401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Barnes & Noble, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$790M
Total assets: 12,897
Participants: 98th
Percentile by assets: $61,246
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Barnes & Noble, Inc. · New York · Retail Trade

$790M in assets, 12,897 participants

Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reported $790M in total assets and 12,897 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)
#7,943 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in New York

Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan covers 12,897 participants in New York, 16x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $790M.

$790M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 12,897
covered participants: 98th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans): $61,246
avg assets per participant

Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $688M in the plan year 2023 filing to $790M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $111M in the plan year 2023 filing to $102M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 11,963 in the plan year 2023 filing to 12,897 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State

New York

Industry

Retail Trade

Participants vs New York filers

In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reports 12,897 participants - 16x that state average ($790M EOY assets).

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$688M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$790M
Net Income	$102M
Employer EIN	061196501
Plan Effective Date	1987-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Barnes & Noble, Inc.)

Total plan assets by year, all Barnes & Noble, Inc. plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	10,505	$571M
2023	1	11,963	$688M
2024	1	12,897	$790M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

IBM 401(k) Plan $60.4B · 52,674
Morgan Stanley 401(k) Plan $22.2B · 53,860
Pfizer Savings Plan $22.0B · 33,309
The Pepsico Savings Plan $14.9B · 137,398
The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan $12.8B · 23,227

Compare Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan

Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan reports $790M in end-of-year assets across 12,897 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $61,246 per participant (44% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $102M.

This plan identity (EIN 061196501, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $571M to $790M (+38.4%) while covered participants moved from 10,505 to 12,897 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year	Participants	EOY assets	Filing
2022	10,505	$571M	Open filing
2023	11,963	$688M	Open filing
2024 · index core	12,897	$790M	This page

Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.

Homeservices Retirement Savings Plan (MN) $791M · 5,900
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield 401(k) Savings and Plus Plan (AR) $789M · 3,398
Totalenergies Finance USA, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (TX) $788M · 2,423
Qbe 401(k) Savings Plan (WI) $792M · 2,695

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.8% during 2024, from $688M to $790M. Reported net income was $102M.

How have Barnes & Noble, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 38.4%, from $571M to $790M.

Where does Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Barnes & Noble 401(k) 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 Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Homeservices Retirement Savings Plan in MN ($791M, 5,900 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in New York. Compare plans
Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 38.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans

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 061196501.