Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kirby Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$341M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,152
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$296,024
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kirby Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kirby Corporation · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing

$341M in assets, 1,152 participants

Kirby Corporation's Kirby Pension Plan reported $341M in total assets and 1,152 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #3,202 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Where Kirby Pension Plan sits by assets

Kirby Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $341M for 1,152 participants (~$296,024/participant), up 7.8% in 2023.

#3,202
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+7.8%
assets growth YoY
3.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kirby Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kirby Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$341,019,830 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Kirby Pension 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. Kirby Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,152 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kirby Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$78M in the plan year 2022 filing to $25M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kirby Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $316M in the plan year 2022 filing to $341M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kirby Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,248 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,152 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 741884980 · Kirby Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kirby Pension Plan · $341M · 1,152 · 96th

  • ASSETS $341M
  • PCT 1,152
  • EIN 96th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Ri Laborers Pension Fund
  • IND ind #3202

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Kirby Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Valeo, Inc. Pension Plan$341MKirby Pension Plan$341MRi Laborers Pension Fund$341MOwens Corning Merged Retirement PlanOwens Corning Merged Retirem…$341MJones Day Pension Plan$340M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kirby Pension 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)$316M
Net Assets (End of Year)$341M
Net Income$25M
Employer EIN741884980
Plan Effective Date1983-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kirby Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kirby Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.2B 21.682442032615445% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $1B $1.22B ▲ +22.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,281 $1.0B
2023 2 6,106 $1.1B
2024 2 6,154 $1.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Kirby Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Kirby Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.34101983 · Participants: 1152Kirby Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 30.018512 · Participants: 107859AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.133347097 · Participants: 12215Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.015 · Participants: 22551Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.803014695 · Participants: 12138Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.493677099 · Participants: 9360Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
Kirby Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Kirby Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kirby Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ri Laborers Pension Fund in RI ($341M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan of Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca in NY (1,152 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($341M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,152 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 Kirby Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Kirby Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.8% during 2023, from $316M to $341M. Reported net income was $25M.
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 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kirby Pension Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Kirby Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ri Laborers Pension Fund in RI ($341M, 1,516 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kirby Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan of Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca in NY (1,152 participants, $162M 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 741884980.

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.