401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Big Lots, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $313M
- Total assets
- 21,907
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $14,294
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Big Lots Savings Plan · Sponsored by Big Lots, Inc. · Ohio · Retail Trade
$313M in assets, 21,907 participants
Big Lots, Inc.'s Big Lots Savings Plan reported $313M in total assets and 21,907 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #7,849 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
Big Lots Savings Plan covers 21,907 participants in Ohio, 29x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $313M.
- $313M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 21,907
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $14,294
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $21M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Big Lots Savings Plan reported net income fell from $37M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$21M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Big Lots Savings Plan reported participants fell from 23,821 in the plan year 2023 filing to 21,907 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Big Lots Savings Plan end-of-year assets fell from $334M in the plan year 2023 filing to $313M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Ohio filers
In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. Big Lots Savings Plan reports 21,907 participants - 29x that state average ($313M EOY assets).
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $334M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $312M |
| Net Income | -$21M |
| Employer EIN | 061119097 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1998-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Big Lots, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 23,399 | $296M |
| 2023 | 1 | 23,821 | $334M |
| 2024 | 1 | 21,907 | $313M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Big Lots Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan $14.7B · 45,620
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan $11.8B · 135,373
- The Progressive 401(k) Plan $11.5B · 62,521
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan $10.6B · 47,459
- Parker Retirement Savings Plan $9.0B · 26,315
Scale composition for Big Lots Savings Plan
Big Lots Savings Plan reports $313M in end-of-year assets across 21,907 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.023% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $14,294 per participant (10% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$21M.
This plan identity (EIN 061119097, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $296M to $313M (+5.6%) while covered participants moved from 23,399 to 21,907 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23,399 | $296M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 23,821 | $334M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 21,907 | $313M | This page |
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Big Lots Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Station Casinos LLC & Affiliates 401(k) Retirement Plan (NV) $313M · 7,932
- Platinum Equity 401(k) Plan (CA) $313M · 451
- Barton Malow Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (MI) $313M · 1,299
- The Doctors Management Company 401(k) Savings Plan (CA) $313M · 817
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Big Lots Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Big Lots Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Ohio. Compare plans
- Big Lots, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 5.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans