401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$567M
Total assets Above avg plan size
8,536
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$66,401
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. · Maryland · Information & Media

$567M in assets, 8,536 participants

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $567M in total assets and 8,536 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #2,813 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 8,536 participants in Maryland, 9.2x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $567M.

#2,813
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-17.9%
assets change YoY
5.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $123M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$566,801,616 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (8,536 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 521494660 · Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $567M · 8,536 · 98th

  • BOY $567M
  • SCH 8,536
  • EBSA 98th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Cornerstone Building Brands 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • NET ind #2813

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$690M
Net Assets (End of Year)$567M
Net Income-$123M
Employer EIN521494660
Plan Effective Date1988-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7M 98.75005078010349% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$200M$400M$600M$800M 202220232024 $574M $7.17M ▼ -98.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 8,715 $574M
2023 1 133 $8M
2024 1 120 $7M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.566801616 · Participants: 8536Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.624690273 · Participants: 87666Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.25929933 · Participants: 82576Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 3.651080244 · Participants: 6107T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.260404321 · Participants: 2819Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanSodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 1.938654635 · Participants: 74729Sodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports $567M in end-of-year assets across 8,536 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $66,401 per participant (48% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$123M.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cornerstone Building Brands 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($567M); by covered participants it is Emerson Electric Co. Retirement Savings Plan in MO (8,536 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,536 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 17.9% during 2022, from $690M to $567M. Reported net income was -$123M.
How have Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 98.8%, from $574M to $7M.
Where does Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cornerstone Building Brands 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($567M, 16,000 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Emerson Electric Co. Retirement Savings Plan in MO (8,536 participants, $363M in assets).