Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
El Paso Electric Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $278M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,107
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 96th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $251,267
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company · Sponsored by El Paso Electric Company · Texas · Utilities
$278M in assets, 1,107 participants
El Paso Electric Company's Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company reported $278M in total assets and 1,107 participants in its 2024 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.
- #545 in Utilities (732 peers)
Utilities sector rank
Within Utilities, Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company ranks #545 of 732 2024 filers by assets (193% of the sector average)-$278M for 1,107 participants.
- #545
- in Utilities (732 peers)
- -0.1%
- assets change YoY
- 2.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $229K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company's outsized position by total assets
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$278,152,372 Top 4% higher than 96% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company lands in the large band (1,107 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$229K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company reported participants fell from 1,128 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,107 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company end-of-year assets fell from $278M in the plan year 2023 filing to $278M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 740607870 · El Paso Electric Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company · $278M · 1,107 · 96th
- NET $278M
- BOOK 1,107
- VS-ST 96th
- BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
- SCH near Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan
- EBSA ind #545
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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company in the asset neighbourhood
Utilities filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $278M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $278M |
| Net Income | -$229K |
| Employer EIN | 740607870 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1945-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (El Paso Electric Company)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All El Paso Electric Company plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $519M 13.78440810631743% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 2,169 | $456M |
| 2023 | 2 | 2,253 | $499M |
| 2024 | 2 | 2,203 | $519M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- AT&T Pension Benefit Plan $28.3B · 100,400
- Exxonmobil Pension Plan $12.1B · 22,000
- Chevron Retirement Plan $9.7B · 21,297
- Shell Pension Plan $9.7B · 12,688
- Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan $9.2B · 11,498
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan in NY ($278M); by covered participants it is Roofers Local 149 Pension Fund in MI (1,106 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($278M here).
- Metropolitan Opera Association Retirement Plan (NY) $278M · 689
- The Retirement Plan of Central Georgia Health Systems, Inc. (GA) $278M · 1,032
- Quad/Graphics Printing Pension Plan (CT) $279M · 235
- Community Hospitals of Central California Pension Plan (CA) $278M · 3,105
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,107 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Roofers Local 149 Pension Fund (MI) 1,106 · 1 off
- Dominion Energy Ohio Union Pension Plan (VA) 1,109 · 2 off
- The Restated Ag Processing Inc Retirement Plan (NE) 1,105 · 2 off
- Studio Mechanics Local 476 Iatse Retirement Plan (IL) 1,110 · 3 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.