Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Kirby Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $316M
- Total assets
- 1,248
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $253,566
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Kirby Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kirby Corporation · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing
$316M in assets, 1,248 participants
Kirby Corporation's Kirby Pension Plan reported $316M in total assets and 1,248 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #3,722 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
Where Kirby Pension Plan sits by assets
Kirby Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $316M for 1,248 participants (~$253,566/participant), down 19.8% in 2022.
- $316M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,248
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $253,566
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $78M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Kirby Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Kirby Pension Plan outranks 97% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 3.2x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $394M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $316M |
| Net Income | -$78M |
| Employer EIN | 741884980 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1983-04-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Kirby Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 6,281 | $1.0B |
| 2023 | 2 | 6,106 | $1.1B |
| 2024 | 2 | 6,154 | $1.2B |
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Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Kirby Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Kirby Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Jones Day Pension Plan (OH) $317M · 568
- Ingredion Pension Plan (IL) $317M · 911
- Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan (NC) $316M · 794
- Kemper Corporation Pension Plan (IL) $316M · 839
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- By total assets, Kirby Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- Kirby Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 21.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans