401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kadant Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$208M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,047
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$198,369
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Kadant Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$208M in assets, 1,047 participants

Kadant Inc.'s The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $208M in total assets and 1,047 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #16,261 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $208M for 1,047 participants (~$198,369/participant), up 17.0% in 2024.

#16,261
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+17.0%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$207,692,613 Top 6% higher than 94% of 123,620 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 2024

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,047 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from $24M in the plan year 2023 filing to $30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $177M in the plan year 2023 filing to $208M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,026 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,047 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 521762325 · Kadant Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $208M · 1,047 · 94th

  • EIN $208M
  • EIN 1,047
  • EIN 94th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Aegis 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • EIN ind #16261

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 Massachusetts →

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Tax-Favored Savings Program$208MMerrick & Company 401(k) and ESOPMerrick & Company 401(k) and…$208MAegis 401(k) Retirement Plan$208MThe Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retir…$208MCrescent River Port Pilots' Association 401(k) Retirement PlanCrescent River Port Pilots' …$208M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$177M
Net Assets (End of Year)$208M
Net Income$30M
Employer EIN521762325
Plan Effective Date2000-11-20
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kadant Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kadant Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$208M 35.593704637616526% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $153M $208M ▲ +35.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 960 $153M
2023 1 1,026 $177M
2024 1 1,047 $208M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.207692613 · Participants: 1047The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Aegis 401(k) Retirement Plan in NJ ($208M); by covered participants it is Big River Steel 401(k) Plan in PA (1,047 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($208M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,047 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 17.0% during 2024, from $177M to $208M. Reported net income was $30M.
How have Kadant Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kadant Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 35.6%, from $153M to $208M.
Where does The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Aegis 401(k) Retirement Plan in NJ ($208M, 293 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Kadant Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Big River Steel 401(k) Plan in PA (1,047 participants, $64M in assets).

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 521762325.

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.