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
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 EIN | 741884980 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1986-01-01 |
| 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 |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Kirby 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
- AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $37.6B · 144,503
- Exxonmobil Savings Plan $21.3B · 23,619
- Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $13.8B · 38,538
- American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan $12.8B · 85,577
- Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan $12.0B · 47,532
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:
- Kirby 401(k) Plan (401(k), $850M, 5,102 participants)
- Kirby Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $373M, 1,052 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Kirby 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Employee Savings Plan (MN) $689M · 3,024
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. Cops, Mrp & Dispatch 401(k) Plan (WA) $689M · 6,637
- Ptc 401(k) Savings Plan (MA) $689M · 2,379
- Michael Baker International 401(k) Plan (PA) $687M · 3,250
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Kirby 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Kirby 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Texas. Compare plans
- Kirby Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 21.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans