Babcock & Wilcox 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingThe B & W Thrift Plan · Plan 033 · EIN 13-2933685Updated Oct 2026

What Babcock & Wilcox's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $4.1M in employer contributions, about $2,211 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$244,876
Average account balance
1,911
Participants (end of year)
$457M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.04%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperThe Vanguard Group, Inc.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorForvis Mazars, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 1,619 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Babcock & Wilcox: employer contribution per participant$2,211
Peer median$2,413
Babcock & Wilcox: average balance$244,876
Peer median$86,456
Babcock & Wilcox: admin expenses ÷ assets0.04%
Peer median0.12%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $484M at the end of plan year 2021 to $457M at the end of plan year 2024.

$484M2021$401M2022$434M2023$457M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Babcock & Wilcox plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20241,911$457M$4.1M$2,2110.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,936$434M$4.2M$2,2130.06%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20221,884$401M$3.1M$1,8610.06%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20211,721$484M$33K$190.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Babcock & Wilcox plans (1)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Babcock & Wilcox Commercial Operations

Plan 032 · EIN 13-2933685 · plan year 2024 filing
$96,513
Average account balance
6,209
Participants (end of year)
$599M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.00%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorForvis Mazars, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Babcock & Wilcox match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the The B & W Thrift Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $4.1M in employer contributions, about $2,211 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Babcock & Wilcox 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the The B & W Thrift Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Babcock & Wilcox 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is The Vanguard Group, Inc.. The plan administrator is The Babcock & Wilcox Benefits Committee.

I left Babcock & Wilcox. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (The Babcock & Wilcox Benefits Committee, (330) 753-4511) or the recordkeeper, The Vanguard Group, Inc.. The Babcock & Wilcox old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Babcock & Wilcox 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Babcock & Wilcox filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Babcock & Wilcox. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology