401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Buhler Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$147M
Total assets Near avg plan size
797
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$184,473
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Buhler Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$147M in assets, 797 participants

Buhler Inc.'s Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan reported $147M in total assets and 797 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #15,854 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $147M for 797 participants (~$184,473/participant), up 6.3% in 2024.

#15,854
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+6.3%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$147,024,994 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (797 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $138M in the plan year 2023 filing to $147M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 812 in the plan year 2023 filing to 797 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 410791630 · Buhler Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan · $147M · 797 · 93rd

  • BOOK $147M
  • VS-ST 797
  • BOY 93rd
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Quorum Health 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #15854

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 Minnesota →

Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Leupold & Stevens Retirement Savings PlanLeupold & Stevens Retirement…$147MCapital Womens Care, LLC Employees 401(k) PlanCapital Womens Care, LLC Emp…$147MBuhler Group USA 401(k) Plan$147MQuorum Health 401(k) Plan$147MUct Retirement Savings Plan$147M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$138M
Net Assets (End of Year)$147M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN410791630
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Buhler Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Buhler Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$147M 23.109547422322937% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$120M$130M$140M$150M 202220232024 $119M $147M ▲ +23.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 721 $119M
2023 1 812 $138M
2024 1 797 $147M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.147024994 · Participants: 797Buhler Group USA 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.886997456 · Participants: 179076Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.618762181 · Participants: 205460Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.419645154 · Participants: 409649Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.719378 · Participants: 38480Medtronic Savings and Investment PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.442089862 · Participants: 73109U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Quorum Health 401(k) Plan in TN ($147M); by covered participants it is Person Centered Services Care Coordination Organization LLC 401(k) Plan in NY (797 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($147M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (797 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 Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.3% during 2024, from $138M to $147M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Buhler Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Buhler Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 23.1%, from $119M to $147M.
Where does Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Quorum Health 401(k) Plan in TN ($147M, 1,431 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Buhler Group USA 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Person Centered Services Care Coordination Organization LLC 401(k) Plan in NY (797 participants, $21M 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 410791630.

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.