401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Staples, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $1.3B
- Total assets
- 13,729
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $93,113
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Staples, Inc. · Massachusetts · Retail Trade
$1.3B in assets, 13,729 participants
Staples, Inc.'s Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 13,729 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #9,479 in Retail Trade (9,527 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan covers 13,729 participants in Massachusetts, 21x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~641 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.
- $1.3B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 13,729
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $93,113
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $336M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Massachusetts filers
In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 641 participants across 3,941 plans. Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan reports 13,729 participants - 21x that state average ($1.3B EOY assets).
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.6B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.3B |
| Net Income | -$336M |
| Employer EIN | 042896127 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1989-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Staples, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 13,729 | $1.3B |
| 2023 | 1 | 13,528 | $1.4B |
| 2024 | 1 | 12,947 | $1.5B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
- Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $23.0B · 52,036
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $8.8B · 32,843
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $5.8B · 13,690
- Philips North America 401(k) Plan $5.2B · 19,750
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $4.9B · 18,359
Scale composition for Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan
Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan reports $1.3B in end-of-year assets across 13,729 participants (0.011% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $93,113 per participant (68% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$336M.
This plan identity (EIN 042896127, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.3B to $1.5B (+18.6%) while covered participants moved from 13,729 to 12,947 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,729 | $1.3B | This page |
| 2023 | 13,528 | $1.4B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 12,947 | $1.5B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $1.5B, 12,947 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Infineon Technologies Savings Plan (CA) $1.3B · 3,911
- Savings and Supplemental Retirement Plan of Novant Health, Inc. (NC) $1.3B · 29,747
- Netflix 401(k) Plan (CA) $1.3B · 8,073
- Teamhealth 401(k) Plan (TN) $1.3B · 16,899
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Massachusetts. Compare plans
- Staples, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans