Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
National Fuel Gas Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $861M
- Total assets
- 225
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $3.8M
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by National Fuel Gas Company · New York · Management of Enterprises
$861M in assets, 225 participants
National Fuel Gas Company's National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan reported $861M in total assets and 225 participants in its 2024 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #1,069 in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)
Coverage in New York
National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan covers 225 participants in New York, about 28% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $861M.
- $861M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 225
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $3.8M
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $59M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$6M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$59M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 256 in the plan year 2023 filing to 225 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $924M in the plan year 2023 filing to $861M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs New York filers
In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan reports 225 participants - about 28% of that state average ($861M EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $924M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $854M |
| Net Income | -$59M |
| Employer EIN | 131086010 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1937-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (National Fuel Gas Company)
| 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
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- Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $15.6B · 10,608
- Pfizer Consolidated Pension Plan $10.0B · 8,876
- GE Energy Pension Plan $8.9B · 5,829
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Land O'lakes, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan (MN) $861M · 1,182
- New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees (MN) $860M · 1,972
- U.a. Local 467 Defined Benefit Plan (CA) $859M · 899
- Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan (IL) $865M · 1,030
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York. Compare plans
- National Fuel Gas Company's sponsor-wide assets have declined 42.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Management of Enterprises plans