Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Stolt-Nielsen USA Inc.
Houston, TX · Transportation and warehousing
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.
Stolt-Nielsen USA Inc., based in Houston, Texas, sponsors 2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 1 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 1,447 participant records and $261M in net assets.
The largest is Stolt-Nielsen US Pension Plan, a defined benefit pension plan with 779 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 $7.2M and participant contributions $4.2M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $19.6M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $568K.
Combined net assets moved from $131M in 2009 to $261M in 2024 (up 99%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stolt-Nielsen US Pension Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 779 | $117M | $150,772 | — | $408K |
| Stolt-Nielsen US 401(k) Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 668 | $143M | $214,201 | $15,161 | $161K |
| 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 | 1,447 | $261M | $7.2M | $4.2M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,451 | $240M | $6.6M | $3.8M |
| 2022 | 2 | 1,476 | $226M | $6.3M | $3.5M |
| 2021 | 2 | 1,506 | $258M | $5.8M | $3.4M |
| 2020 | 2 | 1,516 | $275M | $5.7M | $3.1M |
| 2019 | 2 | 1,534 | $252M | $6.0M | $3.1M |
| 2018 | 2 | 1,628 | $231M | $6.1M | $3.0M |
| 2017 | 2 | 1,579 | $228M | $6.3M | $2.9M |
| 2016 | 2 | 1,584 | $209M | $6.0M | $2.7M |
| 2015 | 2 | 1,950 | $217M | $6.6M | $3.1M |
| 2014 | 2 | 1,941 | $216M | $1.3M | $2.7M |
| 2013 | 2 | 1,889 | $215M | $1.6M | $2.5M |
| 2012 | 2 | 1,829 | $187M | $2.3M | $2.5M |
| 2011 | 2 | 1,822 | $174M | $14.7M | $2.4M |
| 2010 | 2 | 1,750 | $156M | $4.9M | $2.2M |
| 2009 | 2 | 1,739 | $131M | $10.3M | $2.2M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer Investment Consulting | Investment management | 1 | $243,949 |
| Mercer US LLC | Actuarial | 1 | $122,925 |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $89,536 |
| U.S. Bank National Association | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) | 1 | $40,808 |
| Creative Planning, LLC | Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $29,400 |
| McConnell & Jones LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 1 | $25,490 |
| Mercer Investments LLC | Consulting (general) | 1 | $16,250 |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | Participant loan processing | 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 Stolt-Nielsen USA Inc. have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Stolt-Nielsen US Pension Plan and Stolt-Nielsen US 401(k) Savings Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Stolt-Nielsen USA Inc. contribute to its plans?
$7,186,527 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $11,107 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 Mercer Investment Consulting, Mercer US LLC, Strategic Advisors, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association 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.