401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Lowes Companies Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
295,676
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$27,424
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Lowes 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Lowes Companies Inc · North Carolina · Retail Trade

$8.1B in assets, 295,676 participants

Lowes Companies Inc's Lowes 401(k) Plan reported $8.1B in total assets and 295,676 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #8,406 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Lowes 401(k) Plan covers 295,676 participants in North Carolina, 361x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $8.1B.

#8,406
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+10.2%
assets growth YoY
81×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$8,108,634,836 Highest reported value at or above every one of 127,068 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 2023

Lowes 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Lowes 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (295,676 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Lowes 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $753M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lowes 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $7.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $8.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lowes 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 284,864 in the plan year 2022 filing to 295,676 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 560578072 · Lowes Companies Inc PY 2023 · 401(k)

Lowes 401(k) Plan · $8.1B · 295,676 · 100th

  • TYPE $8.1B
  • TYPE 295,676
  • TYPE 100th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near 401(k) Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #8406

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 North Carolina →

Lowes 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Qualcomm Incorporated Employee Savings and Retirement PlanQualcomm Incorporated Employ…$8.1BInsperity 401(k) Plan$8.1B401(k) Savings Plan$8.1BLowes 401(k) Plan$8.1BGsk 401(k) Plan$8.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Lowes 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$8.1B
Net Income$753M
Employer EIN560578072
Plan Effective Date1984-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lowes Companies Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lowes Companies Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8.6B 16.707727257514946% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7B$7.5B$8B$8.5B$9B 202220232024 $7.36B $8.58B ▲ +16.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 284,864 $7.4B
2023 1 295,676 $8.1B
2024 1 280,261 $8.6B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Lowes 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100000200000300000400000 0204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Lowes 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.108634836 · Participants: 295676Lowes 401(k) PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 54.848846192 · Participants: 173899The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.388124058 · Participants: 40004Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.354065 · Participants: 28121Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.120701726 · Participants: 55480Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.510660989 · Participants: 24174Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
Lowes 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Lowes 401(k) Plan

Lowes 401(k) Plan reports $8.1B in end-of-year assets across 295,676 participants (0.066% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.31% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $27,424 per participant (20% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $753M.

This plan identity (EIN 560578072, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.4B to $8.6B (+16.7%) while covered participants moved from 284,864 to 280,261 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 284,864 $7.4B Open filing
2023 295,676 $8.1B This page
2024 · index core 280,261 $8.6B Open filing

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

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

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is 401(k) Savings Plan in WA ($8.1B); by covered participants it is Hca 401(k) Plan in TN (291,649 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8.1B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (295,676 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Lowes 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Lowes 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.2% during 2023, from $7.4B to $8.1B. Reported net income was $753M.
How have Lowes Companies Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lowes Companies Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.7%, from $7.4B to $8.6B.
Where does Lowes 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Lowes 401(k) Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Lowes 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is 401(k) Savings Plan in WA ($8.1B, 87,590 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Lowes 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hca 401(k) Plan in TN (291,649 participants, $21.5B in assets).