401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$241M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,653
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$145,866
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Cars.Com, LLC · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$241M in assets, 1,653 participants

Cars.Com, LLC's Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $241M in total assets and 1,653 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.

  • #19,395 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 1,653 participants in Illinois, 2.1x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $241M.

#19,395
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+17.9%
assets growth YoY
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$241,117,249 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

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement 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. Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,653 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $204M in the plan year 2023 filing to $241M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $40M in the plan year 2023 filing to $37M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,725 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,653 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 364466253 · Cars.Com, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan · $241M · 1,653 · 95th

  • BOOK $241M
  • VS-ST 1,653
  • BOY 95th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Holland Hospital 401(k) Savings Plan
  • PART ind #19395

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$204M
Net Assets (End of Year)$241M
Net Income$37M
Employer EIN364466253
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cars.Com, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cars.Com, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$241M 46.73970381197366% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $164M $241M ▲ +46.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,594 $164M
2023 1 1,725 $204M
2024 1 1,653 $241M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.241117249 · Participants: 1653Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement 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
Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Holland Hospital 401(k) Savings Plan in MI ($241M); by covered participants it is Swca, Inc. 401(k) Plan in AZ (1,653 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,653 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 Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 17.9% during 2024, from $204M to $241M. Reported net income was $37M.
How have Cars.Com, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cars.Com, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 46.7%, from $164M to $241M.
Where does Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement 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 Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Holland Hospital 401(k) Savings Plan in MI ($241M, 2,223 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cars.Com, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Swca, Inc. 401(k) Plan in AZ (1,653 participants, $78M in assets).