Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$550M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,583
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$153,623
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Graybar Electric Company, Inc. · Missouri · Wholesale Trade

$550M in assets, 3,583 participants

Graybar Electric Company, Inc.'s Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported $550M in total assets and 3,583 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.

  • #6,212 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan covers 3,583 participants in Missouri, 4.9x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $550M.

#6,212
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+3.2%
assets growth YoY
5.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$550,429,518 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

Graybar Electric Company, Inc. 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. Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,583 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$190M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,932 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,583 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $533M in the plan year 2022 filing to $550M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 130794380 · Graybar Electric Company, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan · $550M · 3,583 · 98th

  • ASSETS $550M
  • ASSETS 3,583
  • ASSETS 98th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Pension Plan
  • ASSETS ind #6212

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Pension PlanTeamsters Local Union No. 72…$551MGraybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension PlanGraybar Electric Company, In…$550MConstruction Workers Pension Trust Fund - Lake County and Vicinity Pension PlanConstruction Workers Pension…$550MThe Consol Energy Inc. Employee Retirement PlanThe Consol Energy Inc. Emplo…$550MWill County Local 174 Carpenters Pension FundWill County Local 174 Carpen…$549M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$533M
Net Assets (End of Year)$550M
Net Income$17M
Employer EIN130794380
Plan Effective Date1926-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Graybar Electric Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Graybar Electric Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.5B 21.15187206859023% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B 202220232024 $2.04B $2.48B ▲ +21.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 11,742 $2.0B
2023 2 11,893 $2.3B
2024 2 11,527 $2.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.550429518 · Participants: 3583Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.787453474 · Participants: 30358Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.709766277 · Participants: 10156Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.457605028 · Participants: 14993Co-Op Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376279254 · Participants: 2671Emerson Electric Company Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.265514848 · Participants: 11420Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Pension Plan in IL ($551M); by covered participants it is Raytheon Retirement Plan in CT (3,584 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,583 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 Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 3.2% during 2023, from $533M to $550M. Reported net income was $17M.
How have Graybar Electric Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Graybar Electric Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.2%, from $2.0B to $2.5B.
Where does Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension 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 Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Pension Plan in IL ($551M, 2,350 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Raytheon Retirement Plan in CT (3,584 participants, N/A 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 130794380.

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.