401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
7,904
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$321,197
Avg per participant High balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Novo Nordisk Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$2.5B in assets, 7,904 participants

Novo Nordisk Inc.'s Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $2.5B in total assets and 7,904 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #17,579 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 7,904 participants in New Jersey, 9.4x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $2.5B.

#17,579
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+10.2%
assets growth YoY
25×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,538,744,944 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Novo Nordisk Inc. 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. Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (7,904 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $534M in the plan year 2023 filing to $235M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 6,993 in the plan year 2023 filing to 7,904 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.3B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.5B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 061061602 · Novo Nordisk Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $2.5B · 7,904 · 99th

  • PHOTO $2.5B
  • IND 7,904
  • EOY 99th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Genuine Parts Company 401(k) Savings Plan
  • PCT ind #17579

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Idaho National Laboratory Employee Investment PlanIdaho National Laboratory Em…$2.5BNovo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanNovo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Sav…$2.5BGenuine Parts Company 401(k) Savings PlanGenuine Parts Company 401(k)…$2.5BBurlington Northern Santa Fe Investment and Retirement PlanBurlington Northern Santa Fe…$2.5BFox Savings Plan$2.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.5B
Net Income$235M
Employer EIN061061602
Plan Effective Date1983-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Novo Nordisk Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Novo Nordisk Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.8B 47.0323133363728% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.56B $3.76B ▲ +46.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 10,569 $2.6B
2023 3 12,133 $3.3B
2024 3 13,565 $3.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 0204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.538744944 · Participants: 7904Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.9134575 · Participants: 185532JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 29.376133902 · Participants: 69218Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.58476515 · Participants: 42583Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.327167732 · Participants: 56714Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.970916966 · Participants: 27956Merck US Savings Plan
Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reports $2.5B in end-of-year assets across 7,904 participants (0.021% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $321,197 per participant (2.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $235M.

This plan identity (EIN 061061602, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.8B to $2.5B (+43.5%) while covered participants moved from 5,770 to 7,904 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,770 $1.8B Open filing
2023 6,993 $2.3B Open filing
2024 · index core 7,904 $2.5B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Genuine Parts Company 401(k) Savings Plan in GA ($2.5B); by covered participants it is Riverside Health System 401(k) Savings Plan in VA (7,888 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.5B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,904 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 Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.2% during 2024, from $2.3B to $2.5B. Reported net income was $235M.
How have Novo Nordisk Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Novo Nordisk Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 47.0%, from $2.6B to $3.8B.
Where does Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Genuine Parts Company 401(k) Savings Plan in GA ($2.5B, 29,481 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Riverside Health System 401(k) Savings Plan in VA (7,888 participants, $314M in assets).