401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Paramount Global 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $6.1B
- Total assets
- 18,607
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $328,835
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) · Sponsored by Paramount Global · New York · Information & Media
$6.1B in assets, 18,607 participants
Paramount Global's Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) reported $6.1B in total assets and 18,607 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
- #2,793 in Information & Media (2,812 peers)
Coverage in New York
Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) covers 18,607 participants in New York, 23x the typical New York plan (state average ~795 per filing). Assets: $6.1B.
- $6.1B
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 18,607
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
- $328,835
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) reported net income rose from -$1.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $744M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) end-of-year assets rose from $5.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $6.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) reported participants fell from 19,592 in the plan year 2022 filing to 18,607 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs New York filers
In New York, the average filing covers about 795 participants across 8,491 plans. Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) reports 18,607 participants - 23x that state average ($6.1B EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $5.4B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $6.1B |
| Net Income | $744M |
| Employer EIN | 042949533 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1971-06-04 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Paramount Global)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 23,237 | $7.8B |
| 2023 | 5 | 21,686 | $8.6B |
| 2024 | 5 | 20,098 | $8.8B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
- IBM 401 (K) Plus Plan $57.4B · 54,912
- Pfizer Savings Plan $19.6B · 30,033
- Morgan Stanley 401(k) Plan $19.2B · 55,363
- The Pepsico Savings Plan $13.7B · 133,597
- The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan $11.4B · 24,866
Scale composition for Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan)
Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) reports $6.1B in end-of-year assets across 18,607 participants (0.053% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.021% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $328,835 per participant (2.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $744M.
This plan identity (EIN 042949533, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $5.4B to $6.4B (+18.2%) while covered participants moved from 19,592 to 17,755 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19,592 | $5.4B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 18,607 | $6.1B | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 17,755 | $6.4B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) (401(k), $6.4B, 17,755 participants)
- Cbs Combined Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.9B, 948 participants)
- Viacom Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $531M, 1,395 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) by total assets, not by location.
- Ntess Savings and Income Plan (NM) $6.1B · 14,721
- Trane Technologies Employee Savings Plan (Esp) (NC) $6.2B · 18,144
- Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (WI) $6.2B · 28,904
- Aon Savings Plan (GA) $6.2B · 13,948
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan)'s numbers.
- By total assets, Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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- Paramount Global's sponsor-wide assets have grown 13.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans