Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kirby Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$373M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,052
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$354,279
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kirby Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kirby Corporation · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing

$373M in assets, 1,052 participants

Kirby Corporation's Kirby Pension Plan reported $373M in total assets and 1,052 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #3,138 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Where Kirby Pension Plan sits by assets

Kirby Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $373M for 1,052 participants (~$354,279/participant), up 9.3% in 2024.

#3,138
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+9.3%
assets growth YoY
3.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kirby Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kirby Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$372,701,023 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Kirby 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. Kirby Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,052 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Kirby Pension Plan reported net income rose from $25M in the plan year 2023 filing to $32M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kirby Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $341M in the plan year 2023 filing to $373M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kirby Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,152 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,052 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 741884980 · Kirby Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kirby Pension Plan · $373M · 1,052 · 96th

  • PHOTO $373M
  • IND 1,052
  • EOY 96th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Chicago Area Ib of T Pension Trust Fund
  • PCT ind #3138

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Kirby Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

U.a. Local 13 Pension Fund$373MInternational Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (Smart) Local Union No. 36 Pension FundInternational Association of…$373MKirby Pension Plan$373MChicago Area Ib of T Pension Trust FundChicago Area Ib of T Pension…$373MDover Corporation Pension PlanDover Corporation Pension Pl…$372M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kirby Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$341M
Net Assets (End of Year)$373M
Net Income$32M
Employer EIN741884980
Plan Effective Date1983-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kirby Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kirby Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.2B 21.682442032615445% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $1B $1.22B ▲ +22.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,281 $1.0B
2023 2 6,106 $1.1B
2024 2 6,154 $1.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Kirby Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Kirby Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.372701023 · Participants: 1052Kirby Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
Kirby Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Kirby Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kirby Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Chicago Area Ib of T Pension Trust Fund in IL ($373M); by covered participants it is Westchester Heavy Construction Laborers Local 60 Pension Fund in NY (1,051 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,052 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 Kirby Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Kirby Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.3% during 2024, from $341M to $373M. Reported net income was $32M.
How have Kirby Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kirby Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.7%, from $1.0B to $1.2B.
Where does Kirby Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kirby Pension Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Kirby Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Chicago Area Ib of T Pension Trust Fund in IL ($373M, 421 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kirby Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Westchester Heavy Construction Laborers Local 60 Pension Fund in NY (1,051 participants, $342M 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 741884980.

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.