401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$240M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,400
Participants Above avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$100,137
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. · New Jersey · Retail Trade

$240M in assets, 2,400 participants

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan reported $240M in total assets and 2,400 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.

  • #7,816 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan covers 2,400 participants in New Jersey, 2.8x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $240M.

#7,816
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+7.7%
assets growth YoY
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$240,327,633 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

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) 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. Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,400 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $28M in the plan year 2023 filing to $17M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 2,916 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,400 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $223M in the plan year 2023 filing to $240M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 460599018 · Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan · $240M · 2,400 · 95th

  • RANK $240M
  • RANK 2,400
  • RANK 95th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Gatx Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Savings Plan
  • RANK ind #7816

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$223M
Net Assets (End of Year)$240M
Net Income$17M
Employer EIN460599018
Plan Effective Date2015-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$240M 22.875096042969822% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$180M$200M$220M$240M$260M 202220232024 $196M $240M ▲ +22.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,543 $196M
2023 1 2,916 $223M
2024 1 2,400 $240M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.240327633 · Participants: 2400Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) 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
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Gatx Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Savings Plan in IL ($240M); by covered participants it is The Shyft Group Retirement Plan in MI (2,400 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($240M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,400 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 Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.7% during 2024, from $223M to $240M. Reported net income was $17M.
How have Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.9%, from $196M to $240M.
Where does Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Barnes & Noble Education 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 Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gatx Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Savings Plan in IL ($240M, 629 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Barnes & Noble Education 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Shyft Group Retirement Plan in MI (2,400 participants, $109M 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 460599018.

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.