401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Big Lots, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $296M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 23,399
- Participants Very large workforce
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $12,671
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Big Lots Savings Plan · Sponsored by Big Lots, Inc. · Ohio · Retail Trade
$296M in assets, 23,399 participants
Big Lots, Inc.'s Big Lots Savings Plan reported $296M in total assets and 23,399 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- #9,347 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
Big Lots Savings Plan covers 23,399 participants in Ohio, 31x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $296M.
- #9,347
- in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
- -19.7%
- assets change YoY
- 3.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $73M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Big Lots Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
Big Lots Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$296,481,772 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Big Lots Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Big Lots Savings Plan is a mega filing (23,399 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 061119097 · Big Lots, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)
Big Lots Savings Plan · $296M · 23,399 · 97th
- ASSETS $296M
- PCT 23,399
- EIN 97th
- RANK 401(k)
- PHOTO near Bremer 401(k) Plan
- IND ind #9347
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →
Big Lots Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $369M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $296M |
| Net Income | -$73M |
| Employer EIN | 061119097 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1998-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Big Lots, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Big Lots, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $313M 5.62169501604301% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 23,399 | $296M |
| 2023 | 1 | 23,821 | $334M |
| 2024 | 1 | 21,907 | $313M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan $8.3B · 44,890
- The Progressive 401(k) Plan $7.6B · 50,299
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan $7.3B · 116,133
- Nationwide Savings Plan $6.7B · 24,278
- Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan $6.4B · 17,666
Scale composition for Big Lots Savings Plan
Big Lots Savings Plan reports $296M in end-of-year assets across 23,399 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.025% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $12,671 per participant (9% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$73M.
This plan identity (EIN 061119097, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $296M to $313M (+5.6%) while covered participants moved from 23,399 to 21,907 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23,399 | $296M | This page |
| 2023 | 23,821 | $334M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 21,907 | $313M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Big Lots Savings Plan (401(k), $313M, 21,907 participants)
Big Lots Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bremer 401(k) Plan in MN ($297M); by covered participants it is Academy, Ltd. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX (23,398 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($296M here).
- Bremer 401(k) Plan (MN) $297M · 1,561
- Dsv 401(k) Plan (NJ) $297M · 4,825
- The Pape' Group, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan (OR) $297M · 3,628
- Xperi Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) $296M · 1,009
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (23,399 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Academy, Ltd. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (TX) 23,398 · 1 off
- Aya Healthcare Services, Inc 401(k) Plan (CA) 23,346 · 53 off
- Deseret 401(k) Plan (UT) 23,455 · 56 off
- Accentcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (TX) 23,343 · 56 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.