Department of Labor filing

Encore Wire 401(k) plan

ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · For the plan year ended Sep 2, 2025

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Latest public filing 2025 · received Jul 15, 2026

Plan summary

Start with the match, vesting, and fees

Limited

This looks limited based on public filing history. Keep checking the source links because plan rules can change.

Why: The employer contribution is documented. Vesting is not confirmed yet. Reported employer money is near the middle of its peer group.

41Plan health
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Employer contributions versus peers56/10030% of the full model
Lower reported administrative cost1/10020% of the full model
Active-participant trend0/10010% of the full model
Net-asset trend0/10010% of the full model
Reported compliance signals100/10010% of the full model
Filing completeness100/10010% of the full model

Published only when at least four measures and half of the model weight are available. Missing information is excluded rather than scored as zero.

Employer matchSee verified formula

ent Plan The Company has a 401(k) Savings Plan in the U.S.

Value at $100,000 of paySee formula

There is not enough detail for a reliable example.

When the money is yoursAsk about vesting

Vesting decides how much employer money you keep if you leave before staying long enough.

Fees paid by employeesAsk for fee disclosure

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Investment menuAsk for fund lineup

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When you can joinAsk about eligibility

Eligibility tells you when contributions and employer money can start after hire.

Automatic enrollmentAsk if automatic

Automatic enrollment and auto-increase features usually help more employees save consistently.

Roth 401(k)Ask if offered

Roth availability matters if you want after-tax contributions inside the workplace plan.

Employer money vs. similar plans56th percentile

Not reported per active participant in 2025.

Current terms to confirm: vesting, employee fees, investment choices, eligibility, automatic enrollment, Roth availability

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Before you enroll: confirm the match, vesting schedule, waiting period, and fees in the current plan documents. The filing history shows how the plan itself has changed.

Keep in mind: public filings do not show your personal investment returns. Missing information does not count against the plan. Today’s benefit rules require a current plan document.

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Filing comparison · 202439out of 100 among similar-size plans in the same industry when enough peers exist

How this filing compares

Reported employer contributions56th percentileTypical peer $2,539 · based on 88 comparable plans
Lower reported administrative expense1st percentileTypical peer $115 · based on 87 comparable plans

This comparison uses historical filing figures. It does not compare current match formulas, vesting, investments, or employee fees.

Peer-group method: industry size. The comparison used the most specific peer group with enough valid filings.

The short version

What employees should know

For the year ended Sep 2, 2025, ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION reported $3,211,951 in employer contributions across this plan, or Not reported per active participant. This is the best company-wide filing average available—not a promise of what any one employee receives.

People actively participating0

Down 100.0% across the filing years shown. The filing does not report every employee who was eligible.

Employer money over timeNot enough history

Change in employer contributions per active participant.

Plan costs over timeNot enough history

Change in reported administrative cost per participant. Fund expenses may be separate.

Peer comparison39/100

Compared with similarly sized plans in the same industry.

What this public record cannot answer

For the current match, vesting rules, eligibility, employee fees, and investment choices, we need a recent plan document. We leave those details blank until we have one.

Money and scale

Contributions, assets, and expenses

These are plan-wide totals. They are not individual account balances.

Employer contributions
$3,211,951
Not reported per active participant
Participant contributions
$4,923,558
Other contributions
$144,181
Amounts not classified as employer or participant contributions
Employer share of contributions
38.8%
Active participants
0
Small plan
Total participants
0
2,039 at the beginning of the year
Ending assets
$0
Not reported per participant
Net-asset change
Down 100.0%
Not the same as investment performance
Beginning net assets
$82,494,217
Ending net assets
$0
Beginning liabilities
$58,102
Ending liabilities
$0
Total income
$15,923,918
Total expenses
$10,765,370
Administrative expenses
$57,732
Not reported per active participant
Participant loans
$0
Not reported of plan assets

Three-year filing history

How the reported figures changed

Each chart uses the selected public filing for that year. Missing values remain blank rather than becoming zero.

Employer money per active participant
2023
$2,592
2024
$2,780
2025
Not reported
Administrative cost per participant
2023
$49
2024
$7,521
2025
Not reported
Active participants
2023
1,637
2024
1,669
2025
0
Total plan assets
2023
$71,246,631
2024
$82,552,319
2025
$0
Participant loans as a share of assets
2023
5.4%
2024
5.3%
2025
Not reported
Detailed filing history
Plan yearEmployer money per active participantActive participantsPlan assets
2025Not reported00
2024$2,7801,66982.6M
2023$2,5921,63771.2M

Changes in plan assets are not the same as investment performance.

Plan health

Loans, late deposits, and other filing disclosures

Participant loans as a share of plan assets
Not reported
Independent accountant’s opinion
Unqualified opinion Code 1
Late participant contributions reported
Not reportedA “yes” needs context and is not, by itself, proof of wrongdoing.
Loan defaults reported
0
Lease defaults reported
0Only a small number of filings report these events.
Nonexempt transactions reported
0
Public plan identifier
752274963-001

Insurance and supporting schedules

Additional arrangements reported

These disclosures add context. They should not be read as a score or a judgment on their own.

Additional paid service providers
1$57,732 in separately reported direct compensation
Pooled investment entities
1Value not reported

Reported plan details

Identity and filing status

Plan type
Retirement plan
Employer arrangement
Single-employer plan
Plan effective date
Apr 1, 1995
Industry
Industry group 331
Amended filing
No
Final filing for this plan
Yes
Short plan year
Yes
401(k) feature reported
Yes
Show DOL characteristic codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T3D

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Quick answers

Encore Wire 401(k) questions

What is Encore Wire's 401(k) match?

We have not verified a current match formula yet. The public filing shows total employer contributions, but that is not the same as the match.

How much employer money did Encore Wire report adding?

For 2025, the selected filing reports $3,211,951 in employer contributions, or Not reported per active participant. This is a plan-level historical figure, not a personal match quote.

What is Encore Wire's 401(k) vesting schedule?

We have not verified the current vesting schedule yet. Ask for the latest SPD or benefits guide before counting employer money as fully yours.

What are Encore Wire's 401(k) fees?

The 2025 filing reports Not reported in administrative cost per active participant. Fund expenses and employee-level charges may require a current fee disclosure.

Can I use this page to compare Encore Wire with another job offer?

Yes, as a starting point. Compare the documented match, vesting, eligibility, fees, investments, and the filing history, then confirm the current terms before assigning a dollar value to an offer.

Source evidence

What recent SEC filings may add

These snippets come from official SEC filings connected to the employer. They are useful clues, but we keep them separate from fully reviewed current plan terms.

10-K · filed Feb 25, 2026ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC — 10-K filed 2026-02-25 ↗
Match

ent Plan The Company has a 401(k) Savings Plan in the U.S. that qualifies as deferred salary arrangements under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the 401(k) Plan, matching contributions are based upon the amount of the employees’ contributions subject to certain limitations. The Company also has defined contribution plans…

Fees

% Operating expenses Salaries and employee benefits 458,233 25.9 % 422,910 32.1 % 391,532 32.0 % Cost of legal collections 315,451 17.8 % 259,298 19.7 % 224,252 18.3 % General and administrative expenses 165,948 9.4 % 163,847 12.4 % 144,862 11.8 % Other operating expenses 144,476 8.2 % 130,802 9.9 % 111,179 9.1 % Collection agency commiss…

Filing ACK_ID20260715133428NAL0003043441001
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