401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Dow Chemical Company 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $10.8B
- Total assets
- 17,128
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $628,714
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company · Michigan · Manufacturing
$10.8B in assets, 17,128 participants
The Dow Chemical Company's The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan reported $10.8B in total assets and 17,128 participants in its 2024 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 116,472 plans)
Coverage in Michigan
The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan covers 17,128 participants in Michigan, 27x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~632 per filing). Assets: $10.8B.
- $10.8B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 17,128
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $628,714
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan reported net income fell from $780M in the plan year 2023 filing to $674M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $10.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $10.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan reported participants fell from 18,088 in the plan year 2023 filing to 17,128 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Michigan filers
In Michigan, the average filing covers about 632 participants across 3,963 plans. The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan reports 17,128 participants - 27x that state average ($10.8B EOY assets).
Michigan filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $10.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $10.7B |
| Net Income | $674M |
| Employer EIN | 381285128 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1953-06-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Dow Chemical Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 30,689 | $22.3B |
| 2023 | 2 | 32,139 | $21.6B |
| 2024 | 3 | 32,458 | $22.1B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
- General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States $23.1B · 43,053
- Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees $17.3B · 31,790
- The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States $9.6B · 42,513
- Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees $8.3B · 60,497
- Stryker Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan $7.9B · 25,035
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- The Prudential Employee Savings Plan (NJ) $10.7B · 17,685
- Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan (MO) $10.8B · 19,357
- Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan (VA) $10.6B · 32,246
- Usaa Retirement Savings Plan (TX) $10.9B · 37,273
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, The Dow Chemical 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
- The Dow Chemical Company's sponsor-wide assets have declined 1.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.
Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 381285128.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.