Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kirby Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$316M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,248
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$253,566
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#3,722
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-19.8%
assets change YoY
3.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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's outsized position by total assets

Kirby Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$316,450,656 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Kirby Pension 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. Kirby Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,248 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 741884980 · Kirby Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kirby Pension Plan · $316M · 1,248 · 97th

  • PCT $316M
  • EIN 1,248
  • RANK 97th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Jones Day Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #3722

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Kirby Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ingredion Pension Plan$317MJones Day Pension Plan$317MKirby Pension Plan$316MCit Group, Inc. Retirement PlanCit Group, Inc. Retirement P…$316MKemper Corporation Pension PlanKemper Corporation Pension P…$316M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kirby 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)$394M
Net Assets (End of Year)$316M
Net Income-$78M
Employer EIN741884980
Plan Effective Date1983-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kirby Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kirby Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.2B 21.682442032615445% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $1B $1.22B ▲ +22.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,281 $1.0B
2023 2 6,106 $1.1B
2024 2 6,154 $1.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Kirby Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.316450656 · Participants: 1248Kirby 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
Kirby Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Kirby Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Jones Day Pension Plan in OH ($317M); by covered participants it is Oshkosh Corporation Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan in WI (1,248 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($316M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,248 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 Kirby Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Kirby Pension Plan declined sharply - down 19.8% during 2022, from $394M to $316M. Reported net income was -$78M.
How have Kirby Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kirby Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.7%, from $1.0B to $1.2B.
Where does Kirby Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kirby Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kirby Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jones Day Pension Plan in OH ($317M, 568 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kirby Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Oshkosh Corporation Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan in WI (1,248 participants, $142M 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 741884980.

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.