R01Annual (June 30) · % of accrued liability covered by assets

Pension funded ratios: CalPERS (PERF) and CalSTRS (Defined Benefit Program)

Funded ratios depend on the plans’ assumed returns. Better than 2017–19 is a comparison with that range, not a statement that the promise is fully paid for.

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Better than its 2017–19 range · improvingJudged on “CalPERS PERF”. Judged by the scored CalPERS funded-ratio reading. Scored reading: CalPERS funded 85 % funded.

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CalPERS PERF

85pct · 2026 · estimate_preliminary

CalSTRS DB

79.3pct · 2025 · actuarial

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Where this sits in the reading

Yearly · R01Preliminary estimate · 129d old

85% funded

CalPERS PERF funded ratio

▴Better than 2017–19↗ImprovingConfirmed ×2

Yearly · R01Actuarial · 494d old

79.3% funded

CalSTRS Defined Benefit funded ratio

▴Better than 2017–19↗Improving

Position versus 2017–19 is descriptive. “Within range” doesn’t mean acceptable — 2017–19 may itself have been strained.

What this is

None. Missing years are left as gaps.

Unit: % of accrued liability covered by assets
Frequency: Annual (June 30)
Geography: CalPERS PERF; CalSTRS DB
Coverage: From 30 Jun 2016 · latest observation 30 Jun 2026
Release: CalPERS: preliminary July, final in ACFR (Dec); CalSTRS valuation ~spring
Typical lag: Final figures 6-18 months
Source: CalPERS press release 13 Jul 2026 (states PERF was 68% funded when CEO arrived Oct 2016) · www.calpers.ca.gov ↗
Vintage: curated https://www.calpers.ca.gov/newsroom/calpers-news · curated https://www.calstrs.com/files/97665cb5f/DB-Valuation-2025.pdf · curated https://www.calpers.ca.gov/documents/transparency-report-fy-2022-23/download · curated https://www.calpers.ca.gov/documents/transparency-report-fiscal-year-2023-24/download · curated https://www.calpers.ca.gov/documents/facts-funding/download
Pipeline: manual-curated (see data/manual/pensions_curated.csv; re-check source URLs)

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CaliFCKD · Snapshot 06.NOV.2026

Pension funded ratios: CalPERS (PERF) and CalSTRS (Defined Benefit Program)

CalPERS PERF85

pct · 2026

CaliFCKD R01 · Pension funded ratios: CalPERS (PERF) and CalSTRS (Defined Benefit Program). Latest observation 30 Jun 2026. Unit: % of accrued liability covered by assets. Source: CalPERS press release 13 Jul 2026 (states PERF was 68% funded when CEO arrived Oct 2016). Snapshot 6 Nov 2026. Not a grade.

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