401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
10,333
Participants Very large workforce
36th
Percentile by assets National rank
$325
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by 99 Cents Only Stores LLC · California · Retail Trade

$3M in assets, 10,333 participants

99 Cents Only Stores LLC's 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan reported $3M in total assets and 10,333 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 36th 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.

  • #3,798 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in California

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan covers 10,333 participants in California, 16x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $3M.

#3,798
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-95.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $69M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,355,519 36th percentile higher than 36% 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

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 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. 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (10,333 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$69M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $72M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 11,030 in the plan year 2023 filing to 10,333 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 952411605 · 99 Cents Only Stores LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan · $3M · 10,333 · 36th

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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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$72M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income-$69M
Employer EIN952411605
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (99 Cents Only Stores LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All 99 Cents Only Stores LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 94.76375860475548% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$20M$40M$60M$80M 202220232024 $64.1M $3.36M ▼ -94.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 11,184 $64M
2023 1 11,030 $72M
2024 1 10,333 $3M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.003355519 · Participants: 1033399 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Orlando Sports Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan in FL ($3M); by covered participants it is The Pearson Retirement Plan 401(k) in NJ (10,332 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (10,333 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 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan contracted severely - down 95.4% during 2024, from $72M to $3M. Reported net income was -$69M.
How have 99 Cents Only Stores LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), 99 Cents Only Stores LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 94.8%, from $64M to $3M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Orlando Sports Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan in FL ($3M, 239 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Pearson Retirement Plan 401(k) in NJ (10,332 participants, $2.4B 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 952411605.

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.