Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Decatur, 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.
4 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Archer Daniels Midland Company's employer identification number (Decatur, Illinois). Their latest filings total 48,059 participant records and $3.93B in net assets.
The largest is Adm Pension Plan for Hourly-Wage Employees, a cash balance pension plan with 13,063 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 $71.6M and participant contributions $141M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $337M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $961K.
Combined net assets moved from $2.30B in 2009 to $3.93B in 2024 (up 71%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adm Pension Plan for Hourly-Wage Employees | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 13,063 | $251M | $19,234 | — | $0 |
| Adm 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 12,565 | $702M | $55,833 | $2,610 | $676K |
| Adm 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 11,530 | $2.31B | $200,732 | $5,102 | $286K |
| Adm Retirement Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 10,901 | $667M | $61,219 | — | $0 |
| 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 | 4 | 48,059 | $3.93B | $71.6M | $141M |
| 2023 | 4 | 46,042 | $3.83B | $92.4M | $130M |
| 2022 | 4 | 45,202 | $3.53B | $95.4M | $120M |
| 2021 | 4 | 41,862 | $4.11B | $59.5M | $111M |
| 2020 | 4 | 45,169 | $4.36B | $113M | $97.4M |
| 2019 | 4 | 44,526 | $3.83B | $154M | $99.3M |
| 2018 | 4 | 44,165 | $3.44B | $89.1M | $96.8M |
| 2017 | 4 | 48,738 | $4.19B | $95.6M | $92.3M |
| 2016 | 4 | 49,619 | $3.76B | $54.3M | $89.7M |
| 2015 | 4 | 50,603 | $3.32B | $52.1M | $86.3M |
| 2014 | 4 | 49,327 | $3.30B | $46.3M | $79.0M |
| 2013 | 4 | 50,540 | $3.31B | $44.6M | $71.7M |
| 2012 | 4 | 48,483 | $2.81B | $42.6M | $68.6M |
| 2011 | 4 | 53,738 | $2.76B | $123M | $66.5M |
| 2010 | 4 | 49,976 | $2.59B | $107M | $61.1M |
| 2009 | 4 | 48,321 | $2.30B | $234M | $60.9M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | Trustee (directed); Participant loan processing | 2 | $901,385 |
| Curcio Webb, LLC | Consulting (general) | 1 | $60,000 |
| Wealth Management Systems Inc. | Other services | 1 | $0 |
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 Archer Daniels Midland Company have?
4 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Adm Pension Plan for Hourly-Wage Employees, Adm 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Employees, Adm 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees and Adm Retirement Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Archer Daniels Midland Company contribute to its plans?
$71,554,517 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $1,918 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 Fidelity Investments Institutional, Curcio Webb, LLC and Wealth Management Systems Inc.. 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.