401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cincinnati Bell Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$677M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,798
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$241,976
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Cincinnati Bell Inc. · Ohio · Management of Enterprises

$677M in assets, 2,798 participants

Cincinnati Bell Inc.'s Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan reported $677M in total assets and 2,798 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.

  • #1,046 in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,798 participants in Ohio, 3.7x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $677M.

#1,046
in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)
+19.7%
assets growth YoY
6.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$677,049,607 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings 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. Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,798 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$122M in the plan year 2022 filing to $111M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $566M in the plan year 2022 filing to $677M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,632 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,798 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 311056105 · Cincinnati Bell Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan · $677M · 2,798 · 98th

  • EOY $677M
  • 5500 2,798
  • ASSETS 98th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Lutron Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #1046

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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Adm 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly EmployeesAdm 401(k) and Employee Stoc…$678MCincinnati Bell Retirement Savings PlanCincinnati Bell Retirement S…$677MLutron Retirement Plan$677MSelective Insurance Retirement Savings PlanSelective Insurance Retireme…$677MMintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo Savings and Retirement PlanMintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glov…$676M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$566M
Net Assets (End of Year)$677M
Net Income$111M
Employer EIN311056105
Plan Effective Date1972-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cincinnati Bell Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cincinnati Bell Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$819M 11.184798832190742% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.92B $0.82B ▼ -10.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,984 $922M
2023 4 4,201 $1.1B
2024 4 4,258 $819M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.677049607 · Participants: 2798Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lutron Retirement Plan in PA ($677M); by covered participants it is Salt River Community Gaming Enterprises 401(k) Plan in AZ (2,798 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,798 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 Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 19.7% during 2023, from $566M to $677M. Reported net income was $111M.
How have Cincinnati Bell Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cincinnati Bell Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 11.2%, from $922M to $819M.
Where does Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lutron Retirement Plan in PA ($677M, 2,221 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Salt River Community Gaming Enterprises 401(k) Plan in AZ (2,798 participants, $254M 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 311056105.

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.