Comcast 401(k) match, vesting and fees
What Comcast's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions
Effective January 1, 2018, the Company match was increased to 6%. For eligible employees with an employment commencement date prior to January 1, 2018, matching contributions are 100% vested when contributed to the Plan. For eligible employees with an employment commencement date on or after January 1, 2018, matching contributions will become 100% vested after the employee completes two years of service with the Company. The maximum Company matching contribution for a Plan year is $10,000 for any participant who is a Highly Compensated Employee (as defined in the Plan) and who is eligible to contribute to the Comcast Corporation 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan as of the first day of the Plan year.
Quoted directly from the filing. Plan terms may have changed; check your current Summary Plan Description.
Plan features
Indented passages are quoted word for word from the audit report; plan terms may have changed since, so check your current Summary Plan Description.
| Employer match | Quoted from the filing above | Audit report, p. 37 ↗ |
| Match vesting | Each participant has at all times a 100% non-forfeitable interest in in the participant’s contributions and earnings attributable thereto. Effective January 1, 2018, the Company match was increased to 6%. For eligible employees with an employment commencement date prior to January 1, 2018, matching contributions are 100% vested when contributed to the Plan. For eligible employees with an employment commencement date on or after January 1, 2018, matching contributions will become 100% vested after the employee completes two years of service with the Company. The Company may also make a contribution of up to 1% of eligible compensation on behalf of certain other non-highly compensated employees of the Company eligible to participate in the Plan. In each case, such employer contributions become vested in annual 20% increments based on years of service with the Company and its subsidiaries commencing with the attainment of 2 years of service. | Audit report, p. 37 ↗ |
| Automatic enrollment | Employees of the Company become eligible to participate in the Plan after completion of 90 days of service (or, in the case of employees of NBCUniversal Media, LLC and its subsidiaries (“NBCUniversal”), immediately following their hire date) and are automatically enrolled in the Plan at a contribution rate equal to 3% of eligible compensation on a pre-tax basis unless they opt out of participation. Automatically-enrolled participants may thereafter increase or decrease their contribution at any time. Contribution rates for participants who were automatically enrolled on or after January 1, 2013, will increase 1% per year up to 10%, subject to certain limits imposed by the Code, unless a participant elects to opt out of the automatic increase program. | Audit report, p. 37 ↗ |
| Roth contributions | In addition, eligible participants may elect an in-plan rollover of all or any portion of their account balances to the participant’s Roth rollover account. | Audit report, p. 37 ↗ |
| Loans | A participant may borrow from their Plan account subject to the approval of the Plan Sponsor in accordance with applicable regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of Labor. In general, a participant may borrow a minimum of $500 up to a maximum of the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the participant’s non-forfeitable accrued benefit on the valuation date (as defined by the Plan) last preceding the date on which the loan request is processed by the Plan Sponsor. The maximum term of a loan made pursuant to the Plan is five years. Loans with terms of greater than five years are permissible for the purchase of a primary residence or may exist under the Plan as a result of rollovers from merged plans. Interest accrues at the rate of prime plus 1% as of the month the loan application is approved. | Audit report, p. 37 ↗ |
| Recordkeeper | Fidelity Inves Inst Opers Co, Inc. | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Sb & Company, LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | 401(k) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
All rows are from the plan year 2024 filing; plan features from its audit report.
How the plan compares
Plan year 2024 medians for 14 defined-contribution plans in information with 50,000 or more participants.
| Comcast: employer contribution per participant | $4,774 | |
| Peer median | $3,236 |
| Comcast: average balance | $160,053 | |
| Peer median | $164,552 |
| Comcast: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.04% | |
| Peer median | 0.03% |
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 $17.4B at the end of plan year 2023 to $19.7B at the end of plan year 2024.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124,285 | $19.7B | $587M | $4,774 | 0.04% | Quoted in the audit report, p. 37 ↗ | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2023 | 128,897 | $17.4B | $575M | $4,534 | 0.05% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Comcast match 401(k) contributions?
The audit report attached to the Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan's plan year 2024 Form 5500, page 37 says: “Effective January 1, 2018, the Company match was increased to 6%. For eligible employees with an employment commencement date prior to January 1, 2018, matching contributions are 100% vested when contributed to the Plan. For eligible employees with an employment commencement date on or after January 1, 2018, matching contributions will become 100% vested after the employee completes two years of service with the Company. The maximum Company matching contribution for a Plan year is $10,000 for any participant who is a Highly Compensated Employee (as defined in the Plan) and who is eligible to contribute to the Comcast Corporation 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan as of the first day of the Plan year.” Plan terms may have changed; check your current Summary Plan Description.
When is the Comcast 401(k) match vested?
The audit report attached to the plan year 2024 Form 5500, page 37 says: “Each participant has at all times a 100% non-forfeitable interest in in the participant’s contributions and earnings attributable thereto. Effective January 1, 2018, the Company match was increased to 6%. For eligible employees with an employment commencement date prior to January 1, 2018, matching contributions are 100% vested when contributed to the Plan. For eligible employees with an employment commencement date on or after January 1, 2018, matching contributions will become 100% vested after the employee completes two years of service with the Company. The Company may also make a contribution of up to 1% of eligible compensation on behalf of certain other non-highly compensated employees of the Company eligible to participate in the Plan. In each case, such employer contributions become vested in annual 20% increments based on years of service with the Company and its subsidiaries commencing with the attainment of 2 years of service.”
Who manages the Comcast 401(k)?
The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Inves Inst Opers Co, Inc.. The plan administrator is Comcast Corporation.
I left Comcast. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Comcast Corporation, (215) 286-1700) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Inves Inst Opers Co, Inc.. The Comcast old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Comcast 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Comcast filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 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 Comcast. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology