401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Staples, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $1.4B
- Total assets
- 13,528
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $105,678
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Staples, Inc. · Massachusetts · Retail Trade
$1.4B in assets, 13,528 participants
Staples, Inc.'s Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan reported $1.4B in total assets and 13,528 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
- #8,323 in Retail Trade (8,373 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan covers 13,528 participants in Massachusetts, 21x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~641 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.
- $1.4B
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 13,528
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
- $105,678
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$336M in the plan year 2022 filing to $151M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.3B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 13,729 in the plan year 2022 filing to 13,528 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Massachusetts filers
In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 641 participants across 3,941 plans. Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan reports 13,528 participants - 21x that state average ($1.4B EOY assets).
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.3B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.4B |
| Net Income | $151M |
| Employer EIN | 042896127 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1989-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Staples, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 13,729 | $1.3B |
| 2023 | 1 | 13,528 | $1.4B |
| 2024 | 1 | 12,947 | $1.5B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
- Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $28.6B · 62,289
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $10.6B · 37,052
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $6.8B · 14,094
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $5.8B · 19,881
- Philips North America 401(k) Plan $5.8B · 19,120
Scale composition for Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan
Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan reports $1.4B in end-of-year assets across 13,528 participants (0.012% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $105,678 per participant (77% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $151M.
This plan identity (EIN 042896127, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.3B to $1.5B (+18.6%) while covered participants moved from 13,729 to 12,947 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,729 | $1.3B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 13,528 | $1.4B | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 12,947 | $1.5B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $1.5B, 12,947 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Club Futuresave Plan (CA) $1.4B · 13,481
- Henry Schein, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (NY) $1.4B · 7,483
- Napa - American Anesthesiology, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (NY) $1.4B · 2,684
- Steelcase Inc. Retirement Plan (MI) $1.4B · 4,598
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Staples, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Massachusetts. Compare plans
- Staples, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans