401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $223M
- Total assets
- 2,916
- Participants
- 95th
- Percentile by assets
- $76,552
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. · New Jersey · Retail Trade
$223M in assets, 2,916 participants
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan reported $223M in total assets and 2,916 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.
- 95th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #8,185 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan covers 2,916 participants in New Jersey, 3.5x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $223M.
- $223M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 2,916
- covered participants
- 95th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $76,552
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$65M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 2,543 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,916 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $196M in the plan year 2022 filing to $223M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs New Jersey filers
In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan reports 2,916 participants - 3.5x that state average ($223M EOY assets).
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $196M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $223M |
| Net Income | $28M |
| Employer EIN | 460599018 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2015-08-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2,543 | $196M |
| 2023 | 1 | 2,916 | $223M |
| 2024 | 1 | 2,400 | $240M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
- JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $44.6B · 176,610
- Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $27.8B · 78,072
- Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $22.2B · 41,291
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $15.5B · 59,346
- Merck US Savings Plan $13.4B · 26,850
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Liebherr-America Inc. Pension Plan (VA) $223M · 1,354
- Vetcor 401(k) Plan (MA) $223M · 8,200
- Lutheran Medical Center 401(k) Retirement Plan (NY) $223M · 1,002
- Nascar Employee 401 (K) Savings Plan (FL) $223M · 6,835
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Barnes & Noble Education 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 Jersey. Compare plans
- Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans