Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.1B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 6,534
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $167,146
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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.
- #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.
- #666
- in Utilities (738 peers)
- -40.8%
- assets change YoY
- 11×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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.
Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$1,092,130,000 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan lands in the large band (6,534 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 740694415 · Centerpoint Energy, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan · $1.1B · 6,534 · 99th
- ASSETS $1.1B
- PCT 6,534
- EIN 99th
- RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PHOTO near Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots
- IND ind #666
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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →
Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
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.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Centerpoint Energy, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $14.5B 319.62533662511845% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- 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)
Centerpoint Energy Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots in WA ($1.1B); by covered participants it is Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan in IL (6,468 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.1B here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6,534 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan (IL) 6,468 · 66 off
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Retirement Account Plan (MI) 6,601 · 67 off
- Koch Industries Employees' Pension Plan (KS) 6,466 · 68 off
- Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Inst (NY) 6,691 · 157 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.