401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Springer Nature 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$225M
Total assets: 794
Participants: 95th
Percentile by assets: $283,897
Avg per participant

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.

95th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
#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.

$225M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 794
covered participants: 95th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans): $283,897
avg assets per participant

Where Springer Nature 401(k) Plan sits 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

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 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.

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State

New York

Industry

Information & Media

Springer Nature 401(k) Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Springer Nature 401(k) Plan outranks 95% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 2.3x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$196M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$225M
Net Income	$29M
Employer EIN	042509538
Plan Effective Date	2003-03-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Springer Nature)

Total plan assets by year, all Springer Nature plans on file

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

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

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Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to Springer Nature 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.

Lumileds LLC 401(k) Plan (CA) $225M · 279
Toyon Research Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (CA) $225M · 268
Mesirow Financial Savings Plan (IL) $225M · 495
Piedmont Airlines Inc. Employee Savings Plan (MD) $225M · 18,434

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).

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Springer Nature's sponsor-wide assets have grown 36.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media 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 042509538.