401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$164M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,594
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$103,084
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Cars.Com, LLC · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$164M in assets, 1,594 participants

Cars.Com, LLC's Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $164M in total assets and 1,594 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #20,715 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 1,594 participants in Illinois, 2.0x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $164M.

#20,715
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-14.9%
assets change YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $29M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$164,316,298 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement 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. Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,594 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 364466253 · Cars.Com, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan · $164M · 1,594 · 95th

  • VS-ST $164M
  • VS-ST 1,594
  • VS-ST 95th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near C.H. Guenther & Son LLC 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #20715

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$193M
Net Assets (End of Year)$164M
Net Income-$29M
Employer EIN364466253
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cars.Com, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cars.Com, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$241M 46.73970381197366% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $164M $241M ▲ +46.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,594 $164M
2023 1 1,725 $204M
2024 1 1,653 $241M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.164316298 · Participants: 1594Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is C.H. Guenther & Son LLC 401(k) Plan in TX ($164M); by covered participants it is The Sharp Employees Savings and Investment Plan in NJ (1,594 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($164M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,594 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 Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.9% during 2022, from $193M to $164M. Reported net income was -$29M.
How have Cars.Com, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cars.Com, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 46.7%, from $164M to $241M.
Where does Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is C.H. Guenther & Son LLC 401(k) Plan in TX ($164M, 2,116 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Sharp Employees Savings and Investment Plan in NJ (1,594 participants, $332M in assets).