401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Central Garden & Pet Co 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
308
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$66,466
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Pet 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Central Garden & Pet Co · California · Wholesale Trade

$20M in assets, 308 participants

Central Garden & Pet Co's General Pet 401(k) Plan reported $20M in total assets and 308 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #5,154 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in California

General Pet 401(k) Plan covers 308 participants in California, about 49% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#5,154
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-18.6%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

General Pet 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

General Pet 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$20,471,539 Top 22% higher than 78% of 139,123 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 2022

General Pet 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General Pet 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (308 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 680275553 · Central Garden & Pet Co PY 2022 · 401(k)

General Pet 401(k) Plan · $20M · 308 · 78th

  • PHOTO $20M
  • PHOTO 308
  • PHOTO 78th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PHOTO ind #5154

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

General Pet 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

General Pet 401(k) Plan$20MAll Aboard America! Holdings, Inc. 401(k) PlanAll Aboard America! Holdings…$20MD & C Employees' 401(k) Plan$20MColliers International-Atlanta, LLC 401(k) PlanColliers International-Atlan…$20MJhi Group Inc. Incentive Savings PlanJhi Group Inc. Incentive Sav…$20M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among General Pet 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN680275553
Plan Effective Date1988-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Central Garden & Pet Co)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Central Garden & Pet Co plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$460M 18.45916629232358% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $388M $460M ▲ +18.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,758 $388M
2023 2 4,716 $431M
2024 2 4,266 $460M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

General Pet 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants General Pet 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020471539 · Participants: 308General Pet 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
General Pet 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare General Pet 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Pet 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO ($20M); by covered participants it is Big Village Group USA Retirement Savings Plan in NJ (308 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($20M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (308 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did General Pet 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
General Pet 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 18.6% during 2022, from $25M to $20M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Central Garden & Pet Co plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Central Garden & Pet Co's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.5%, from $388M to $460M.
Where does General Pet 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Pet 401(k) Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to General Pet 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO ($20M, 1,074 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Pet 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Big Village Group USA Retirement Savings Plan in NJ (308 participants, $40M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 680275553.

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.