Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
National Fuel Gas Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $766M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,145
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $669,390
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by National Fuel Gas Company · New York · Management of Enterprises
$766M in assets, 1,145 participants
National Fuel Gas Company's National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan reported $766M in total assets and 1,145 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.
- #1,058 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, $766M for 1,145 participants (~$669,390/participant), up 28.4% in 2023.
- #1,058
- in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)
- +28.4%
- assets growth YoY
- 7.7×
- 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
$766,451,116 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans
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 (1,145 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $33M in the plan year 2022 filing to $168M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 441 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,145 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 $766M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 131086010 · National Fuel Gas Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan · $766M · 1,145 · 98th
- SCH $766M
- EBSA 1,145
- PART 98th
- TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
- NET near The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Retirement Plan
- BOOK ind #1058
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
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $597M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $764M |
| Net Income | $168M |
| Employer EIN | 131086010 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1937-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- IBM Personal Pension Plan $25.0B · 14,881
- Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $16.2B · 10,779
- 1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund $16.2B · 107,582
- Pfizer Consolidated Pension Plan $11.0B · 9,616
- Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I $7.6B · 12,289
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 The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Retirement Plan in NJ ($767M); by covered participants it is Massey Energy Retirement Plan in TN (1,145 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($766M here).
- The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Retirement Plan (NJ) $767M · 908
- Ufcw Union Local No. 655, Food Employer's Joint Pe (MO) $765M · 7,157
- Revised Retirement Plan for Eligible Employees of the New York Stock Exchange & Subsidiary Companies (GA) $765M · 345
- Hanesbrands Inc. Legacy Pension Plan (NC) $765M · 960
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,145 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Massey Energy Retirement Plan (TN) 1,145 · 0 off
- Integris Health, Inc. Retirement Plan a (OK) 1,145 · 0 off
- Cmg Hourly Pension Plan (AL) 1,146 · 1 off
- The Retirement Plan for Lilly Affiliate Employees in Puerto Rico (PR) 1,144 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.