Marel Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Marel USA 401(k) Retirement Plan
Lenexa, KSManufacturing709 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$4,337Employer $ per active participant
$7,429Employee $ saved per active participant
0.11%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$126.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$128,002Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity39.2 / 5078th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost17.9 / 2572th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving11.4 / 1576th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score79 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 78th |
| Lower admin cost | 72th |
| Employee saving | 76th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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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
- Marel put in about $4,337 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($2,320). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- 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.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- 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 | $3,075,057 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,267,462 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $591,723 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $135,260 |
| Other admin expenses | $70,938 |
| Benefits paid out | $16,075,548 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $118.6M / $126.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 746 / 672 |
| Participants with account balances | 984 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Bates, Carter and Co. LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Retireright LLC | $70,949 reported compensation |
| T Rowe Price RPS Inc | $51,822 reported compensation |
| Bates Carter | $12,500 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250912073948NAL0000761025001, received 2025-09-12, EIN 48-1174114, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.