Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
American Express Company and Its Participating Subsidiaries Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.1B
- Total assets
- 3,334
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $328,781
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: American Express Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Express Company and Its Participating Subsidiaries · New York · Finance & Insurance
$1.1B in assets, 3,334 participants
American Express Company and Its Participating Subsidiaries's American Express Retirement Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 3,334 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #8,314 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
Coverage in New York
American Express Retirement Plan covers 3,334 participants in New York, 4.2x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $1.1B.
- $1.1B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 3,334
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $328,781
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $51M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- American Express Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $107M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$51M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- American Express Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 3,664 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,334 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- American Express Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs New York filers
In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. American Express Retirement Plan reports 3,334 participants - 4.2x that state average ($1.1B EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.0B |
| Net Income | -$51M |
| Employer EIN | 134922250 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1985-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (American Express Company and Its Participating Subsidiaries)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 25,649 | $7.6B |
| 2023 | 2 | 30,157 | $9.0B |
| 2024 | 2 | 28,364 | $10.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York
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American Express Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
- IBM Personal Pension Plan $17.9B · 48,014
- 1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund $16.9B · 111,833
- Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $15.6B · 10,608
- Pfizer Consolidated Pension Plan $10.0B · 8,876
- GE Energy Pension Plan $8.9B · 5,829
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to American Express Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Local No. 731, I.B. of T., Pension Fund (IL) $1.1B · 3,248
- Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan (TX) $1.1B · 4,963
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company and Adopting Related Employers Pension Plan (NC) $1.1B · 950
- Molson Coors Pension Plan (WI) $1.1B · 1,596
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on American Express Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, American Express Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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- American Express Company and Its Participating Subsidiaries's sponsor-wide assets have grown 34.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans