Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park, IL · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Abbott Laboratories, based in Abbott Park, Illinois, sponsors 3 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 1 defined contribution and 2 defined benefit. Together they reported 115,073 participant records and $30.6B in net assets.
The largest is Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, an ESOP with a 401(k) feature with 61,408 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $591M and participant contributions $456M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $1.86B. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $18.1M.
Combined net assets moved from $10.9B in 2009 to $17.8B in 2025 (up 64%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2025 | 61,408 | $17.8B | $290,532 | $7,613 | $0 |
| Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 30,365 | $8.59B | $282,820 | $17,945 | $4.2M |
| Abbott - Abbvie Multiple Employer Pension Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 23,300 | $4.22B | $180,954 | — | $13.9M |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 61,408 | $17.8B | $291M | $433M |
| 2024 | 3 | 113,966 | $28.5B | $545M | $436M |
| 2023 | 3 | 114,710 | $26.2B | $504M | $413M |
| 2022 | 3 | 112,685 | $23.5B | $488M | $394M |
| 2021 | 3 | 108,566 | $27.5B | $474M | $363M |
| 2020 | 3 | 103,954 | $23.9B | $460M | $332M |
| 2019 | 3 | 100,534 | $20.5B | $431M | $313M |
| 2018 | 3 | 97,916 | $17.5B | $429M | $288M |
| 2017 | 3 | 81,157 | $16.6B | $363M | $188M |
| 2016 | 3 | 79,004 | $13.8B | $362M | $188M |
| 2015 | 3 | 77,257 | $13.3B | $559M | $186M |
| 2014 | 3 | 76,862 | $13.7B | $578M | $194M |
| 2013 | 2 | 58,648 | $9.96B | $85.1M | $180M |
| 2012 | 2 | 102,566 | $13.8B | $457M | $333M |
| 2011 | 2 | 102,828 | $12.1B | $382M | $311M |
| 2010 | 2 | 103,710 | $11.7B | $382M | $312M |
| 2009 | 2 | 103,324 | $10.9B | $402M | $265M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Trust Company | Investment management | 1 | $2,062,903 |
| Brandywine Global Investment LLC | Investment management | 1 | $1,712,072 |
| Gmo LLC | Investment management | 1 | $1,637,561 |
| Midocean Credit Fund MGMT, LP | Investment management | 1 | $1,456,561 |
| Westlake Financial Group | Investment management | 1 | $1,325,348 |
| Umr | Claims processing; Plan Administrator | 1 | $1,264,353 |
| Jennison Associates LLC | Investment management | 1 | $1,239,551 |
| Alight Solutions LLC | Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $1,127,076 |
| United Healthcare | Claims processing; Plan Administrator | 1 | $1,023,744 |
| Express Scripts, Inc. | Claims processing; Plan Administrator | 1 | $976,266 |
| Aligned Investors Global | Investment management | 1 | $954,475 |
| The Northern Trust Company | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Investment management | 1 | $752,891 |
| Granite Investment Partners | Investment management | 1 | $595,994 |
| Loomis Sayles | Investment management | 1 | $457,249 |
| Coordinated Care Programs LLC | Claims processing; Plan Administrator | 1 | $439,846 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Abbott Laboratories have?
3 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan and Abbott - Abbvie Multiple Employer Pension Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Abbott Laboratories contribute to its plans?
$591,318,000 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $10,723 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Wellington Trust Company, Brandywine Global Investment LLC, Gmo LLC and Midocean Credit Fund MGMT, LP and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.