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
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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

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

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.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

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

Ericsson US Pension Plan$526MGraybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension PlanGraybar Electric Company, In…$525MVns Health Care Pension Plan$525MThe Pension Plan of Arrowood Indemnity CompanyThe Pension Plan of Arrowood…$525MNestle Hourly Retirement Plan$524M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$550M
Net Assets (End of Year)$525M
Net Income-$25M
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 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.525374222 · Participants: 3334Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.488413536 · Participants: 28958Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.799287759 · Participants: 9760Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.509086755 · Participants: 15151Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.412879552 · Participants: 11832Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.286323754 · Participants: 2467Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

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).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,334 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 Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 4.6% during 2024, from $550M to $525M. Reported net income was -$25M.
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 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Vns Health Care Pension Plan in NY ($525M, 3,448 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 American Express Retirement Plan in NY (3,334 participants, $1.1B in assets).