Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

National Fuel Gas Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$924M
Total assets Above avg plan size
313
Participants Below avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$3.0M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by National Fuel Gas Company · New York · Management of Enterprises

$924M in assets, 313 participants

National Fuel Gas Company's National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan reported $924M in total assets and 313 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #1,138 in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)

Coverage in New York

National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan covers 313 participants in New York, about 39% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $924M.

#1,138
in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)
-25.7%
assets change YoY
9.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $308M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$923,793,864 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (313 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 131086010 · National Fuel Gas Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan · $924M · 313 · 99th

  • NET $924M
  • BOOK 313
  • VS-ST 99th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Ardagh North America Retirement Income Plan
  • EBSA ind #1138

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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Snap-on Incorporated Retirement PlanSnap-on Incorporated Retirem…$927MArdagh North America Retirement Income PlanArdagh North America Retirem…$924MNational Fuel Gas Company Retirement PlanNational Fuel Gas Company Re…$924MNew England Health Care Employees Pension PlanNew England Health Care Empl…$923MIntel Minimum Pension Plan$922M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$919M
Net Income-$308M
Employer EIN131086010
Plan Effective Date1937-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Fuel Gas Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Fuel Gas Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 42.119686687017705% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0B$5B$10B$15B 202220232024 $2.49B $1.44B ▼ -42.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 2,932 $2.5B
2023 14 10,633 $10.4B
2024 4 2,423 $1.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.923793864 · Participants: 313National Fuel Gas Company Retirement PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.511753238 · Participants: 16431IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.815266303 · Participants: 11303Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.656963 · Participants: 11386Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan INew York State Nurses Association Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.019503014 · Participants: 18592New York State Nurses Association Pension PlanNew York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl, Total assets ($B): 4.837058087 · Participants: 11318New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl
National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ardagh North America Retirement Income Plan in IN ($924M); by covered participants it is Ropes & Gray LLP Supplemental Retirement Shares Plan in MA (313 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($924M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (313 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 National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 25.7% during 2022, from $1.2B to $924M. Reported net income was -$308M.
How have National Fuel Gas Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Fuel Gas Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 42.1%, from $2.5B to $1.4B.
Where does National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ardagh North America Retirement Income Plan in IN ($924M, 1,298 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ropes & Gray LLP Supplemental Retirement Shares Plan in MA (313 participants, $199M in assets).