401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Stepan Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$395M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,260
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$313,839
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Stepan Company · Illinois · Manufacturing

$395M in assets, 1,260 participants

Stepan Company's Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan reported $395M in total assets and 1,260 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #16,822 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan sits by assets

Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $395M for 1,260 participants (~$313,839/participant), up 1.6% in 2024.

#16,822
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+1.6%
assets growth YoY
4.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$395,436,987 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement 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. Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,260 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $44M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $389M in the plan year 2023 filing to $395M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,274 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,260 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 361823834 · Stepan Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan · $395M · 1,260 · 97th

  • ASSETS $395M
  • PCT 1,260
  • EIN 97th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Pfizer Savings Plan for Employees Resident in Puerto Rico
  • IND ind #16822

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 Illinois →

Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$389M
Net Assets (End of Year)$395M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN361823834
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Stepan Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Stepan Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$564M 0.3631700543468656% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$550M$560M$570M$580M$590M$600M 202220232024 $562M $564M ▲ +0.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 2,847 $562M
2023 5 2,836 $595M
2024 5 2,748 $564M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.395436987 · Participants: 1260Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pfizer Savings Plan for Employees Resident in Puerto Rico in PR ($395M); by covered participants it is Thrift Plan for Employees of S & T Bank in PA (1,260 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,260 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 Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 1.6% during 2024, from $389M to $395M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Stepan Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Stepan Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 0.4%, from $562M to $564M.
Where does Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pfizer Savings Plan for Employees Resident in Puerto Rico in PR ($395M, 88 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Thrift Plan for Employees of S & T Bank in PA (1,260 participants, $128M in assets).