401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $196M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 2,543
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 96th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $76,912
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. · New Jersey · Retail Trade
$196M in assets, 2,543 participants
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan reported $196M in total assets and 2,543 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- #9,288 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan covers 2,543 participants in New Jersey, 3.0x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $196M.
- #9,288
- in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
- -25.1%
- assets change YoY
- 2.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $65M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$195,586,934 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Barnes & Noble Education 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. Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,543 participants).
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 460599018 · Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan · $196M · 2,543 · 96th
- EOY $196M
- 5500 2,543
- ASSETS 96th
- PCT 401(k)
- EIN near Haemonetics Corporation Savings Plus Plan
- RANK ind #9288
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 New Jersey →
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $261M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $196M |
| Net Income | -$65M |
| Employer EIN | 460599018 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2015-08-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $240M 22.875096042969822% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2,543 | $196M |
| 2023 | 1 | 2,916 | $223M |
| 2024 | 1 | 2,400 | $240M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $36.8B · 168,280
- Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $25.2B · 76,788
- Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $21.2B · 43,271
- Pfizer Savings Plan $17.8B · 27,796
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $12.4B · 52,975
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Haemonetics Corporation Savings Plus Plan in MA ($196M); by covered participants it is Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in NY (2,543 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($196M here).
- Haemonetics Corporation Savings Plus Plan (MA) $196M · 988
- Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Retirement Plan and Trust for Partners (NY) $196M · 161
- David Evans Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Plan (OR) $196M · 1,199
- The Ethan Allen Retirement Savings Plan (CT) $195M · 2,241
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,543 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (NY) 2,543 · 0 off
- Gannett Fleming, Inc. Tax Deferred 401(k) Savings Plan (PA) 2,544 · 1 off
- Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan (MN) 2,544 · 1 off
- Idemia Retirement Savings Plan (VA) 2,545 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.