401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bell Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$58M
Total assets Below avg plan size
432
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$133,695
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. · Sponsored by Bell Laboratories, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$58M in assets, 432 participants

Bell Laboratories, Inc.'s Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. reported $58M in total assets and 432 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #15,158 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. sits by assets

Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $58M for 432 participants (~$133,695/participant), up 18.6% in 2023.

#15,158
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+18.6%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$57,756,130 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. sits mid-pack in the medium band (432 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. end-of-year assets rose from $49M in the plan year 2022 filing to $58M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. reported participants fell from 458 in the plan year 2022 filing to 432 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 391204865 · Bell Laboratories, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. · $58M · 432 · 87th

  • PHOTO $58M
  • PHOTO 432
  • PHOTO 87th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Thompson Construction Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • PHOTO ind #15158

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 Wisconsin →

Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc.Retirement Savings Plan of B…$58MThompson Construction Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanThompson Construction Group,…$58MAdare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 401(k) PlanAdare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. …$58MStemilt Growers, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan & TrustStemilt Growers, LLC 401(k) …$58MEdifecs 401(k) Plan$58M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$49M
Net Assets (End of Year)$58M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN391204865
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bell Laboratories, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bell Laboratories, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$68M 39.77225381741091% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $48.7M $68.1M ▲ +39.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 458 $49M
2023 1 432 $58M
2024 1 450 $68M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.05775613 · Participants: 432Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc.Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.125723544 · Participants: 76956Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.160116767 · Participants: 28904Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81171463 · Participants: 25280Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.550761 · Participants: 11236Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.62235882 · Participants: 8877Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan
Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc.'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Thompson Construction Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in SC ($58M); by covered participants it is The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH (432 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($58M here).

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 Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. assets move in 2023? ▼
Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. grew sharply - up 18.6% during 2023, from $49M to $58M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Bell Laboratories, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bell Laboratories, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 39.8%, from $49M to $68M.
Where does Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc. ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc.? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Thompson Construction Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in SC ($58M, 1,937 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Savings Plan of Bell Laboratories, Inc.? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH (432 participants, $39M 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 391204865.

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.