401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Ll Bean Inc 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $617M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 7,122
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $86,647
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ll Bean Inc · Maine · Retail Trade
$617M in assets, 7,122 participants
Ll Bean Inc's L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $617M in total assets and 7,122 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.
- #9,411 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
Coverage in Maine
L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 7,122 participants in Maine, 15x the typical Maine plan (state average ~472 per filing). Assets: $617M.
- #9,411
- in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
- -15.3%
- assets change YoY
- 6.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $112M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$617,099,519 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
L.L. Bean 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. L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (7,122 participants).
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 010026590 · Ll Bean Inc PY 2022 · 401(k)
L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $617M · 7,122 · 98th
- ASSETS $617M
- PCT 7,122
- EIN 98th
- RANK 401(k)
- PHOTO near Its USA Retirement Savings Plan
- IND ind #9411
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 Maine →
L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Maine filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $729M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $617M |
| Net Income | -$112M |
| Employer EIN | 010026590 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1970-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ll Bean Inc)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Ll Bean Inc plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $803M 2.6253701112874435% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 9,452 | $825M |
| 2023 | 2 | 7,519 | $721M |
| 2024 | 1 | 7,315 | $803M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maine
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Td 401(k) Retirement Plan $4.1B · 26,725
- Unum Group 401(k) Retirement Plan $1.8B · 9,051
- Idexx Retirement and Incentive Savings Plan $834M · 6,436
- Hannaford Bros. Co., LLC Retirement Savings Plan $832M · 28,776
- The Cianbro Team Equity Plan $624M · 2,575
Scale composition for L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports $617M in end-of-year assets across 7,122 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $86,647 per participant (63% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$112M.
This plan identity (EIN 010026590, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $617M to $803M (+30.2%) while covered participants moved from 7,122 to 7,315 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,122 | $617M | This page |
| 2023 | 7,173 | $721M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 7,315 | $803M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (401(k), $803M, 7,315 participants)
L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Maine, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Its USA Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($618M); by covered participants it is Floor and Decor Outlets of America, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in GA (7,125 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($617M here).
- Its USA Retirement Savings Plan (TX) $618M · 6,389
- Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield 401(k) Savings and Plus Plan (AR) $616M · 3,145
- Excellus 401(k) Plan (NY) $619M · 4,068
- Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan (MA) $615M · 2,234
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,122 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Floor and Decor Outlets of America, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (GA) 7,125 · 3 off
- Employees Savings and Retirement Plan of Credit Suisse (NY) 7,119 · 3 off
- Pmg Services, Inc. Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan (FL) 7,118 · 4 off
- Canon Employee Savings and Retirement Plan (NY) 7,129 · 7 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.