401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Netflix, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
8,073
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$159,238
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Netflix 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Netflix, Inc. · California · Information & Media

$1.3B in assets, 8,073 participants

Netflix, Inc.'s Netflix 401(k) Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 8,073 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.

  • #2,853 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in California

Netflix 401(k) Plan covers 8,073 participants in California, 13x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

#2,853
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-6.5%
assets change YoY
13×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $89M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Netflix 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Netflix 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,285,524,720 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

Netflix 401(k) 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. Netflix 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (8,073 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 770467272 · Netflix, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Netflix 401(k) Plan · $1.3B · 8,073 · 99th

  • BOOK $1.3B
  • VS-ST 8,073
  • BOY 99th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan
  • PART ind #2853

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Netflix 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Netflix 401(k) Plan$1.3BMidamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings PlanMidamerican Energy Company R…$1.3BMasco Corporation 401(k) Plan$1.3BCovestro LLC Savings and Retirement PlanCovestro LLC Savings and Ret…$1.3BPinnacle West Capital Corporation Savings PlanPinnacle West Capital Corpor…$1.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Netflix 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income-$89M
Employer EIN770467272
Plan Effective Date1998-04-07
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Netflix, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Netflix, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.3B 82.679667567964% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.5B$2B$2.5B 202220232024 $1.29B $2.35B ▲ +82.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 8,073 $1.3B
2023 1 7,513 $1.8B
2024 1 7,815 $2.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Netflix 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Netflix 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.28552472 · Participants: 8073Netflix 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Netflix 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Netflix 401(k) Plan

Netflix 401(k) Plan reports $1.3B in end-of-year assets across 8,073 participants (0.010% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $159,238 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$89M.

This plan identity (EIN 770467272, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.3B to $2.3B (+82.7%) while covered participants moved from 8,073 to 7,815 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,073 $1.3B This page
2023 7,513 $1.8B Open filing
2024 · index core 7,815 $2.3B Open filing

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

Netflix 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan in IA ($1.3B); by covered participants it is Gulshan Enterprises 401(k) Plan (Gulshan Enterprises) in TX (8,074 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,073 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 Netflix 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Netflix 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.5% during 2022, from $1.4B to $1.3B. Reported net income was -$89M.
How have Netflix, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Netflix, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 82.7%, from $1.3B to $2.3B.
Where does Netflix 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Netflix 401(k) 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 Netflix 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan in IA ($1.3B, 4,986 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Netflix 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gulshan Enterprises 401(k) Plan (Gulshan Enterprises) in TX (8,074 participants, $6M in assets).