Eaton 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingEaton Savings Plan · Plan 055 · EIN 34-0196300Updated Oct 2026

What Eaton's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

Employer Contributions (Matching) - Participants of the Plan receive a Company matching contribution of 50% of the first 6% of their deferred compensation.
From the independent auditor's report attached to the plan year 2024 Form 5500, page 28. Open page 28 of the filing (PDF) ↗

Quoted directly from the filing. Plan terms may have changed; check your current Summary Plan Description.

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$228,151
Average account balance
37,536
Participants (end of year)
$8.4B
Plan assets (end of year)
<0.01%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

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 matchQuoted from the filing aboveAudit report, p. 28 ↗
Match vesting
All participants are 100% vested in elective deferrals, employer contributions (matching) for prior years, rollover contributions made to the Plan, and actual earnings thereon. Eligibility for current year employer contributions (matching) is subject to year-end eligibility requirements, as defined by the Plan. Vesting in the employer contributions (retirement and transitional pay contribution) portion of a participant's account plus actual earnings thereon is based on years of continuous service. Participants are 100% vested after three years of service, attainment of age 65, termination for disability, or upon the death of the participant.
Audit report, p. 29 ↗
Automatic enrollment
Newly hired employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan at a rate of 6% of eligible compensation.
Audit report, p. 28 ↗
Roth contributions
Employee Contributions - Employees may make a combination of before-tax, after-tax, and Roth contributions ranging from 1% to 50% of their compensation.
Audit report, p. 28 ↗
Loans
Participants may borrow from their fund accounts up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance (excluding certain employer contributions), reduced by their highest outstanding loan balance during the preceding 12 months. Loan terms range from 1-5 years except for loans used for the purchase of a primary residence which may have a longer term. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at a rate based on the prime interest rate as determined by the Plan Administrator. Principal and interest are paid through payroll deduction for active employees. Terminated employees are permitted to make loan payments directly to the Plan’s recordkeeper. Loans are valued at unpaid principal plus accrued unpaid interest.
Audit report, p. 29 ↗
RecordkeeperFidelity Investments Inst Op CoSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorMeaden & Moore Ltd (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

All rows are from the plan year 2024 filing; plan features from its audit report.

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How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 203 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 10,000 to 49,999 participants.

Eaton: employer contribution per participant$4,713
Peer median$3,733
Eaton: average balance$228,151
Peer median$157,962
Eaton: admin expenses ÷ assets<0.01%
Peer median0.05%

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 $7.3B at the end of plan year 2023 to $8.4B at the end of plan year 2024.

$7.3B2023$8.4B2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Eaton plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
202437,536$8.4B$173M$4,713<0.01%Quoted in the audit report, p. 28 ↗Form 5500 ↗
202336,515$7.3B$160M$4,4680.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Eaton plans (4)

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

Eaton Personal Investment Plan

Plan 162 · EIN 34-0196300 · plan year 2024 filing
$61,797
Average account balance
4,205
Participants (end of year)
$225M
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.

RecordkeeperFidelity Investments Inst Op CoSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorMeaden & Moore Ltd (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

The Eaton Puerto Rico Retirement Savings Plan

Plan 002 · EIN 98-1098668 · plan year 2024 filing
$43,805
Average account balance
1,871
Participants (end of year)
$79M
Plan assets (end of year)
$1,175
Employer contribution per participant

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 auditorMeaden & Moore Ltd (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusRetirement · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees

Plan 029 · EIN 34-0196300 · plan year 2024 filing
$54,902
Average account balance
44,528
Participants (end of year)
$2.4B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.64%
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.

RecordkeeperEaton CorporationSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorMeaden & Moore, Ltd (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Pension Plan for Eaton Employees in Puerto Rico

Plan 003 · EIN 98-1098668 · plan year 2024 filing
$26,798
Average account balance
3,886
Participants (end of year)
$104M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.43%
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.

RecordkeeperEaton CorporationSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorMeaden & Moore, Ltd. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Eaton match 401(k) contributions?

The audit report attached to the Eaton Savings Plan's plan year 2024 Form 5500, page 28 says: “Employer Contributions (Matching) - Participants of the Plan receive a Company matching contribution of 50% of the first 6% of their deferred compensation.” Plan terms may have changed; check your current Summary Plan Description.

When is the Eaton 401(k) match vested?

The audit report attached to the plan year 2024 Form 5500, page 29 says: “All participants are 100% vested in elective deferrals, employer contributions (matching) for prior years, rollover contributions made to the Plan, and actual earnings thereon. Eligibility for current year employer contributions (matching) is subject to year-end eligibility requirements, as defined by the Plan. Vesting in the employer contributions (retirement and transitional pay contribution) portion of a participant's account plus actual earnings thereon is based on years of continuous service. Participants are 100% vested after three years of service, attainment of age 65, termination for disability, or upon the death of the participant.”

Who manages the Eaton 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Investments Inst Op Co. The plan administrator is Eaton Corporation.

I left Eaton. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Eaton Corporation, (440) 523-5000) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Investments Inst Op Co. The Eaton old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Eaton 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Eaton 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 Eaton. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology