401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Consumers Energy Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$2.5B
Total assets
8,026
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$307,105
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan · Sponsored by Consumers Energy Company · Michigan · Utilities

$2.5B in assets, 8,026 participants

Consumers Energy Company's Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan reported $2.5B in total assets and 8,026 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #680 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan covers 8,026 participants in Michigan, 13x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $2.5B.

$2.5B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
8,026
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$307,105
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$382M in the plan year 2022 filing to $368M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan reported participants fell from 8,347 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,026 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Michigan filers

In Michigan, the average filing covers about 638 participants across 4,220 plans. Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan reports 8,026 participants - 13x that state average ($2.5B EOY assets).

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.5B
Net Income$368M
Employer EIN380442310
Plan Effective Date1963-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Consumers Energy Company)

$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $5.28B $6.19B ▲ +17.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Consumers Energy Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 11,086 $5.3B
2023 3 10,438 $5.9B
2024 3 10,388 $6.2B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Consumers Energy Com…General Motors Retir…Ford Motor Co. Savin…The Dow Chemical Com…The General Motors P…Ford Motor Co. Tax-E…
Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan

Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan reports $2.5B in end-of-year assets across 8,026 participants (0.020% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $307,105 per participant (2.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $368M.

This plan identity (EIN 380442310, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.1B to $2.9B (+36.1%) while covered participants moved from 8,347 to 8,216 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,347 $2.1B Open filing
2023 8,026 $2.5B This page
2024 · index core 8,216 $2.9B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan grew sharply - up 17.5% during 2023, from $2.1B to $2.5B. Reported net income was $368M.
How have Consumers Energy Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Consumers Energy Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.3%, from $5.3B to $6.2B.
Where does Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($2.5B, 8,898 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan 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 Michigan. Compare plans
  • Consumers Energy Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 17.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans