Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

National Fuel Gas Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$597M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,198
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$498,102
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

$597M in assets, 1,198 participants

National Fuel Gas Company's National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan reported $597M in total assets and 1,198 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #1,039 in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)

Where National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan sits by assets

National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $597M for 1,198 participants (~$498,102/participant), up 7.3% in 2023.

#1,039
in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)
+7.3%
assets growth YoY
6.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$596,726,044 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 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 2023

National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,198 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 441 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,198 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $33M in the plan year 2022 filing to $55M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $597M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 131086010 · National Fuel Gas Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan · $597M · 1,198 · 98th

  • SCH $597M
  • EBSA 1,198
  • PART 98th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Electrical Construction Industry Pension Plan
  • BOOK ind #1039

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

John Muir Health Retirement PlanJohn Muir Health Retirement …$602MRecology Defined Benefit Pension PlanRecology Defined Benefit Pen…$599MRetirement Plan for Employees of the Avista CorporationRetirement Plan for Employee…$598MElectrical Construction Industry Pension PlanElectrical Construction Indu…$598MNational Fuel Gas Company Retirement PlanNational Fuel Gas Company Re…$597M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$556M
Net Assets (End of Year)$596M
Net Income$55M
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. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.596726044 · Participants: 1198National Fuel Gas Company Retirement PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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 Electrical Construction Industry Pension Plan in WI ($598M); by covered participants it is Smart Local 265 Pension Fund in IL (1,201 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($597M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,198 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.3% during 2023, from $556M to $597M. Reported net income was $55M.
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 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
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 Electrical Construction Industry Pension Plan in WI ($598M, 2,112 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 Smart Local 265 Pension Fund in IL (1,201 participants, $566M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 131086010.

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.