Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations
PG&E Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 2.2% to $537.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 33.9%, from $813.00M to $537.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -25.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.
Detailed definition
This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.
non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947Historical 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 | $2.37B | $2.33B | $860.00M | $801.00M | $734.00M | $669.00M | $231.00M | $232.00M | $226.00M | $220.00M | $476.00M | $474.00M | $464.00M | $454.00M | $808.00M | $813.00M | $824.00M | $834.00M | $549.00M | $537.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.6% | -63.1% | -6.9% | -8.4% | -8.9% | -65.5% | +0.4% | -2.6% | -2.7% | +116.4% | -0.4% | -2.1% | -2.2% | +78.0% | +0.6% | +1.4% | +1.2% | -34.2% | -2.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -69.0% | -71.3% | -73.1% | -71.0% | -69.2% | -67.1% | +106.1% | +104.3% | +105.3% | +106.4% | +69.7% | +71.5% | +77.6% | +83.7% | -32.1% | -33.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PG&E's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- PG&E (PCG) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $537.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has PG&E's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- PG&E's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 33.9% year-over-year, from $813.00M to $537.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for PG&E's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), PG&E's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -25.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.44B to $549.00M.
- What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.