401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Springer Nature 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$225M
Total assets Near avg plan size
794
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$283,897
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Springer Nature 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Springer Nature · New York · Information & Media

$225M in assets, 794 participants

Springer Nature's Springer Nature 401(k) Plan reported $225M in total assets and 794 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #2,601 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Springer Nature 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Springer Nature 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $225M for 794 participants (~$283,897/participant), up 14.8% in 2024.

#2,601
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+14.8%
assets growth YoY
2.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Springer Nature 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Springer Nature 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$225,414,546 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Springer Nature 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Springer Nature 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (794 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Springer Nature 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $35M in the plan year 2023 filing to $29M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Springer Nature 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $196M in the plan year 2023 filing to $225M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Springer Nature 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 737 in the plan year 2023 filing to 794 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042509538 · Springer Nature PY 2024 · 401(k)

Springer Nature 401(k) Plan · $225M · 794 · 95th

  • EBSA $225M
  • EBSA 794
  • EBSA 95th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Lumileds LLC 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #2601

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 New York →

Springer Nature 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Piedmont Airlines Inc. Employee Savings PlanPiedmont Airlines Inc. Emplo…$225MSpringer Nature 401(k) Plan$225MLumileds LLC 401(k) Plan$225MToyon Research Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanToyon Research Corporation E…$225MMesirow Financial Savings PlanMesirow Financial Savings Pl…$225M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Springer Nature 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$196M
Net Assets (End of Year)$225M
Net Income$29M
Employer EIN042509538
Plan Effective Date2003-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Springer Nature)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Springer Nature plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$251M 36.131157146698875% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $185M $251M ▲ +36.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 762 $185M
2023 2 771 $222M
2024 2 827 $251M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Springer Nature 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Springer Nature 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.225414546 · Participants: 794Springer Nature 401(k) PlanIBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Springer Nature 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Springer Nature 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Springer Nature 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lumileds LLC 401(k) Plan in CA ($225M); by covered participants it is Southern Mail Service, Inc. Retirement Plan in TX (794 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($225M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (794 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 Springer Nature 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Springer Nature 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.8% during 2024, from $196M to $225M. Reported net income was $29M.
How have Springer Nature plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Springer Nature's sponsor-wide assets grew 36.1%, from $185M to $251M.
Where does Springer Nature 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Springer Nature 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Springer Nature 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lumileds LLC 401(k) Plan in CA ($225M, 279 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Springer Nature 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southern Mail Service, Inc. Retirement Plan in TX (794 participants, $11M 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 042509538.

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.