401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Spectrum Brands, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$337M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,691
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$199,438
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Spectrum Brands, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$337M in assets, 1,691 participants

Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $337M in total assets and 1,691 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #16,698 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 1,691 participants in Wisconsin, 3.0x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $337M.

#16,698
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+2.9%
assets growth YoY
3.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$337,249,696 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Spectrum Brands 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. Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,691 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 2,964 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,691 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $328M in the plan year 2023 filing to $337M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 222423556 · Spectrum Brands, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $337M · 1,691 · 96th

  • IND $337M
  • IND 1,691
  • IND 96th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Michaels Stores, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan
  • IND ind #16698

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Wisconsin →

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$328M
Net Assets (End of Year)$337M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN222423556
Plan Effective Date1983-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Spectrum Brands, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Spectrum Brands, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$387M 3.443537054311191% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$370M$380M$390M$400M$410M 202220232024 $401M $387M ▼ -3.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,636 $401M
2023 2 3,004 $380M
2024 2 1,726 $387M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.337249696 · Participants: 1691Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanAdvocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.487791739 · Participants: 80015Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.188548319 · Participants: 28489Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.136404794 · Participants: 26372Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.988151 · Participants: 11661Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.765132976 · Participants: 9217Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan
Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Michaels Stores, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan in TX ($337M); by covered participants it is Community Health Association of Spokane 401(k) Plan in WA (1,691 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($337M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,691 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 Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 2.9% during 2024, from $328M to $337M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Spectrum Brands, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 3.4%, from $401M to $387M.
Where does Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Michaels Stores, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan in TX ($337M, 4,593 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Community Health Association of Spokane 401(k) Plan in WA (1,691 participants, $103M 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 222423556.

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.