Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $525M
- Total assets
- 3,334
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $157,581
- Avg per participant
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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- #5,657 in Wholesale Trade (5,756 peers)
Coverage in Missouri
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan covers 3,334 participants in Missouri, 4.4x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~756 per filing). Assets: $525M.
- $525M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 3,334
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $157,581
- avg assets per participant
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.
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.
Participants vs Missouri filers
In Missouri, the average filing covers about 756 participants across 2,155 plans. Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan reports 3,334 participants - 4.4x that state average ($525M EOY assets).
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.)
| 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
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Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
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- The Pension Plan of Arrowood Indemnity Company (NC) $525M · 84
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension 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 Missouri. Compare plans
- Graybar Electric Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 21.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Wholesale Trade plans