Stanley Black & Decker 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingStanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan · Plan 009 · EIN 06-0548860Updated Oct 2026

What Stanley Black & Decker'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 $34.9M in employer contributions, about $1,334 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$94,241
Average account balance
27,365
Participants (end of year)
$2.5B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.10%
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.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorFiondella, Milone & Lasaracina, LLP (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

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

Stanley Black & Decker: employer contribution per participant$1,334
Peer median$3,733
Stanley Black & Decker: average balance$94,241
Peer median$157,962
Stanley Black & Decker: admin expenses ÷ assets0.10%
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 $2.4B at the end of plan year 2021 to $2.5B at the end of plan year 2024.

$2.4B2021$2.1B2022$2.4B2023$2.5B2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Stanley Black & Decker plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
202427,365$2.5B$34.9M$1,3340.10%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
202330,454$2.4B$41.4M$1,4220.11%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
202229,868$2.1B$43.9M$1,6310.10%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
202127,012$2.4B$65.5M$2,6630.09%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Stanley Black & Decker plans (1)

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

Pension Plan for Hourly Paid Employees of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Plan 002 · EIN 06-0548860 · plan year 2024 filing
$33,692
Average account balance
3,321
Participants (end of year)
$112M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.65%
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.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorFiondella, Milone & Lasaracina LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Stanley Black & Decker match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $34.9M in employer contributions, about $1,334 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Stanley Black & Decker 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Stanley Black & Decker Retirement Account Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Stanley Black & Decker 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Principal Life Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Stanley Black & Decker, Inc..

I left Stanley Black & Decker. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., (860) 225-5111) or the recordkeeper, Principal Life Insurance Company. The Stanley Black & Decker old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Stanley Black & Decker 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Stanley Black & Decker 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 Stanley Black & Decker. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology