Staples, Inc.401(k)
STAPLES, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN · FRAMINGHAM, MA · plan year 2024
Peer grade: C · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
Staples, Inc. reported $943,230 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,515 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.
Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.07% to 0.06%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 35th-largest of 2,726 plans among Massachusetts employers on file, and the 39th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $3.45 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 13,366 to 11,200 since 2022.
Staples, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $5,259 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.
Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.
Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 042896127 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.