401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$204M
Total assets Near avg plan size
999
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$204,687
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Knowles Corporation · Illinois · Manufacturing

$204M in assets, 999 participants

Knowles Corporation's Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $204M in total assets and 999 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.

  • #16,246 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $204M for 999 participants (~$204,687/participant), up 11.6% in 2024.

#16,246
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+11.6%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$204,482,034 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

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (999 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $19M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $183M in the plan year 2023 filing to $204M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,071 in the plan year 2023 filing to 999 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 901002689 · Knowles Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan · $204M · 999 · 94th

  • PART $204M
  • PART 999
  • PART 94th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Emergent Biosolutions, Inc. Employee Deferred Compensation Plan
  • PART ind #16246

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 Illinois →

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Third Federal 401(k) Savings PlanThird Federal 401(k) Savings…$205MEmbraer Aircraft Holding, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanEmbraer Aircraft Holding, In…$205MEmergent Biosolutions, Inc. Employee Deferred Compensation PlanEmergent Biosolutions, Inc. …$204MKnowles Corporation 401(k) PlanKnowles Corporation 401(k) P…$204MBoyd Company 401(k) Plan$204M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$183M
Net Assets (End of Year)$204M
Net Income$21M
Employer EIN901002689
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Knowles Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Knowles Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$204M 24.42999907335623% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $164M $204M ▲ +24.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 983 $164M
2023 1 1,071 $183M
2024 1 999 $204M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.204482034 · Participants: 999Knowles Corporation 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Emergent Biosolutions, Inc. Employee Deferred Compensation Plan in MD ($204M); by covered participants it is Hard Rock Sacramento Retirement Plan in CA (999 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 (999 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 Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.6% during 2024, from $183M to $204M. Reported net income was $21M.
How have Knowles Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Knowles Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.4%, from $164M to $204M.
Where does Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Knowles Corporation 401(k) 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 Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Emergent Biosolutions, Inc. Employee Deferred Compensation Plan in MD ($204M, 1,231 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hard Rock Sacramento Retirement Plan in CA (999 participants, $19M 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 901002689.

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.