Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Caterpillar Inc.
Irving, TX · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
6 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Caterpillar Inc.'s employer identification number (Irving, Texas). Their latest filings total 132,512 participant records and $35.6B in net assets.
The largest is Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, an ESOP with a 401(k) feature with 59,937 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $524M and participant contributions $499M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $2.34B. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $14.8M.
Combined net assets moved from $9.58B in 2009 to $24.0B in 2025 (up 150%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2025 | 59,937 | $23.0B | $384,099 | $11,073 | $9.7M |
| Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 38,251 | $9.19B | $240,355 | — | $2.5M |
| Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 23,789 | $2.37B | $99,674 | — | $1.6M |
| Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2025 | 9,341 | $912M | $97,663 | $3,732 | $831K |
| Caterpillar Global Mining Legacy Hourly Employees' Pension Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 732 | $46.0M | $62,801 | — | $86K |
| Caterpillar Global Mining Legacy Hourly Employees' Savings Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2025 | 462 | $55.7M | $120,461 | $4,940 | $94K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 69,740 | $24.0B | $524M | $499M |
| 2024 | 6 | 133,435 | $31.2B | $506M | $478M |
| 2023 | 6 | 135,747 | $29.6B | $469M | $443M |
| 2022 | 6 | 134,810 | $26.6B | $420M | $397M |
| 2021 | 6 | 132,997 | $32.9B | $323M | $338M |
| 2020 | 6 | 128,425 | $31.5B | $338M | $351M |
| 2019 | 6 | 133,426 | $28.2B | $254M | $304M |
| 2018 | 6 | 117,148 | $21.4B | $1.74B | $282M |
| 2017 | 6 | 121,946 | $22.2B | $2.20B | $238M |
| 2016 | 6 | 122,379 | $17.9B | $396M | $248M |
| 2015 | 6 | 125,960 | $17.2B | $223M | $293M |
| 2014 | 6 | 124,104 | $18.2B | $192M | $258M |
| 2013 | 6 | 120,132 | $17.7B | $741M | $120M |
| 2012 | 6 | 102,717 | $13.8B | $429M | $120M |
| 2011 | 4 | 101,483 | $12.7B | $219M | $112M |
| 2010 | 3 | 93,989 | $10.3B | $263M | $7.3M |
| 2009 | 3 | 97,790 | $9.58B | $813M | $5.1M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alight Financial Advisors, LLC | Investment advisory (participants); Recordkeeping and information management; Securities brokerage | 6 | $9,829,980 |
| Strategic Benefit Advisors | Contract Administrator; Consulting (general) | 4 | $2,326,513 |
| Pershing LLC | — | 2 | $1,147,320 |
| Northern Trust Company | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) | 3 | $872,231 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 6 | $427,200 |
| Russell Investments | Valuation (appraisals, etc.); Other services | 1 | $113,448 |
| Cem Benchmarking Inc. | Valuation (appraisals, etc.) | 1 | $32,771 |
| Aon Consulting | Consulting (general) | 1 | $13,672 |
| Willis Towers Watson | Actuarial | 1 | $8,000 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Caterpillar Inc. have?
6 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan and Caterpillar Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan and others. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Caterpillar Inc. contribute to its plans?
$524,457,279 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $8,098 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Alight Financial Advisors, LLC, Strategic Benefit Advisors, Pershing LLC and Northern Trust Company and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.