401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Company3 / Method Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$216M
Total assets Near avg plan size
918
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$235,822
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Company3 / Method Inc. · California · Information & Media

$216M in assets, 918 participants

Company3 / Method Inc.'s Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan reported $216M in total assets and 918 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #2,597 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $216M for 918 participants (~$235,822/participant), up 5.5% in 2024.

#2,597
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+5.5%
assets growth YoY
2.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$216,484,345 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Company 3 / Method 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. Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (918 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,346 in the plan year 2023 filing to 918 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $205M in the plan year 2023 filing to $216M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 953034570 · Company3 / Method Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan · $216M · 918 · 95th

  • IND $216M
  • EOY 918
  • 5500 95th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Nep Broadcasting, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • EIN ind #2597

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bic Corporation Salaried 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanBic Corporation Salaried 401…$217MFirst Eagle Investments 401(k) PlanFirst Eagle Investments 401(…$217MCompany 3 / Method 401(k) PlanCompany 3 / Method 401(k) Pl…$216MNep Broadcasting, LLC 401(k) PlanNep Broadcasting, LLC 401(k)…$216MIvanti Inc. 401(k) Plan$216M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Company 3 / Method 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)$205M
Net Assets (End of Year)$216M
Net Income$11M
Employer EIN953034570
Plan Effective Date2006-02-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Company3 / Method Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Company3 / Method Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$216M 17.88521234077879% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$180M$190M$200M$210M$220M 202220232024 $184M $216M ▲ +17.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,344 $184M
2023 1 1,346 $205M
2024 1 918 $216M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.216484345 · Participants: 918Company 3 / Method 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Nep Broadcasting, LLC 401(k) Plan in PA ($216M); by covered participants it is Premier Brands Group Holdings LLC Retirement Plan in PA (918 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($216M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (918 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 Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.5% during 2024, from $205M to $216M. Reported net income was $11M.
How have Company3 / Method Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Company3 / Method Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.9%, from $184M to $216M.
Where does Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nep Broadcasting, LLC 401(k) Plan in PA ($216M, 1,730 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Premier Brands Group Holdings LLC Retirement Plan in PA (918 participants, $201M 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 953034570.

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.