401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Caterpillar Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $578M
- Total assets
- 6,016
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $96,101
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Caterpillar Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing
$578M in assets, 6,016 participants
Caterpillar Inc.'s Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan reported $578M in total assets and 6,016 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #19,982 in Manufacturing (20,629 peers)
Coverage in Texas
Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan covers 6,016 participants in Texas, 8.6x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $578M.
- $578M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 6,016
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $96,101
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $66M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Texas filers
In Texas, the average filing covers about 704 participants across 9,718 plans. Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan reports 6,016 participants - 8.6x that state average ($578M EOY assets).
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $644M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $578M |
| Net Income | -$66M |
| Employer EIN | 370602744 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2004-12-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Caterpillar Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 59,865 | $26.6B |
| 2023 | 6 | 62,525 | $29.7B |
| 2024 | 6 | 64,709 | $31.2B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
- AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $37.6B · 144,503
- Exxonmobil Savings Plan $21.3B · 23,619
- Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $13.8B · 38,538
- American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan $12.8B · 85,577
- Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan $12.0B · 47,532
Scale composition for Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan
Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan reports $578M in end-of-year assets across 6,016 participants (0.005% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $96,101 per participant (70% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$66M.
This plan identity (EIN 370602744, plan #033) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $578M to $749M (+29.5%) while covered participants moved from 6,016 to 7,176 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,016 | $578M | This page |
| 2023 | 6,387 | $679M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 7,176 | $749M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $18.8B, 43,873 participants)
- Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $9.2B, 11,498 participants)
- Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.4B, 1,749 participants)
- Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan (401(k), $749M, 7,176 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Federated Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan (MN) $578M · 2,696
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 4 Annuity (MA) $579M · 6,666
- Gerdau Ameristeel US 401(k) Retirement Plan (FL) $579M · 3,089
- Patterson Companies, Inc. 401(k) Plan (MN) $579M · 6,336
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Texas. Compare plans
- Caterpillar Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 17.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans