401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Barnes & Noble, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $688M
- Total assets
- 11,963
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $57,517
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Barnes & Noble, Inc. · New York · Retail Trade
$688M in assets, 11,963 participants
Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reported $688M in total assets and 11,963 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #8,305 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
Coverage in New York
Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan covers 11,963 participants in New York, 15x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $688M.
- $688M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 11,963
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $57,517
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$165M in the plan year 2022 filing to $111M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $571M in the plan year 2022 filing to $688M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 10,505 in the plan year 2022 filing to 11,963 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs New York filers
In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reports 11,963 participants - 15x that state average ($688M EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $571M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $688M |
| Net Income | $111M |
| Employer EIN | 061196501 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Barnes & Noble, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 10,505 | $571M |
| 2023 | 1 | 11,963 | $688M |
| 2024 | 1 | 12,897 | $790M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Barnes & Noble 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 Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan
Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reports $688M in end-of-year assets across 11,963 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $57,517 per participant (42% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $111M.
This plan identity (EIN 061196501, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $571M to $790M (+38.4%) while covered participants moved from 10,505 to 12,897 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,505 | $571M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 11,963 | $688M | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 12,897 | $790M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan (401(k), $790M, 12,897 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Westat, Inc. Savings Plan (MD) $689M · 8,077
- Athenahealth, Inc. 401(k) Plan (MA) $689M · 4,720
- Faegre Drinker Retirement Savings Plan 2 (MN) $690M · 1,396
- Baker & Mckenzie Illinois Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan (IL) $686M · 1,211
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in New York. Compare plans
- Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 38.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans