401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ll Bean Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$803M
Total assets
7,315
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$109,837
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ll Bean Inc · Maine · Retail Trade

$803M in assets, 7,315 participants

Ll Bean Inc's L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $803M in total assets and 7,315 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #7,946 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Maine

L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 7,315 participants in Maine, 15x the typical Maine plan (state average ~472 per filing). Assets: $803M.

$803M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
7,315
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$109,837
avg assets per participant

Where L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by total assets

L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$803,456,624 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $104M in the plan year 2023 filing to $82M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $721M in the plan year 2023 filing to $803M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 7,173 in the plan year 2023 filing to 7,315 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Participants vs Maine filers

In Maine, the average filing covers about 472 participants across 561 plans. L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports 7,315 participants - 15x that state average ($803M EOY assets).

Maine filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$721M
Net Assets (End of Year)$803M
Net Income$82M
Employer EIN010026590
Plan Effective Date1970-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ll Bean Inc)

$700M$750M$800M$850M 202220232024 $825M $803M ▼ -2.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Ll Bean Inc plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 9,452 $825M
2023 2 7,519 $721M
2024 1 7,315 $803M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maine

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

L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants

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L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports $803M in end-of-year assets across 7,315 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $109,837 per participant (79% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $82M.

This plan identity (EIN 010026590, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $617M to $803M (+30.2%) while covered participants moved from 7,122 to 7,315 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,122 $617M Open filing
2023 7,173 $721M Open filing
2024 · index core 7,315 $803M This page

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.4% during 2024, from $721M to $803M. Reported net income was $82M.
How have Ll Bean Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ll Bean Inc's sponsor-wide assets declined 2.6%, from $825M to $803M.
Where does L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th 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 L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Essilorluxottica Retirement Savings Plan 2 in NY ($804M, 3,734 participants).

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