401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Rockwell Automation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
8,877
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$408,061
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Rockwell Automation · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$3.6B in assets, 8,877 participants

Rockwell Automation's Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan reported $3.6B in total assets and 8,877 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #18,582 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan covers 8,877 participants in Wisconsin, 16x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $3.6B.

#18,582
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+14.9%
assets growth YoY
36×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$3,622,358,820 Highest reported value at or above every one of 127,068 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 2023

Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (8,877 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$849M in the plan year 2022 filing to $417M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $3.6B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 8,032 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,877 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 251797617 · Rockwell Automation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan · $3.6B · 8,877 · 100th

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  • BOOK near Relx Inc. US Salary Investment Plan
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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 Wisconsin →

Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan for Salaried EmployeesDeferred Profit-Sharing Plan…$3.7BRelx Inc. US Salary Investment PlanRelx Inc. US Salary Investme…$3.7BCrh Americas 401(k) Plan$3.7BRockwell Automation Retirement Savings PlanRockwell Automation Retireme…$3.6BFifth Third Bancorp 401(k) Savings PlanFifth Third Bancorp 401(k) S…$3.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.6B
Net Income$417M
Employer EIN251797617
Plan Effective Date1981-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Rockwell Automation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Rockwell Automation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5.6B 5.2744256617899605% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5.2B$5.3B$5.4B$5.5B$5.6B$5.7B 202220232024 $5.3B $5.58B ▲ +5.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 11,346 $5.3B
2023 3 11,047 $5.4B
2024 3 11,249 $5.6B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.62235882 · Participants: 8877Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings PlanAdvocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.125723544 · Participants: 76956Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.160116767 · Participants: 28904Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81171463 · Participants: 25280Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.550761 · Participants: 11236Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.651025594 · Participants: 8299The Northwestern Mutual Employee Savings Plan
Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan

Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan reports $3.6B in end-of-year assets across 8,877 participants (0.029% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $408,061 per participant (3.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $417M.

This plan identity (EIN 251797617, plan #008) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.2B to $3.8B (+19.5%) while covered participants moved from 8,032 to 9,217 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,032 $3.2B Open filing
2023 8,877 $3.6B This page
2024 · index core 9,217 $3.8B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Relx Inc. US Salary Investment Plan in NY ($3.7B); by covered participants it is Lavie Holdco 401(k) Plan in FL (8,870 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,877 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.9% during 2023, from $3.2B to $3.6B. Reported net income was $417M.
How have Rockwell Automation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Rockwell Automation's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.3%, from $5.3B to $5.6B.
Where does Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Relx Inc. US Salary Investment Plan in NY ($3.7B, 14,068 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lavie Holdco 401(k) Plan in FL (8,870 participants, $40M in assets).