ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

National Fuel Gas Company ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
37
Participants Small participant base
51st
Percentile by assets National rank
$212,702
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by National Fuel Gas Company · New York · Management of Enterprises

$8M in assets, 37 participants

National Fuel Gas Company's National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $8M in total assets and 37 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 51st 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.

  • #400 in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)

National Fuel Gas Company multi-year trail

National Fuel Gas Company's plans moved -42.1% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $8M / 37 participants.

#400
in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)
+6.9%
assets growth YoY

National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Management of Enterprises and all filers

National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,869,964 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (37 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$558K in the plan year 2023 filing to $509K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 51 in the plan year 2023 filing to 37 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 131086010 · National Fuel Gas Company PY 2024 · ESOP

National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $8M · 37 · 51st

  • TYPE $8M
  • NET 37
  • BOOK 51st
  • VS-ST ESOP
  • BOY near Barton Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • SCH ind #400

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in New York →

National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

First Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership PlanFirst Savings Bank Employee …$8MNational Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanNational Fuel Gas Company Em…$8MBarton Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBarton Associates, Inc. Empl…$8MCustom Aire, Inc. ESOP$8MKinzler Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust AgreementKinzler Employee Stock Owner…$8M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

National Fuel Gas Company multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Fuel Gas Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 42.119686687017705% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0B$5B$10B$15B 202220232024 $2.49B $1.44B ▼ -42.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 2,932 $2.5B
2023 14 10,633 $10.4B
2024 4 2,423 $1.4B

National Fuel Gas Company filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income$509K
Employer EIN131086010
Plan Effective Date1975-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in New York

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100001000200030004000 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 7.869964 · Participants: 37National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanStewart's Shops Corp Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 896.840227 · Participants: 3483Stewart's Shops Corp Employee Stock Ownership PlanNorth Coast Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 450.776522 · Participants: 3042North Coast Holdings Employee Stock Ownership PlanGriffon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 306.094988 · Participants: 3209Griffon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanGreenman-Pedersen, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 254.362741 · Participants: 1716Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMarshall & Sterling Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 234.345888 · Participants: 518Marshall & Sterling Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in New York, assets vs. participants

National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest ESOP by assets is Barton Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($8M); by covered participants it is Alexander Clark, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in ID (37 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.9% during 2024, from $7M to $8M. Reported net income was $509K.
How have National Fuel Gas Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Fuel Gas Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 42.1%, from $2.5B to $1.4B.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Barton Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($8M, 85 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Fuel Gas Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Alexander Clark, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in ID (37 participants, $5M in assets).