Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Nl Industries, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$41M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1
Participants Small participant base
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$40.7M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. · Sponsored by Nl Industries, Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$41M in assets, 1 participants

Nl Industries, Inc.'s Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. reported $41M in total assets and 1 participant in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #16,445 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. sits by assets

Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $41M for 1 participant (~$40.7M/participant), down 24.5% in 2022.

#16,445
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-24.5%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$40,675,296 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. is a micro filing (1 participant), the leftmost band.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 135267260 · Nl Industries, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. · $41M · 1 · 86th

  • IND $41M
  • EOY 1
  • 5500 86th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Warburg Pincus LLC Cash Balance Retirement Plan
  • EIN ind #16445

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$54M
Net Assets (End of Year)$41M
Net Income-$13M
Employer EIN135267260
Plan Effective Date1937-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nl Industries, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nl Industries, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$76M 86.10431255374269% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$40M$60M$80M 202220232024 $40.7M $75.7M ▲ +86.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1 $41M
2023 1 1 $42M
2024 1 1 $76M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.040675296 · Participants: 1Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc.AT&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
Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Warburg Pincus LLC Cash Balance Retirement Plan in NY ($41M); by covered participants it is Bruce Baker Enterprises Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (1 participant). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($41M here).

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 Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. assets move in 2022? ▼
Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. declined sharply - down 24.5% during 2022, from $54M to $41M. Reported net income was -$13M.
How have Nl Industries, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nl Industries, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 86.1%, from $41M to $76M.
Where does Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc. ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Warburg Pincus LLC Cash Balance Retirement Plan in NY ($41M, 92 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Programs of Nl Industries, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bruce Baker Enterprises Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (1 participant, $3M 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 135267260.

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.