401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$66M
Total assets Below avg plan size
654
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$101,465
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cowles Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cowles Company · Washington · Information & Media

$66M in assets, 654 participants

Cowles Company's Cowles Company 401(k) Plan reported $66M in total assets and 654 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #2,343 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan covers 654 participants in Washington, about 44% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $66M.

#2,343
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+6.2%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$66,358,201 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan 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. Cowles Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (654 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cowles Company 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$16M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cowles Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $62M in the plan year 2022 filing to $66M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cowles Company 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 677 in the plan year 2022 filing to 654 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 910420030 · Cowles Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan · $66M · 654 · 88th

  • NET $66M
  • NET 654
  • NET 88th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Airbus Americas, Inc. Manufacturing 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #2343

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$62M
Net Assets (End of Year)$66M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN910420030
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cowles Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cowles Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$164M 3.406466001403659% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$165M$170M$175M 202220232024 $170M $164M ▼ -3.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 784 $169M
2023 2 751 $173M
2024 2 759 $164M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Cowles Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.066358201 · Participants: 654Cowles Company 401(k) PlanThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 72.246135158 · Participants: 128910The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.225853429 · Participants: 123296Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.384845813 · Participants: 192744Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanT-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 8.338937292 · Participants: 71538T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.118808679 · Participants: 87590401(k) Savings Plan
Cowles Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Cowles Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Airbus Americas, Inc. Manufacturing 401(k) Plan in VA ($66M); by covered participants it is Greenwich Aerogroup, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in CT (654 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($66M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (654 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 Cowles Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cowles Company 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.2% during 2023, from $62M to $66M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Cowles Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cowles Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 3.4%, from $169M to $164M.
Where does Cowles Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cowles Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 88th 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 Cowles Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Airbus Americas, Inc. Manufacturing 401(k) Plan in VA ($66M, 1,428 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cowles Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Greenwich Aerogroup, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in CT (654 participants, $49M 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 910420030.

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.