Lincoln Electric Employees Pension Plan
corporate plan · Lincoln Electric · Dallas, TX
Funding History
What This Means for You
Lincoln Electric Employees Pension Plan is in good financial health at 83% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 83 cents in assets to cover it. This plan is also covered by the PBGC, providing an additional safety net. Participants in this plan have relatively low risk of benefit reductions.
Year-by-Year Funding
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Funding Ratio | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.2B | $6.3B | 82.8% | $203.8M |
| 2024 | $4.9B | $5.9B | 83.9% | $204.6M |
| 2023 | $4.7B | $5.3B | 89.2% | $201.3M |
| 2022 | $4.7B | $6.0B | 78.3% | $214.6M |
| 2021 | $4.4B | $5.1B | 86.4% | $233.0M |
Frequently Asked Questions
Lincoln Electric Employees Pension Plan is 83% funded, meaning it has 83 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is considered healthy by actuarial standards.
Lincoln Electric Employees Pension Plan has 33,983 total participants, including 19,420 active employees and 14,563 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Yes, Lincoln Electric Employees Pension Plan is covered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which provides a backstop if the plan cannot pay benefits. The PBGC risk level is currently "low."
The Pension Health Score (0-100, A-F) measures a pension plan's financial strength based on funding ratio (50%), funding trend over 3 years (30%), and PBGC risk level (20%). Higher scores indicate more secure retirement benefits.
Pension Health Score is calculated from funding ratio, 3-year funding trend, and PBGC risk classification.