401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Ecolab Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $3.2B
- Total assets
- 18,274
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $176,238
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP · Sponsored by Ecolab Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing
$3.2B in assets, 18,274 participants
Ecolab Inc.'s Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP reported $3.2B in total assets and 18,274 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #20,483 in Manufacturing (20,629 peers)
Coverage in Minnesota
Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP covers 18,274 participants in Minnesota, 16x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,161 per filing). Assets: $3.2B.
- $3.2B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 18,274
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $176,238
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $1.1B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Minnesota filers
In Minnesota, the average filing covers about 1,161 participants across 2,725 plans. Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP reports 18,274 participants - 16x that state average ($3.2B EOY assets).
Minnesota filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $4.3B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $3.2B |
| Net Income | -$1.1B |
| Employer EIN | 410231510 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1977-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ecolab Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 34,111 | $5.0B |
| 2023 | 3 | 36,898 | $5.5B |
| 2024 | 3 | 39,321 | $5.9B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
- Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan $18.6B · 176,886
- Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan) $12.2B · 38,825
- Target Corporation 401(k) Plan $11.2B · 400,422
- 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan $11.1B · 37,159
- U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan $8.3B · 67,646
Scale composition for Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP
Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP reports $3.2B in end-of-year assets across 18,274 participants (0.028% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.020% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $176,238 per participant (1.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.1B.
This plan identity (EIN 410231510, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.2B to $4.2B (+29.8%) while covered participants moved from 18,274 to 19,691 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18,274 | $3.2B | This page |
| 2023 | 18,246 | $3.8B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 19,691 | $4.2B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP (401(k), $4.2B, 19,691 participants)
- Ecolab Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.7B, 19,514 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP by total assets, not by location.
- Federal National Mortgage Association Retirement Savings Plan for Employees (DC) $3.2B · 7,402
- Adobe Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (CA) $3.2B · 13,253
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan (MA) $3.2B · 13,811
- Centene Management Corporation Retirement Plan (MO) $3.2B · 49,060
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP's numbers.
- By total assets, Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Minnesota. Compare plans
- Ecolab Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans