401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Deere & Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
13,538
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$130,608
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan · Sponsored by Deere & Company · Illinois · Manufacturing

$1.8B in assets, 13,538 participants

Deere & Company's John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan reported $1.8B in total assets and 13,538 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.

  • #18,442 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan covers 13,538 participants in Illinois, 17x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.

#18,442
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+28.1%
assets growth YoY
18×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,768,171,459 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

John Deere Tax Deferred 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. John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan is a mega filing (13,538 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan reported net income rose from $103M in the plan year 2022 filing to $390M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan reported participants fell from 13,610 in the plan year 2022 filing to 13,538 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 362382580 · Deere & Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan · $1.8B · 13,538 · 99th

  • IND $1.8B
  • IND 13,538
  • IND 99th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Holland and Knight Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
  • IND ind #18442

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 Illinois →

John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.8B
Net Income$390M
Employer EIN362382580
Plan Effective Date1987-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Deere & Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Deere & Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$24.8B 17.130282974591164% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$20B$22B$24B$26B 20222023 $21.2B $24.8B ▲ +17.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 31,662 $21.2B
2023 4 59,809 $24.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.768171459 · Participants: 13538John Deere Tax Deferred Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Holland and Knight Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL ($1.8B); by covered participants it is Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan in MA (13,528 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.8B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (13,538 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 John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan grew sharply - up 28.1% during 2023, from $1.4B to $1.8B. Reported net income was $390M.
How have Deere & Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Deere & Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.1%, from $21.2B to $24.8B.
Where does John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
John Deere Tax Deferred 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 John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Holland and Knight Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL ($1.8B, 3,060 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan in MA (13,528 participants, $1.4B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 362382580.

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.