401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$417M
Total assets Above avg plan size
9,251
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$45,130
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Stericycle, Inc. · Illinois · Administrative & Support Services

$417M in assets, 9,251 participants

Stericycle, Inc.'s Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $417M in total assets and 9,251 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #4,299 in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 9,251 participants in Illinois, 12x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $417M.

#4,299
in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)
+7.1%
assets growth YoY
4.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$417,494,018 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Stericycle, Inc. 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. Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (9,251 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $47M in the plan year 2023 filing to $28M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $390M in the plan year 2023 filing to $417M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 8,955 in the plan year 2023 filing to 9,251 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 363640402 · Stericycle, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · $417M · 9,251 · 97th

  • PART $417M
  • TYPE 9,251
  • NET 97th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Savings and Investment Plan of Sasol (USA) Corporation
  • BOY ind #4299

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 Administrative & Support Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Savings and Investment Plan of Sasol (USA) CorporationSavings and Investment Plan …$418MStericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanStericycle, Inc. 401(k) Reti…$417MNcr Atleos Savings Plan$417MAmn Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanAmn Healthcare 401(k) Retire…$417MHerbalife International of America, Inc. Employees 401(k) Profit SharingHerbalife International of A…$417M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Stericycle, Inc. 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)$390M
Net Assets (End of Year)$417M
Net Income$28M
Employer EIN363640402
Plan Effective Date2014-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Stericycle, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Stericycle, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$419M 21.9794862112402% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $344M $419M ▲ +22.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 9,469 $344M
2023 2 9,041 $391M
2024 2 9,335 $419M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.417494018 · Participants: 9251Stericycle, Inc. 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
Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $417M in end-of-year assets across 9,251 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $45,130 per participant (33% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $28M.

This plan identity (EIN 363640402, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $343M to $417M (+21.8%) while covered participants moved from 9,392 to 9,251 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,392 $343M Open filing
2023 8,955 $390M Open filing
2024 · index core 9,251 $417M This page

Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Savings and Investment Plan of Sasol (USA) Corporation in TX ($418M); by covered participants it is Racetrac, Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA (9,242 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,251 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 Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.1% during 2024, from $390M to $417M. Reported net income was $28M.
How have Stericycle, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Stericycle, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.0%, from $344M to $419M.
Where does Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Savings and Investment Plan of Sasol (USA) Corporation in TX ($418M, 1,296 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stericycle, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Racetrac, Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA (9,242 participants, $157M in assets).