401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Eaton Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
24,055
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$348,974
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Eaton Savings Plan · Sponsored by Eaton Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing

$8.4B in assets, 24,055 participants

Eaton Corporation's Eaton Savings Plan reported $8.4B in total assets and 24,055 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.

  • #17,704 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Eaton Savings Plan covers 24,055 participants in Ohio, 31x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $8.4B.

#17,704
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+14.6%
assets growth YoY
84×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$8,394,581,291 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

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

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Eaton Savings Plan is a mega filing (24,055 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Eaton Savings Plan reported net income rose from $629M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Eaton Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $6.7B in the plan year 2023 filing to $8.4B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Eaton Savings Plan reported participants fell from 26,555 in the plan year 2023 filing to 24,055 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 340196300 · Eaton Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Eaton Savings Plan · $8.4B · 24,055 · 100th

  • VS-ST $8.4B
  • VS-ST 24,055
  • VS-ST 100th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Metlife 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #17704

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

Sanofi U.S. Group Savings PlanSanofi U.S. Group Savings Pl…$8.5BEaton Savings Plan$8.4BMetlife 401(k) Plan$8.3BFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly EmployeesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient…$8.3BBp Employee Savings Plan$8.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Eaton Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$8.4B
Net Income$1.1B
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 810121416 Total assets ($B) Participants Eaton Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.394581291 · Participants: 24055Eaton Savings PlanGE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement 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 $8.4B in end-of-year assets across 24,055 participants (0.068% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.026% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $348,974 per participant (2.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $1.1B.

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 Open filing
2023 26,555 $6.7B Open filing
2024 · index core 24,055 $8.4B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 2 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 Metlife 401(k) Plan in NJ ($8.3B); by covered participants it is The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Savings Plan in NY (24,024 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (24,055 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 Eaton Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Eaton Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.6% during 2024, from $7.3B to $8.4B. Reported net income was $1.1B.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Metlife 401(k) Plan in NJ ($8.3B, 14,717 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 The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Savings Plan in NY (24,024 participants, $4.1B in assets).