Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1K
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 346
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 1st
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $4
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by L.L.Bean, Inc. · Maine · Retail Trade
$1K in assets, 346 participants
L.L.Bean, Inc.'s L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan reported $1K in total assets and 346 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 1st 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.
- #83 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
2023 asset change
L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan contracted severely 100.0% in 2023 ($208M → $1K) for 346 participants.
- #83
- in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
- -100.0%
- assets change YoY
The plan reported a net loss of $207M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets
L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$1,489 1st percentile higher than 1% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (346 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $208M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1K in the plan year 2023 filing.
- L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,330 in the plan year 2022 filing to 346 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$300M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$207M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 010026590 · L.L.Bean, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan · $1K · 346 · 1st
- PART $1K
- TYPE 346
- NET 1st
- BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- VS-ST near Ba Holdings, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- BOY ind #83
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, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
L.L.Bean, Inc. years around the 2023 move
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All L.L.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 |
2023 asset-move particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $208M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | N/A |
| Net Income | -$207M |
| Employer EIN | 010026590 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1973-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
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L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Maine, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ba Holdings, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA ($2K); by covered participants it is Lee County Electric Cooperative, Inc. Retirement Plan in FL (346 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1K here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (346 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Lee County Electric Cooperative, Inc. Retirement Plan (FL) 346 · 0 off
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan (MO) 346 · 0 off
- Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Retirement Income Plan (IN) 346 · 0 off
- Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company (OR) 346 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.