Future pension and postretirement benefit obligations
Hubbell Future pension and postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 2.4% to $114.60M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 21.8%, from $146.60M to $114.60M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Future pension and postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -10.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a growing unfunded pension liability, which may require future cash contributions, while a decrease suggests improved funding status.
Detailed definition
This represents the long-term actuarial obligation for defined benefit pension plans that exceed the fair value of plan...
Peer comparison
Highly dependent on discount rates and actuarial assumptions, making it comparable across companies with legacy pension plans.
other_defined_benefit_pension_plan_liabilities_noncurrentHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $190.30M | $185.90M | $189.80M | $186.80M | $187.50M | $176.00M | $155.30M | $155.10M | $154.90M | $144.70M | $135.00M | $133.60M | $132.20M | $131.10M | $167.10M | $146.60M | $146.10M | $145.60M | $117.40M | $114.60M |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.3% | +2.1% | -1.6% | +0.4% | -6.1% | -11.8% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -6.6% | -6.7% | -1.0% | -1.0% | -0.8% | +27.5% | -12.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | -19.4% | -2.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -1.5% | -5.3% | -18.2% | -17.0% | -17.4% | -17.8% | -13.1% | -13.9% | -14.7% | -9.4% | +23.8% | +9.7% | +10.5% | +11.1% | -29.7% | -21.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hubbell's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations?
- Hubbell (HUBB) reported future pension and postretirement benefit obligations of $114.60M in Q1 2026.
- How has Hubbell's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- Hubbell's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 21.8% year-over-year, from $146.60M to $114.60M.
- What is the long-term trend for Hubbell's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Hubbell's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -10.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $198.60M to $117.40M.
- What does future pension and postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The long-term debt owed to employee pension plans that is not covered by current plan assets.