Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $525M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 3,334
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $157,581
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Graybar Electric Company, Inc. · Missouri · Wholesale Trade
$525M in assets, 3,334 participants
Graybar Electric Company, Inc.'s Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported $525M in total assets and 3,334 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- #5,977 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
Coverage in Missouri
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan covers 3,334 participants in Missouri, 4.5x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $525M.
- #5,977
- in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
- -4.6%
- assets change YoY
- 5.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $25M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$525,374,222 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan'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. Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,334 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income fell from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,583 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,334 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $550M in the plan year 2023 filing to $525M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 130794380 · Graybar Electric Company, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan · $525M · 3,334 · 97th
- PHOTO $525M
- IND 3,334
- EOY 97th
- 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
- ASSETS near Vns Health Care Pension Plan
- PCT ind #5977
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
Missouri filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $550M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $525M |
| Net Income | -$25M |
| Employer EIN | 130794380 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1926-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust $7.5B · 28,958
- Ameren Retirement Plan $4.8B · 9,760
- Co-Op Retirement Plan $3.5B · 15,151
- Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis $3.4B · 11,832
- Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan $3.3B · 2,467
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 Vns Health Care Pension Plan in NY ($525M); by covered participants it is American Express Retirement Plan in NY (3,334 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($525M here).
- Vns Health Care Pension Plan (NY) $525M · 3,448
- Ericsson US Pension Plan (TX) $526M · 508
- The Pension Plan of Arrowood Indemnity Company (NC) $525M · 84
- Nestle Hourly Retirement Plan (OH) $524M · 6,283
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,334 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- American Express Retirement Plan (NY) 3,334 · 0 off
- Metal Trades Branch Local 638 Pension Fund (NY) 3,333 · 1 off
- Ntess Retirement Income Plan (NM) 3,323 · 11 off
- Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan (MN) 3,346 · 12 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.