401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Scotts Company LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$622M
Total assets Above avg plan size
4,981
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$124,840
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Scotts Company LLC · Ohio · Manufacturing

$622M in assets, 4,981 participants

The Scotts Company LLC's The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan reported $622M in total assets and 4,981 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #18,058 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan covers 4,981 participants in Ohio, 6.5x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $622M.

#18,058
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+15.7%
assets growth YoY
6.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$621,830,206 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (4,981 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$205M in the plan year 2022 filing to $85M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 6,354 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,981 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $537M in the plan year 2022 filing to $622M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 311414921 · The Scotts Company LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan · $622M · 4,981 · 98th

  • PCT $622M
  • EIN 4,981
  • RANK 98th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #18058

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 Ohio →

The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$537M
Net Assets (End of Year)$622M
Net Income$85M
Employer EIN311414921
Plan Effective Date1943-11-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Scotts Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Scotts Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$745M 24.982293954917125% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$550M$600M$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $596M $745M ▲ +25.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,443 $596M
2023 2 5,044 $680M
2024 2 4,722 $745M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.621830206 · Participants: 4981The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan in MD ($622M); by covered participants it is Shands Jacksonville Retirement Plan in FL (4,980 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($622M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,981 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 The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 15.7% during 2023, from $537M to $622M. Reported net income was $85M.
How have The Scotts Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Scotts Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.0%, from $596M to $745M.
Where does The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan in MD ($622M, 1,975 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Shands Jacksonville Retirement Plan in FL (4,980 participants, $396M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 311414921.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.