401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$204M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,725
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$118,524
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Cars.Com, LLC · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$204M in assets, 1,725 participants

Cars.Com, LLC's Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $204M in total assets and 1,725 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.

  • #19,514 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 1,725 participants in Illinois, 2.2x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $204M.

#19,514
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+24.4%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$204,453,963 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

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement 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. Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,725 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$29M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $164M in the plan year 2022 filing to $204M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,594 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,725 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 364466253 · Cars.Com, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan · $204M · 1,725 · 95th

  • SCH $204M
  • SCH 1,725
  • SCH 95th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Long Term Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #19514

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Contract Employee Retirement Savings PlanContract Employee Retirement…$205MRidgeview Medical Center, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanRidgeview Medical Center, In…$205MCars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement PlanCars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirem…$204MFujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Long Term Savings PlanFujifilm Diosynth Biotechnol…$204MAg Savings & Investment Plan$204M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$164M
Net Assets (End of Year)$204M
Net Income$40M
Employer EIN364466253
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cars.Com, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cars.Com, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$241M 46.73970381197366% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $164M $241M ▲ +46.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,594 $164M
2023 1 1,725 $204M
2024 1 1,653 $241M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.204453963 · Participants: 1725Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Long Term Savings Plan in NY ($204M); by covered participants it is Cte 401(k) Plan in NC (1,725 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($204M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,725 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 Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 24.4% during 2023, from $164M to $204M. Reported net income was $40M.
How have Cars.Com, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cars.Com, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 46.7%, from $164M to $241M.
Where does Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement 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 Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Long Term Savings Plan in NY ($204M, 1,749 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cte 401(k) Plan in NC (1,725 participants, $139M 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 364466253.

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.