Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.1B
- Total assets
- 6,534
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $167,146
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Centerpoint Energy, Inc. · Texas · Utilities
$1.1B in assets, 6,534 participants
Centerpoint Energy, Inc.'s Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 6,534 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #666 in Utilities (738 peers)
Coverage in Texas
Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan covers 6,534 participants in Texas, 9.5x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $1.1B.
- $1.1B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 6,534
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $167,146
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $754M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Texas filers
In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan reports 6,534 participants - 9.5x that state average ($1.1B EOY assets).
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.1B |
| Net Income | -$754M |
| Employer EIN | 740694415 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1953-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Centerpoint Energy, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 15,978 | $3.5B |
| 2023 | 2 | 14,717 | $3.7B |
| 2024 | 6 | 48,552 | $14.5B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
- AT&T Pension Benefit Plan $41.0B · 119,463
- Shell Pension Plan $14.6B · 12,912
- Exxonmobil Pension Plan $11.6B · 23,661
- Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan $9.5B · 12,815
- Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan $5.4B · 9,156
Scale composition for Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan
Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan reports $1.1B in end-of-year assets across 6,534 participants (0.009% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $167,146 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$754M.
This plan identity (EIN 740694415, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.1B to $1.1B (+0.0%) while covered participants moved from 6,534 to 4,963 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,534 | $1.1B | This page |
| 2023 | 5,287 | $1.1B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 4,963 | $1.1B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Centerpoint Energy Savings Plan (401(k), $2.9B, 8,850 participants)
- Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.1B, 4,963 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots (WA) $1.1B · 926
- Martin Marietta Pension Plan (NC) $1.1B · 8,414
- Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund (NV) $1.1B · 9,607
- Fmc Corporation Employees' Retirement Program (PA) $1.1B · 158
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas. Compare plans
- Centerpoint Energy, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 319.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans