401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

First Brands Group, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$303M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,317
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$229,997
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: First Brands Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by First Brands Group, LLC · Ohio · Manufacturing

$303M in assets, 1,317 participants

First Brands Group, LLC's First Brands Group 401(k) Plan reported $303M in total assets and 1,317 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.

  • #16,616 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where First Brands Group 401(k) Plan sits by assets

First Brands Group 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $303M for 1,317 participants (~$229,997/participant), up 457.1% in 2024.

#16,616
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+457.1%
assets growth YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

First Brands Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

First Brands Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$302,906,606 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

First Brands Group 401(k) 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. First Brands Group 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,317 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • First Brands Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $54M in the plan year 2023 filing to $303M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Brands Group 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Brands Group 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,152 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,317 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 462872032 · First Brands Group, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

First Brands Group 401(k) Plan · $303M · 1,317 · 96th

  • PHOTO $303M
  • IND 1,317
  • EOY 96th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Element Solutions Inc Employee Savings and 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #16616

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 Ohio →

First Brands Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among First Brands Group 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)$54M
Net Assets (End of Year)$303M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN462872032
Plan Effective Date2015-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Brands Group, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All First Brands Group, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$303M 618.2872052742046% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$100M$200M$300M$400M 202220232024 $42.2M $303M ▲ +618.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 941 $42M
2023 1 1,152 $54M
2024 1 1,317 $303M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

First Brands Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants First Brands Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.302906606 · Participants: 1317First Brands Group 401(k) 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
First Brands Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare First Brands Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

First Brands Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Element Solutions Inc Employee Savings and 401(k) Plan in CT ($303M); by covered participants it is Dawson Technical 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in CO (1,317 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,317 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 First Brands Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
First Brands Group 401(k) Plan surged - up 457.1% during 2024, from $54M to $303M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have First Brands Group, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Brands Group, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 618.3%, from $42M to $303M.
Where does First Brands Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
First Brands Group 401(k) 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 First Brands Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Element Solutions Inc Employee Savings and 401(k) Plan in CT ($303M, 1,071 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to First Brands Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dawson Technical 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in CO (1,317 participants, $45M 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 462872032.

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.