401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Barnes & Noble, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $571M
- Total assets
- 10,505
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $54,330
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Barnes & Noble, Inc. · New York · Retail Trade
$571M in assets, 10,505 participants
Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reported $571M in total assets and 10,505 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #9,406 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
Coverage in New York
Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan covers 10,505 participants in New York, 13x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $571M.
- $571M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 10,505
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $54,330
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $165M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs New York filers
In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reports 10,505 participants - 13x that state average ($571M EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $736M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $571M |
| Net Income | -$165M |
| Employer EIN | 061196501 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Barnes & Noble, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 10,505 | $571M |
| 2023 | 1 | 11,963 | $688M |
| 2024 | 1 | 12,897 | $790M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
- IBM 401 (K) Plus Plan $53.4B · 56,376
- Morgan Stanley 401(k) Plan $16.4B · 42,924
- The Pepsico Savings Plan $12.1B · 129,846
- Deloitte 401(k) Plan $11.0B · 74,687
- The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan $9.7B · 22,650
Scale composition for Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan
Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reports $571M in end-of-year assets across 10,505 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $54,330 per participant (39% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$165M.
This plan identity (EIN 061196501, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $571M to $790M (+38.4%) while covered participants moved from 10,505 to 12,897 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,505 | $571M | This page |
| 2023 | 11,963 | $688M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 12,897 | $790M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan (401(k), $790M, 12,897 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Skanska USA Building Inc. Pension Benefit Plan and Trust (NJ) $571M · 2,183
- Cubic Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan (CA) $570M · 2,415
- Alaska Airlines Inc Alaskasaver Plan (WA) $570M · 2,449
- The Gi Alliance Management 401(k) Savings Plan (TX) $572M · 3,193
Frequently Asked Questions
How did Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
How have Barnes & Noble, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Where does Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan? ▼
Next read for Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan
Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in New York. Compare plans
- Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 38.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans