401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Intelsat US LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$628M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,575
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$398,524
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Intelsat US LLC · Virginia · Information & Media

$628M in assets, 1,575 participants

Intelsat US LLC's Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $628M in total assets and 1,575 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.

  • #2,703 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 1,575 participants in Virginia, 2.0x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $628M.

#2,703
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+14.2%
assets growth YoY
6.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$627,675,319 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,575 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $97M in the plan year 2023 filing to $78M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $550M in the plan year 2023 filing to $628M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 1,650 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,575 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 954607698 · Intelsat US LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $628M · 1,575 · 98th

  • PCT $628M
  • PCT 1,575
  • PCT 98th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz Retirement Savings Plan
  • PCT ind #2703

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 Virginia →

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Southstate Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanSouthstate Bank 401(k) Retir…$629MTwilio 401(k) Plan$629MIntelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanIntelsat 401(k) Retirement S…$628MBaker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz Retirement Savings PlanBaker Donelson Bearman Caldw…$628MScholastic Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement PlanScholastic Corporation 401(k…$627M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$550M
Net Assets (End of Year)$628M
Net Income$78M
Employer EIN954607698
Plan Effective Date2001-07-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Intelsat US LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Intelsat US LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$926M 25.811343045459623% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$800M$900M$1,000M 202220232024 $736M $926M ▲ +25.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,672 $736M
2023 2 1,745 $849M
2024 2 1,663 $926M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.627675319 · Participants: 1575Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.473777135 · Participants: 104719Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.840459887 · Participants: 62869401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 12.395006194 · Participants: 49414General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04952818 · Participants: 44933Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings PlanLeidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.790942581 · Participants: 29734Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan
Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz Retirement Savings Plan in TN ($628M); by covered participants it is Envision Management, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CO (1,575 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,575 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 Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.2% during 2024, from $550M to $628M. Reported net income was $78M.
How have Intelsat US LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Intelsat US LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.8%, from $736M to $926M.
Where does Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Intelsat 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 Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz Retirement Savings Plan in TN ($628M, 1,105 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Envision Management, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CO (1,575 participants, $54M in assets).