401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sephora USA Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$381M
Total assets Above avg plan size
15,872
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$23,981
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sephora Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sephora USA Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$381M in assets, 15,872 participants

Sephora USA Inc.'s Sephora Retirement Plan reported $381M in total assets and 15,872 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.

  • #9,378 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in California

Sephora Retirement Plan covers 15,872 participants in California, 25x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $381M.

#9,378
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-12.9%
assets change YoY
3.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $56M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sephora Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sephora Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$380,629,511 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

Sephora Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sephora Retirement Plan is a mega filing (15,872 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 943322407 · Sephora USA Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Sephora Retirement Plan · $381M · 15,872 · 97th

  • SCH $381M
  • SCH 15,872
  • SCH 97th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Lincare Employees' 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #9378

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 California →

Sephora Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Lincare Employees' 401(k) PlanLincare Employees' 401(k) Pl…$381MKellogg Company Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Savings and Investment PlanKellogg Company Bakery, Conf…$381MSephora Retirement Plan$381MElectrolux Home Products, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanElectrolux Home Products, In…$380MCapital Blue Cross Employee Savings PlanCapital Blue Cross Employee …$380M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sephora Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$437M
Net Assets (End of Year)$381M
Net Income-$56M
Employer EIN943322407
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sephora USA Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sephora USA Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$600M 57.659111198027944% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$400M$500M$600M$700M 202220232024 $381M $600M ▲ +57.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 15,872 $381M
2023 1 20,769 $490M
2024 1 17,588 $600M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Sephora Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Sephora Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.380629511 · Participants: 15872Sephora Retirement 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
Sephora Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Sephora Retirement Plan

Sephora Retirement Plan reports $381M in end-of-year assets across 15,872 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $23,981 per participant (17% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$56M.

This plan identity (EIN 943322407, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $381M to $600M (+57.7%) while covered participants moved from 15,872 to 17,588 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 15,872 $381M This page
2023 20,769 $490M Open filing
2024 · index core 17,588 $600M Open filing

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

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lincare Employees' 401(k) Plan in FL ($381M); by covered participants it is Universal Orlando 401(k) Retirement Plan in FL (15,871 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (15,872 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 Sephora Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Sephora Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.9% during 2022, from $437M to $381M. Reported net income was -$56M.
How have Sephora USA Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sephora USA Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 57.7%, from $381M to $600M.
Where does Sephora Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sephora 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 Sephora Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lincare Employees' 401(k) Plan in FL ($381M, 9,864 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sephora Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Universal Orlando 401(k) Retirement Plan in FL (15,871 participants, $513M in assets).