401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

L Brands Service Company LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
19,262
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$53,215
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by L Brands Service Company LLC · Ohio · Retail Trade

$1.0B in assets, 19,262 participants

L Brands Service Company LLC's Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reported $1.0B in total assets and 19,262 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #9,460 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan covers 19,262 participants in Ohio, 25x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.

#9,460
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-18.2%
assets change YoY
10×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $227M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,025,036,115 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement 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. Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan is a mega filing (19,262 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 311048997 · L Brands Service Company LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan · $1.0B · 19,262 · 99th

  • PHOTO $1.0B
  • PHOTO 19,262
  • PHOTO 99th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Umass Memorial Health Care 401(k) Plan
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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 →

Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement PlanBath & Body Works, Inc. 401(…$1.0BIgt 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanIgt 401(k) Retirement Saving…$1.0BIneos Retirement Savings Plan$1.0BTechnipfmc Retirement Savings PlanTechnipfmc Retirement Saving…$1.0BUmass Memorial Health Care 401(k) PlanUmass Memorial Health Care 4…$1.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.0B
Net Income-$227M
Employer EIN311048997
Plan Effective Date1971-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (L Brands Service Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All L Brands Service Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.2B 18.844742440595162% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $1.03B $1.22B ▲ +18.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 19,389 $1.0B
2023 1 19,674 $1.1B
2024 1 21,265 $1.2B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.025036115 · Participants: 19262Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan

Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reports $1.0B in end-of-year assets across 19,262 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.021% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $53,215 per participant (38% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$227M.

This plan identity (EIN 311048997, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.0B to $1.2B (+18.9%) while covered participants moved from 19,262 to 21,265 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 19,262 $1.0B This page
2023 19,674 $1.1B Open filing
2024 · index core 21,265 $1.2B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Umass Memorial Health Care 401(k) Plan in MA ($1.0B); by covered participants it is Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund Annuity Plan in NV (19,282 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (19,262 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 Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 18.2% during 2022, from $1.3B to $1.0B. Reported net income was -$227M.
How have L Brands Service Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), L Brands Service Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.8%, from $1.0B to $1.2B.
Where does Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Umass Memorial Health Care 401(k) Plan in MA ($1.0B, 9,422 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund Annuity Plan in NV (19,282 participants, $831M in assets).