401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Caterpillar Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $578M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 6,016
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $96,101
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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.
- #19,956 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in Texas
Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan covers 6,016 participants in Texas, 8.8x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $578M.
- #19,956
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -10.2%
- assets change YoY
- 5.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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.
Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$578,143,353 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan lands in the large band (6,016 participants).
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 370602744 · Caterpillar Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)
Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan · $578M · 6,016 · 98th
- EBSA $578M
- PART 6,016
- TYPE 98th
- NET 401(k)
- BOOK near Federated Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan
- VS-ST ind #19956
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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →
Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
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.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Caterpillar Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $31.2B 17.462816221366566% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- 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 $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 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)
Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Federated Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan in MN ($578M); by covered participants it is Bob's Discount Furniture 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CT (6,018 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($578M here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6,016 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Bob's Discount Furniture 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (CT) 6,018 · 2 off
- Post Acute Medical, LLC 401(k) Plan (PA) 6,025 · 9 off
- Experian Personal Investment Plan (CA) 6,026 · 10 off
- Schreiber Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (WI) 6,029 · 13 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.