2,465 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,467 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 Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 2.7% during 2024, from $3.4B to $3.3B. Reported net income was -$91M.
How have Emerson Electric Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Emerson Electric Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 53.1%, from $7.0B to $10.7B.
Where does Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th 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 Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Honda Retirement Plan in CA ($3.3B, 8,401 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Siemens Energy, Inc. Pension Plan in FL (2,465 participants, $532M 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 430259330.

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.