Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
193
Participants Below avg headcount
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$86,960
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$17M in assets, 193 participants

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc.'s Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $17M in total assets and 193 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • #13,262 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in California

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan covers 193 participants in California, about 31% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#13,262
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-23.8%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$16,783,219 Top 26% higher than 74% of 139,123 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 2022

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (193 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 952948991 · Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan · $17M · 193 · 74th

  • EBSA $17M
  • PART 193
  • TYPE 74th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Intl Assn of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local No. 26 Pension Plan
  • VS-ST ind #13262

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 California →

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Peoria Chapter of Bricklayers Local No. 6 Pension Plan and TrustPeoria Chapter of Bricklayer…$17MForefront Dermatology Cash Balance Pension PlanForefront Dermatology Cash B…$17MMerle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement PlanMerle Norman Cosmetics, Inc.…$17MIntl Assn of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local No. 26 Pension PlanIntl Assn of Heat & Frost In…$17MThe Retirement Plan for Employees of Androscoggin Savings BankThe Retirement Plan for Empl…$17M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN952948991
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 22.34031377648376% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $30.8M $37.7M ▲ +22.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 390 $31M
2023 2 373 $36M
2024 2 383 $38M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016783219 · Participants: 193Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.853758931 · Participants: 126331Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.05949917 · Participants: 25709Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.381485239 · Participants: 19326Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 9.228005463 · Participants: 11405Disney Salaried Pension Plan DWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.784432859 · Participants: 59141Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan
Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Intl Assn of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local No. 26 Pension Plan in NY ($17M); by covered participants it is Natixis US Cib Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NY (193 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (193 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 23.8% during 2022, from $22M to $17M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.3%, from $31M to $38M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Intl Assn of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local No. 26 Pension Plan in NY ($17M, 51 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Natixis US Cib Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NY (193 participants, $98M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 952948991.

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.