Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Hess Corporation
Houston, TX · 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.
Hess Corporation, based in Houston, Texas, sponsors 2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 1 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 9,592 participant records and $2.98B in net assets.
The largest is Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, a cash balance pension plan with 6,598 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 $29.4M and participant contributions $32.7M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $156M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $5.9M.
Combined net assets moved from $1.39B in 2009 to $2.98B in 2024 (up 115%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 6,598 | $1.85B | $281,105 | — | $5.8M |
| Hess Corporation Employees' Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 2,994 | $1.12B | $374,954 | $18,788 | $117K |
| 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 | 9,592 | $2.98B | $29.4M | $32.7M |
| 2023 | 2 | 9,527 | $2.91B | $24.4M | $29.0M |
| 2022 | 2 | 11,300 | $2.82B | $21.1M | $25.0M |
| 2021 | 2 | 12,486 | $3.44B | $18.7M | $22.4M |
| 2020 | 2 | 12,601 | $3.03B | $21.9M | $24.5M |
| 2019 | 2 | 12,819 | $2.76B | $57.0M | $23.2M |
| 2018 | 2 | 17,436 | $2.55B | $69.0M | $22.3M |
| 2017 | 2 | 17,763 | $2.75B | $152M | $23.7M |
| 2016 | 2 | 19,598 | $2.40B | $46.0M | $27.3M |
| 2015 | 2 | 20,578 | $2.32B | $57.7M | $29.0M |
| 2014 | 2 | 21,195 | $2.45B | $68.0M | $33.3M |
| 2013 | 1 | 12,475 | $862M | $40.5M | $42.2M |
| 2012 | 2 | 30,942 | $1.98B | $130M | $41.8M |
| 2011 | 2 | 29,325 | $1.73B | $170M | $38.0M |
| 2010 | 2 | 28,816 | $1.68B | $111M | $34.2M |
| 2009 | 2 | 28,252 | $1.39B | $216M | $33.4M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | Investment management | 1 | $708,257 |
| Wellington Management Company LLP | Investment management | 1 | $647,312 |
| WCM Investment Management, LLC | Investment management | 1 | $601,766 |
| Vaughan Nelson Inv MGMT, LP | Investment management | 1 | $545,021 |
| LSV Asset Management | Investment management | 1 | $538,095 |
| The Northern Trust Company | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) | 1 | $514,461 |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | Investment management | 1 | $466,847 |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss | Investment management | 1 | $377,630 |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Investment management | 1 | $326,761 |
| Demarche Associates, Inc. | Consulting (general) | 1 | $304,000 |
| Loomis Sayles & Company LP | Investment management | 1 | $264,136 |
| Mercer | Actuarial | 1 | $206,500 |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | Participant loan processing | 1 | $116,654 |
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 Hess Corporation have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan and Hess Corporation Employees' Savings Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Hess Corporation contribute to its plans?
$29,365,521 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $9,525 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 Winslow Capital Management, LLC, Wellington Management Company LLP, WCM Investment Management, LLC and Vaughan Nelson Inv 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.