Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Southwestern Energy Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$72M
Total assets Below avg plan size
655
Participants Below avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$109,453
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan · Sponsored by Southwestern Energy · Texas · Finance & Insurance

$72M in assets, 655 participants

Southwestern Energy's Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan reported $72M in total assets and 655 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #7,875 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Where Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan sits by assets

Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $72M for 655 participants (~$109,453/participant), down 37.4% in 2022.

#7,875
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-37.4%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $43M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$71,691,400 Top 9% higher than 91% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (655 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 710205415 · Southwestern Energy PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan · $72M · 655 · 91st

  • BOY $72M
  • SCH 655
  • EBSA 91st
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Laborers' District Council Pension Fund for Baltim
  • NET ind #7875

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation Association Local No. 33 Youngstown District Pension FundSheet Metal, Air, Rail & Tra…$72MCash Balance Retirement Plan for Non-Union Employees of Butler Memorial HospitalCash Balance Retirement Plan…$72MLaborers' District Council Pension Fund for BaltimLaborers' District Council P…$72MSouthwestern Energy Company Pension PlanSouthwestern Energy Company …$72MRetirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.Retirement Plan for Employee…$72M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$114M
Net Assets (End of Year)$72M
Net Income-$43M
Employer EIN710205415
Plan Effective Date1943-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Southwestern Energy)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Southwestern Energy plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$109M 52.719677218376795% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $231M $109M ▼ -52.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,649 $231M
2023 2 1,392 $208M
2024 1 1,218 $109M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.0716914 · Participants: 655Southwestern Energy Company Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.998144 · Participants: 119463AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.642588618 · Participants: 12912Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.599 · Participants: 23661Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.541187279 · Participants: 12815Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.371602289 · Participants: 9156Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Laborers' District Council Pension Fund for Baltim in MD ($72M); by covered participants it is Moody's Corporation Retirement Account in NY (655 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (655 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan contracted severely - down 37.4% during 2022, from $114M to $72M. Reported net income was -$43M.
How have Southwestern Energy plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Southwestern Energy's sponsor-wide assets declined 52.7%, from $231M to $109M.
Where does Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Laborers' District Council Pension Fund for Baltim in MD ($72M, 457 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Southwestern Energy Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Moody's Corporation Retirement Account in NY (655 participants, $420M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 710205415.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.