401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cincinnati Bell Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$506M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,775
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$182,409
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Cincinnati Bell Inc. · Ohio · Management of Enterprises

$506M in assets, 2,775 participants

Cincinnati Bell Inc.'s Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan reported $506M in total assets and 2,775 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.

  • #1,032 in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,775 participants in Ohio, 3.6x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $506M.

#1,032
in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)
-25.2%
assets change YoY
5.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$506,184,007 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

Cincinnati Bell 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. Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,775 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $111M in the plan year 2023 filing to $80M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets fell from $677M in the plan year 2023 filing to $506M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 2,798 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,775 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 311056105 · Cincinnati Bell Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan · $506M · 2,775 · 97th

  • PCT $506M
  • PCT 2,775
  • PCT 97th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Southwire Company Salaried 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #1032

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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

K&l Gates 401(k) Plan Beta$507MCincinnati Bell Retirement Savings PlanCincinnati Bell Retirement S…$506MSouthwire Company Salaried 401(k) PlanSouthwire Company Salaried 4…$506MCircle K Retirement Plan$506MNcci Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanNcci Holdings, Inc. 401(k) S…$506M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$677M
Net Assets (End of Year)$506M
Net Income$80M
Employer EIN311056105
Plan Effective Date1972-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cincinnati Bell Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cincinnati Bell Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$819M 11.184798832190742% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.92B $0.82B ▼ -10.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,984 $922M
2023 4 4,201 $1.1B
2024 4 4,258 $819M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.506184007 · Participants: 2775Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings PlanGE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement Savings Plan
Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Southwire Company Salaried 401(k) Plan in GA ($506M); by covered participants it is Serra Automotive 401(k) Plan & Trust in MI (2,775 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($506M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,775 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 Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 25.2% during 2024, from $677M to $506M. Reported net income was $80M.
How have Cincinnati Bell Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cincinnati Bell Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 11.2%, from $922M to $819M.
Where does Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings 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 Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southwire Company Salaried 401(k) Plan in GA ($506M, 2,364 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Serra Automotive 401(k) Plan & Trust in MI (2,775 participants, $151M 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 311056105.

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.