401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$171M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,171
Participants Above avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$78,972
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by First Financial Bancorp · Ohio · Finance & Insurance

$171M in assets, 2,171 participants

First Financial Bancorp's First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan reported $171M in total assets and 2,171 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #7,685 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan covers 2,171 participants in Ohio, 2.8x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $171M.

#7,685
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+11.4%
assets growth YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$171,448,343 Top 6% higher than 94% of 123,620 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 2024

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,171 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $23M in the plan year 2023 filing to $18M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $154M in the plan year 2023 filing to $171M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,118 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,171 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 311042001 · First Financial Bancorp PY 2024 · 401(k)

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan · $171M · 2,171 · 94th

  • RANK $171M
  • PHOTO 2,171
  • IND 94th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Bracco Diagnostics Savings & Investment Program
  • ASSETS ind #7685

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$154M
Net Assets (End of Year)$171M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN311042001
Plan Effective Date1977-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Financial Bancorp)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All First Financial Bancorp plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$322M 21.53211906396737% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$240M$260M$280M$300M$320M$340M 202220232024 $265M $322M ▲ +21.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,950 $265M
2023 2 4,212 $298M
2024 2 4,324 $322M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.171448343 · Participants: 2171First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings PlanGE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement Savings Plan
First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bracco Diagnostics Savings & Investment Program in NJ ($171M); by covered participants it is Alliance Animal Health 401(k) Plan in NY (2,171 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($171M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,171 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.4% during 2024, from $154M to $171M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have First Financial Bancorp plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Financial Bancorp's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.5%, from $265M to $322M.
Where does First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bracco Diagnostics Savings & Investment Program in NJ ($171M, 330 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Alliance Animal Health 401(k) Plan in NY (2,171 participants, $43M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 311042001.

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.