401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$223M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,916
Participants Above avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$76,552
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#8,185
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+14.1%
assets growth YoY
2.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$223,225,740 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,916 participants).

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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 460599018 · Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan · $223M · 2,916 · 95th

  • RANK $223M
  • RANK 2,916
  • RANK 95th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Liebherr-America Inc. Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #8185

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$196M
Net Assets (End of Year)$223M
Net Income$28M
Employer EIN460599018
Plan Effective Date2015-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$240M 22.875096042969822% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$180M$200M$220M$240M$260M 202220232024 $196M $240M ▲ +22.9%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.22322574 · Participants: 2916Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Liebherr-America Inc. Pension Plan in VA ($223M); by covered participants it is Freedom Financial Network 401(k) Plan in CA (2,916 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($223M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,916 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.1% during 2023, from $196M to $223M. Reported net income was $28M.
How have Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.9%, from $196M to $240M.
Where does Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Liebherr-America Inc. Pension Plan in VA ($223M, 1,354 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Freedom Financial Network 401(k) Plan in CA (2,916 participants, $109M 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 460599018.

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.