401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$343M
Total assets Above avg plan size
9,392
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$36,483
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Stericycle, Inc. · Illinois · Administrative & Support Services

$343M in assets, 9,392 participants

Stericycle, Inc.'s Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $343M in total assets and 9,392 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.

  • #4,874 in Administrative & Support Services (4,927 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 9,392 participants in Illinois, 12x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $343M.

#4,874
in Administrative & Support Services (4,927 peers)
-16.9%
assets change YoY
3.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $69M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$342,651,643 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Stericycle, Inc. 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. Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (9,392 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 363640402 · Stericycle, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · $343M · 9,392 · 97th

  • PART $343M
  • PART 9,392
  • PART 97th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Retirement Plan a
  • PART ind #4874

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 Administrative & Support Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Communications & Power Industries Retirement PlanCommunications & Power Indus…$343MEversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Retirement Plan aEversheds Sutherland (US) LL…$343MStericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanStericycle, Inc. 401(k) Reti…$343MCommunications Workers of America Savings and Retirement TrustCommunications Workers of Am…$342MBelk 401(k) Savings Plan$342M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Stericycle, Inc. 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)$412M
Net Assets (End of Year)$343M
Net Income-$69M
Employer EIN363640402
Plan Effective Date2014-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Stericycle, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Stericycle, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$419M 21.9794862112402% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $344M $419M ▲ +22.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 9,469 $344M
2023 2 9,041 $391M
2024 2 9,335 $419M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.342651643 · Participants: 9392Stericycle, Inc. 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
Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $343M in end-of-year assets across 9,392 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $36,483 per participant (26% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$69M.

This plan identity (EIN 363640402, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $343M to $417M (+21.8%) while covered participants moved from 9,392 to 9,251 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,392 $343M This page
2023 8,955 $390M Open filing
2024 · index core 9,251 $417M Open filing

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

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Retirement Plan a in DC ($343M); by covered participants it is Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ (9,390 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,392 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 Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 16.9% during 2022, from $412M to $343M. Reported net income was -$69M.
How have Stericycle, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Stericycle, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.0%, from $344M to $419M.
Where does Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Retirement Plan a in DC ($343M, 744 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ (9,390 participants, $599M in assets).