401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Paramount Global 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
17,755
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$358,335
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) · Sponsored by Paramount Global · New York · Information & Media

$6.4B in assets, 17,755 participants

Paramount Global's Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) reported $6.4B in total assets and 17,755 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #2,804 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in New York

Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) covers 17,755 participants in New York, 22x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $6.4B.

#2,804
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+4.0%
assets growth YoY
64×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan)'s outsized position by total assets

Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$6,362,245,213 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan)'s mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) is a mega filing (17,755 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) reported net income fell from $744M in the plan year 2023 filing to $242M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) reported participants fell from 18,607 in the plan year 2023 filing to 17,755 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) end-of-year assets rose from $6.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $6.4B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 042949533 · Paramount Global PY 2024 · 401(k)

Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) · $6.4B · 17,755 · 100th

  • SCH $6.4B
  • SCH 17,755
  • SCH 100th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Cummins Retirement and Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #2804

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 →

Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) in the asset neighbourhood

Jacobs 401(k) Plus Savings PlanJacobs 401(k) Plus Savings P…$6.4BCummins Retirement and Savings PlanCummins Retirement and Savin…$6.4BPhilips North America 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k)…$6.4BParamount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan)Paramount Global 401(k) Plan…$6.4BBasf Corporation Retirement Savings PlanBasf Corporation Retirement …$6.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$6.4B
Net Income$242M
Employer EIN042949533
Plan Effective Date1971-06-04
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Paramount Global)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Paramount Global plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8.8B 13.343762276807889% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7.5B$8B$8.5B$9B 202220232024 $7.79B $8.83B ▲ +13.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 23,237 $7.8B
2023 5 21,686 $8.6B
2024 5 20,098 $8.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan), Total assets ($B): 6.362245213 · Participants: 17755Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan)IBM 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
Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan)

Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) reports $6.4B in end-of-year assets across 17,755 participants (0.052% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.019% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $358,335 per participant (2.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $242M.

This plan identity (EIN 042949533, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $5.4B to $6.4B (+18.2%) while covered participants moved from 19,592 to 17,755 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 19,592 $5.4B Open filing
2023 18,607 $6.1B Open filing
2024 · index core 17,755 $6.4B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan)'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cummins Retirement and Savings Plan in IN ($6.4B); by covered participants it is Victoria's Secret & Co. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in OH (17,759 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($6.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (17,755 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 Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) assets move in 2024?
Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) edged up modestly - up 4.0% during 2024, from $6.1B to $6.4B. Reported net income was $242M.
How have Paramount Global plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Paramount Global's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.3%, from $7.8B to $8.8B.
Where does Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan) ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan)?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cummins Retirement and Savings Plan in IN ($6.4B, 30,272 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Paramount Global 401(k) Plan (Fka Viacomcbs 401(k) Plan)?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Victoria's Secret & Co. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in OH (17,759 participants, $895M in assets).