401(k) Monitor

Home Depot vs Macy's 401(k) match: 3.5% vs 3.5%

3.5% each

No winner on the headline number: both plans top out at 3.5% of pay. The differences live in the formula shape, vesting, true-up and enrollment defaults below.

Filings lag by design and formulas can change between them. Why filings lag

Which 401(k) match is larger, Home Depot or Macy's?

Home Depot and Macy's disclose the same maximum 401(k) match, 3.5% of pay, in their SEC Form 11-K filings for the plan year ended December 31, 2025.

Home DepotMacy's
Maximum employer matchThe most the employer adds, as a share of your pay.3.5% of pay3.5% of pay
Match formula150% of the first 1% of pay, then 50% of the next 4% of pay100% (dollar-for-dollar) of the first 1% of pay, then 50% of the next 5% of pay
Contribute to collect it allWhat you must put in to earn the full match.5% of pay6% of pay
Vesting of the matchCliff: 100% vested after 3 years of serviceCliff: 100% vested after 2 years of service
Automatic enrollmentNot mentioned in the filingNot mentioned in the filing
Plan yearEnded December 31, 2025Ended December 31, 2025

Read from each company's most recent SEC Form 11-K filing. When a filing does not disclose something, we say so instead of guessing.

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The figure is the gap between the two maximum matches, in percentage points of pay.