401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Abbott Laboratories 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14.5B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
38,012
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$381,358
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories · Illinois · Manufacturing

$14.5B in assets, 38,012 participants

Abbott Laboratories's Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan reported $14.5B in total assets and 38,012 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.

  • #18,694 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan covers 38,012 participants in Illinois, 49x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $14.5B.

#18,694
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+8.7%
assets growth YoY
145×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,496,191,000 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

Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement 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. Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan is a mega filing (38,012 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$2.3B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $13.3B in the plan year 2022 filing to $14.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 36,136 in the plan year 2022 filing to 38,012 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 360698440 · Abbott Laboratories PY 2023 · 401(k)

Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan · $14.5B · 38,012 · 100th

  • BOY $14.5B
  • SCH 38,012
  • EBSA 100th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #18694

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$14.4B
Net Income$1.3B
Employer EIN360698440
Plan Effective Date1951-07-05
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Abbott Laboratories)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Abbott Laboratories plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28.6B 19.999545508889234% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$22B$24B$26B$28B$30B 202220232024 $23.8B $28.6B ▲ +20.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 53,203 $23.8B
2023 3 55,566 $26.4B
2024 3 56,272 $28.6B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 1012141618 Total assets ($B) Participants Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings PlanAbbvie Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.727403345 · Participants: 26300Abbvie Savings Plan
Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan

Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan reports $14.5B in end-of-year assets across 38,012 participants (0.12% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.040% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $381,358 per participant (2.8x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $1.3B.

This plan identity (EIN 360698440, plan #334) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $13.3B to $15.8B (+18.2%) while covered participants moved from 36,136 to 38,229 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 36,136 $13.3B Open filing
2023 38,012 $14.5B This page
2024 · index core 38,229 $15.8B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($14.7B); by covered participants it is The Giant Company 401(k) Plan in PA (38,019 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($14.5B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (38,012 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 Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.7% during 2023, from $13.3B to $14.5B. Reported net income was $1.3B.
How have Abbott Laboratories plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Abbott Laboratories's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.0%, from $23.8B to $28.6B.
Where does Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement 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 Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($14.7B, 88,792 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Giant Company 401(k) Plan in PA (38,019 participants, $910M in assets).