Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Eaton Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
8,410
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$290,760
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees · Sponsored by Eaton Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing

$2.4B in assets, 8,410 participants

Eaton Corporation's Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees reported $2.4B in total assets and 8,410 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #17,571 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees covers 8,410 participants in Ohio, 11x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $2.4B.

#17,571
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-6.1%
assets change YoY
25×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $159M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,445,294,539 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees'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. Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees lands in the large band (8,410 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees reported net income fell from -$30M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$159M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees end-of-year assets fell from $2.6B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.4B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees reported participants fell from 8,916 in the plan year 2023 filing to 8,410 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 340196300 · Eaton Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees · $2.4B · 8,410 · 99th

  • BOOK $2.4B
  • BOOK 8,410
  • BOOK 99th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries
  • BOOK ind #17571

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 →

Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Sysco Corporation Retirement PlanSysco Corporation Retirement…$2.5BPension Plan for Eaton Corporation EmployeesPension Plan for Eaton Corpo…$2.4BMedtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and BeneficiariesMedtronic Retirement Plan fo…$2.4BEquity-League Pension Trust FundEquity-League Pension Trust …$2.4BFrontier Communications Pension PlanFrontier Communications Pens…$2.4B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.4B
Net Income-$159M
Employer EIN340196300
Plan Effective Date1944-01-01
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 600080001000012000140001600018000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.445294539 · Participants: 8410Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation EmployeesGE Aerospace Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.026079363 · Participants: 9637GE Aerospace Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.474467697 · Participants: 12187Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.085797504 · Participants: 16073American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.912834719 · Participants: 10387Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.496388263 · Participants: 8120Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees

Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees reports $2.4B in end-of-year assets across 8,410 participants (0.020% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $290,760 per participant (2.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$159M.

This plan identity (EIN 340196300, plan #029) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.6B to $2.4B (-7.2%) while covered participants moved from 9,767 to 8,410 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,767 $2.6B Open filing
2023 8,916 $2.6B Open filing
2024 · index core 8,410 $2.4B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries in MN ($2.4B); by covered participants it is Honda Retirement Plan in CA (8,401 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,410 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 Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees assets move in 2024?
Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees pulled back noticeably - down 6.1% during 2024, from $2.6B to $2.4B. Reported net income was -$159M.
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 Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees ranks in the 99th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries in MN ($2.4B, 7,184 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Honda Retirement Plan in CA (8,401 participants, $3.3B in assets).