Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Southwest Gas Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,868
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$629,393
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation · Sponsored by Southwest Gas Corporation · Nevada · Utilities

$1.2B in assets, 1,868 participants

Southwest Gas Corporation's Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation reported $1.2B in total assets and 1,868 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #654 in Utilities (732 peers)

Coverage in Nevada

Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation covers 1,868 participants in Nevada, 2.9x the typical Nevada plan (state average ~636 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.

#654
in Utilities (732 peers)
-0.6%
assets change YoY
12×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,175,706,967 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation'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. Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation lands in the large band (1,868 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation reported net income fell from $33M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation reported participants fell from 2,020 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,868 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation end-of-year assets fell from $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 880085720 · Southwest Gas Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation · $1.2B · 1,868 · 99th

  • RANK $1.2B
  • PHOTO 1,868
  • IND 99th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a
  • ASSETS ind #654

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Nevada →

Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas CorporationRetirement Plan for Employee…$1.2BEmployee Retirement Plan of S&p Global Inc and Its SubsidiariesEmployee Retirement Plan of …$1.2BPension Plan for Eligible Bettis Employees and RetireesPension Plan for Eligible Be…$1.2BCarpenters Labor-Management Pension PlanCarpenters Labor-Management …$1.2BKinder Morgan Retirement Plan aKinder Morgan Retirement Pla…$1.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Nevada filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN880085720
Plan Effective Date1971-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Southwest Gas Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Southwest Gas Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.8B 9.946744738475166% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.61B $1.78B ▲ +10.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,473 $1.6B
2023 2 4,386 $1.7B
2024 2 4,255 $1.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Nevada

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

Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Nevada, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 0.40.60.811.21.4 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation, Total assets ($B): 1.175706967 · Participants: 1868Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas CorporationEighth District Electrical Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.278713917 · Participants: 10468Eighth District Electrical Pension FundUnited Brotherhood of Carpenters Pension Fund United States Segment, Total assets ($B): 1.067901746 · Participants: 1296United Brotherhood of Carpenters Pension Fund United States SegmentNv Energy Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.787590512 · Participants: 1271Nv Energy Retirement PlanConstruction Industry and Laborers Joint Pension Trust for So Nevada, Plan a, Total assets ($B): 0.653129912 · Participants: 2867Construction Industry and Laborers Joint Pension Trust for So Nevada, Plan aI.B.E.W. Local Union No 357 Pension Trust Fund, Plan a, Total assets ($B): 0.551748986 · Participants: 2795I.B.E.W. Local Union No 357 Pension Trust Fund, Plan a
Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Nevada, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Nevada, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a in TX ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Cf Industries Holdings, Inc. Pension Plan in IL (1,867 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,868 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 Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation assets move in 2024? ▼
Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation held essentially flat - down 0.6% during 2024, from $1.2B to $1.2B. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Southwest Gas Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Southwest Gas Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.9%, from $1.6B to $1.8B.
Where does Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kinder Morgan Retirement Plan a in TX ($1.2B, 3,110 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Employees of Southwest Gas Corporation? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cf Industries Holdings, Inc. Pension Plan in IL (1,867 participants, $173M in assets).