401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kadant Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$153M
Total assets Near avg plan size
960
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$159,555
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Kadant Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$153M in assets, 960 participants

Kadant Inc.'s The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $153M in total assets and 960 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #18,899 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $153M for 960 participants (~$159,555/participant), down 19.7% in 2022.

#18,899
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-19.7%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $38M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$153,172,755 Top 5% higher than 95% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (960 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 521762325 · Kadant Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $153M · 960 · 95th

  • 5500 $153M
  • ASSETS 960
  • PCT 95th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Syniverse Technologies Savings Plan
  • PHOTO ind #18899

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 Massachusetts →

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$191M
Net Assets (End of Year)$153M
Net Income-$38M
Employer EIN521762325
Plan Effective Date2000-11-20
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kadant Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kadant Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$208M 35.593704637616526% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $153M $208M ▲ +35.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 960 $153M
2023 1 1,026 $177M
2024 1 1,047 $208M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.153172755 · Participants: 960The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Syniverse Technologies Savings Plan in FL ($153M); by covered participants it is Marc Glassman, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OH (960 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($153M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (960 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 19.7% during 2022, from $191M to $153M. Reported net income was -$38M.
How have Kadant Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kadant Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 35.6%, from $153M to $208M.
Where does The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Syniverse Technologies Savings Plan in FL ($153M, 467 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Marc Glassman, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OH (960 participants, $27M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 521762325.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.