Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
ST Louis, MO · 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.
Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, based in ST Louis, Missouri, sponsors 2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 1 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 26,598 participant records and $4.13B in net assets.
The largest is Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan, a 401(k) plan with 21,016 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 $159M and participant contributions $120M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $614M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $3.8M.
Combined net assets moved from $3.09B in 2009 to $4.13B in 2024 (up 34%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 21,016 | $3.62B | $172,215 | $4,903 | $1.4M |
| Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 5,582 | $508M | $90,936 | $69,157 | $2.4M |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 26,598 | $4.13B | $159M | $120M |
| 2023 | 2 | 28,515 | $4.02B | $101M | $121M |
| 2022 | 2 | 29,404 | $3.74B | $70.4M | $121M |
| 2021 | 2 | 28,897 | $4.91B | $90.5M | $118M |
| 2020 | 2 | 29,366 | $4.83B | $136M | $112M |
| 2019 | 2 | 29,726 | $4.60B | $159M | $101M |
| 2018 | 2 | 31,722 | $4.14B | $77.7M | $95.4M |
| 2017 | 1 | 18,465 | $3.21B | $51.7M | $89.5M |
| 2016 | 1 | 17,774 | $2.93B | $51.3M | $79.1M |
| 2015 | 1 | 16,694 | $2.91B | $51.8M | $73.6M |
| 2014 | 1 | 17,643 | $3.10B | $50.1M | $69.6M |
| 2013 | 1 | 17,199 | $3.08B | $45.4M | $67.8M |
| 2012 | 1 | 17,139 | $2.77B | $45.5M | $65.4M |
| 2011 | 1 | 16,929 | $2.67B | $22.7M | $49.6M |
| 2010 | 1 | 17,298 | $3.00B | $42.9M | $70.8M |
| 2009 | 1 | 19,957 | $3.09B | $27.9M | $48.7M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Towers Watson US LLC | Actuarial; Consulting (pension) | 1 | $2,261,860 |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | Recordkeeping and information management; Consulting (general); Trustee (directed); Participant loan processing | 1 | $835,056 |
| Vanguard Advisers Inc. | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $485,294 |
| Fiducient Advisors LLC | Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $100,016 |
| Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co. | Accounting (including auditing) | 1 | $53,006 |
| Alirt Insurance Research | Consulting (general) | 1 | $15,000 |
| Zenith American Solutions, Inc. | Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $13,123 |
| Broadridge | Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $12,602 |
| Rubinbrown, LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 1 | $8,500 |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP | Legal | 1 | $7,821 |
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 Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan and Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC contribute to its plans?
$158,651,000 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $10,837 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 Willis Towers Watson US LLC, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Advisers Inc. and Fiducient Advisors LLC 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.