401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Eaton Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
22,975
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$318,780
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Eaton Savings Plan · Sponsored by Eaton Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing

$7.3B in assets, 22,975 participants

Eaton Corporation's Eaton Savings Plan reported $7.3B in total assets and 22,975 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.

  • #18,644 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Eaton Savings Plan covers 22,975 participants in Ohio, 30x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $7.3B.

#18,644
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+21.0%
assets growth YoY
73×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Eaton Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Eaton Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,323,966,718 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

Eaton Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Eaton Savings Plan is a mega filing (22,975 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Eaton Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Eaton Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $6.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $7.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Eaton Savings Plan reported participants rose from 21,882 in the plan year 2022 filing to 22,975 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 340196300 · Eaton Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Eaton Savings Plan · $7.3B · 22,975 · 100th

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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 Ohio →

Eaton Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Albertsons Companies 401(k) PlanAlbertsons Companies 401(k) …$7.4BHumana Retirement Savings PlanHumana Retirement Savings Pl…$7.4BEaton Savings Plan$7.3BSalesforce 401(k) Plan$7.3BGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Qaca PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation…$7.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Eaton Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$7.3B
Net Income$1.3B
Employer EIN340196300
Plan Effective Date1974-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Eaton Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Eaton Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11.1B 24.68091819688474% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5B$10B$15B$20B 202220232024 $8.87B $11.1B ▲ +24.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 34,855 $8.9B
2023 4 61,749 $16.8B
2024 3 35,808 $11.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Eaton Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Eaton Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.323966718 · Participants: 22975Eaton Savings PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
Eaton Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Eaton Savings Plan

Eaton Savings Plan reports $7.3B in end-of-year assets across 22,975 participants (0.059% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.024% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $318,780 per participant (2.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $1.3B.

This plan identity (EIN 340196300, plan #055) has 4 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $6.1B to $8.4B (+38.7%) while covered participants moved from 21,882 to 24,055 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 21,882 $6.1B Open filing
2023 22,975 $7.3B This page
2023 26,555 $6.7B Open filing
2024 · index core 24,055 $8.4B Open filing

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

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

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Salesforce 401(k) Plan in CA ($7.3B); by covered participants it is Envoy Air Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (23,007 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($7.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (22,975 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 Eaton Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Eaton Savings Plan grew sharply - up 21.0% during 2023, from $6.1B to $7.3B. Reported net income was $1.3B.
How have Eaton Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Eaton Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.7%, from $8.9B to $11.1B.
Where does Eaton Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Eaton 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 Eaton Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Salesforce 401(k) Plan in CA ($7.3B, 41,578 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Eaton Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Envoy Air Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (23,007 participants, $662M in assets).