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PepsiCo widened 401(k) match eligibility, effective January 1, 2026

PepsiCo widened 401(k) match eligibility, effective January 1, 2026. Salaried employees still accruing pension benefits, previously excluded from company matching and non-matching contributions, became eligible for both after the pension was frozen on December 31, 2025.

CompanyPepsiCo
PlanThe PepsiCo Savings Plan
Effective dateJanuary 1, 2026
DirectionIncrease
Source filingForm 11-K, filed June 18, 2026, accession 0000077476-26-000030

Source: Form 11-K filed June 18, 2026, accession 0000077476-26-000030 · SEC

What the filing says, word for word

This filing states the change across several passages rather than in one sentence, so no quote is shown. The change is recorded from the filing itself, which is linked above, and nothing here is taken from press coverage.

Where this change comes from

401(k) Monitor reads the employer match, vesting, eligibility and automatic enrollment terms out of each plan’s SEC Form 11-K annual report. A change is recorded only when the filing states it, with the effective date the filing gives.

Other tracked changes

401(k) Monitor, “PepsiCo widened 401(k) match eligibility, effective January 1, 2026”, from SEC Form 11-K accession 0000077476-26-000030 filed June 18, 2026. https://401kmonitor.com/stats/401k-match-changes/pepsico-2026-01-01/