401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kirby Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$688M
Total assets
5,033
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$136,793
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Kirby 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Kirby Corporation · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing

$688M in assets, 5,033 participants

Kirby Corporation's Kirby 401(k) Plan reported $688M in total assets and 5,033 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #3,785 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Kirby 401(k) Plan covers 5,033 participants in Texas, 7.3x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $688M.

$688M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
5,033
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$136,793
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $162M 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. Kirby 401(k) Plan reports 5,033 participants - 7.3x that state average ($688M EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$704M
Net Assets (End of Year)$688M
Net Income-$162M
Employer EIN741884980
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kirby Corporation)

$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $1B $1.22B ▲ +22.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Kirby Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,281 $1.0B
2023 2 6,106 $1.1B
2024 2 6,154 $1.2B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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Kirby 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Kirby 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Kirby 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savi…Exxonmobil Savings P…Caterpillar 401(k) S…American Airlines, I…Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Kirby 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Kirby 401(k) Plan

Kirby 401(k) Plan reports $688M in end-of-year assets across 5,033 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.005% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $136,793 per participant (99% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$162M.

This plan identity (EIN 741884980, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $688M to $850M (+23.5%) while covered participants moved from 5,033 to 5,102 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,033 $688M This page
2023 4,954 $777M Open filing
2024 · index core 5,102 $850M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Kirby 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022?
Kirby 401(k) Plan edged down modestly - down 2.2% during 2022, from $704M to $688M. Reported net income was -$162M.
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 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Kirby 401(k) Plan ranks in the 98th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Kirby 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Employee Savings Plan in MN ($689M, 3,024 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Kirby 401(k) Plan's numbers.