Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Entergy Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$111M
Total assets Near avg plan size
52
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III · Sponsored by Entergy Corporation · Louisiana · Utilities

$111M in assets, 52 participants

Entergy Corporation's Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III reported $111M in total assets and 52 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #462 in Utilities (732 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III ranks #462 of 732 2024 filers by assets (483% of the sector average)-$111M for 52 participants.

#462
in Utilities (732 peers)
-86.4%
assets change YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $708M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III's outsized position by total assets

Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$111,127,810 Top 9% higher than 91% of 123,620 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 2024

Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III is a small filing (52 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III reported net income fell from $44M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$708M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III end-of-year assets fell from $819M in the plan year 2023 filing to $111M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III reported participants fell from 63 in the plan year 2023 filing to 52 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 721229752 · Entergy Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III · $111M · 52 · 91st

  • BOY $111M
  • SCH 52
  • EBSA 91st
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Waste Management Pension Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees
  • NET ind #462

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 Louisiana →

Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III in the asset neighbourhood

Local 138 Pension Trust Fund$111MEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan IIIEntergy Corporation Retireme…$111MWaste Management Pension Plan for Collectively Bargained EmployeesWaste Management Pension Pla…$111MKnights of Columbus Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit EmployeesKnights of Columbus Retireme…$111MOhio Bricklayers Pension Plan$111M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$819M
Net Assets (End of Year)$111M
Net Income-$708M
Employer EIN721229752
Plan Effective Date2000-11-21
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Entergy Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Entergy Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9.0B 0.24371437852751576% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8.8B$9B$9.2B$9.4B$9.6B 202220232024 $9.06B $9.04B ▼ -0.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 12 26,428 $9.1B
2023 12 24,231 $9.5B
2024 12 26,442 $9.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Louisiana

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

Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III, Total assets ($B): 0.11112781 · Participants: 52Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan IIILumen Combined Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.334697503 · Participants: 10043Lumen Combined Pension PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 1.77009689 · Participants: 6385Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining EmployeesEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan VI for Non-Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 1.587059648 · Participants: 783Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan VI for Non-Bargaining EmployeesWillis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.194963253 · Participants: 6197Willis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.916099216 · Participants: 2317Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees
Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III side-by-side with 3 peers →

Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Louisiana, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Waste Management Pension Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees in TX ($111M); by covered participants it is Dr. Scott Bowlby, D.D.S., P.a. Cash Balance Plan in MN (52 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (52 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III assets move in 2024? ▼
Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III contracted severely - down 86.4% during 2024, from $819M to $111M. Reported net income was -$708M.
How have Entergy Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Entergy Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 0.2%, from $9.1B to $9.0B.
Where does Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Waste Management Pension Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees in TX ($111M, 793 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dr. Scott Bowlby, D.D.S., P.a. Cash Balance Plan in MN (52 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 721229752.

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.