Kodiak Gas Services 401(k) Review & Grade
KGS 401(k) Plan
The Woodlands, TXMining, Oil & Gas984 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$4,206Employer $ per active participant
$6,292Employee $ saved per active participant
0.14%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$94.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$85,319Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity23.0 / 5046th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost16.4 / 2566th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving5.9 / 1539th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score48 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Mining, Oil & Gas plans with 500–2,499 active participants (129 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 46th |
| Lower admin cost | 66th |
| Employee saving | 39th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 60% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Kodiak Gas Services put in about $4,206 per active participant, below the typical peer ($4,357). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $4,140,940 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $6,194,870 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $669,542 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $91,396 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $791 |
| Benefits paid out | $13,963,810 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $39.0M / $94.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 731 / 1,238 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,102 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Eisneramper LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $29,059 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014122538NAL0002887457001, received 2025-10-14, EIN 45-2397126, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.