401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Tyson Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
109,234
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$29,662
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc. · Arkansas · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$3.2B in assets, 109,234 participants

Tyson Foods, Inc.'s Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported $3.2B in total assets and 109,234 participants in its 2022 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.

  • #1,523 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)

Coverage in Arkansas

Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan covers 109,234 participants in Arkansas, 39x the typical Arkansas plan (state average ~2,784 per filing). Assets: $3.2B.

#1,523
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)
-12.2%
assets change YoY
33×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $451M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,240,139,798 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (109,234 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 710225165 · Tyson Foods, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · $3.2B · 109,234 · 100th

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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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in Arkansas →

Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Arkansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.2B
Net Income-$451M
Employer EIN710225165
Plan Effective Date1987-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tyson Foods, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Tyson Foods, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.7B 15.283845076859858% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.2B$3.4B$3.6B$3.8B 202220232024 $3.24B $3.74B ▲ +15.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 109,234 $3.2B
2023 1 113,806 $3.5B
2024 1 118,403 $3.7B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arkansas

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

Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000000500000100000015000002000000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.240139798 · Participants: 109234Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanWalmart 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.747577034 · Participants: 1687830Walmart 401(k) PlanDillard's, Inc. Investment & Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.448802275 · Participants: 30577Dillard's, Inc. Investment & Employee Stock Ownership PlanJ.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.120265109 · Participants: 34174J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Employee Retirement PlanWindstream 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.09987819 · Participants: 10984Windstream 401(k) PlanArvest Bank 401(k) & Profit Sharing Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.693991682 · Participants: 6394Arvest Bank 401(k) & Profit Sharing Retirement Plan
Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reports $3.2B in end-of-year assets across 109,234 participants (0.026% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.12% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $29,662 per participant (21% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$451M.

This plan identity (EIN 710225165, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.2B to $3.7B (+15.3%) while covered participants moved from 109,234 to 118,403 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 109,234 $3.2B This page
2023 113,806 $3.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 118,403 $3.7B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Starbucks Corporation 401(k) Plan in WA ($3.2B); by covered participants it is Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan in WA (109,797 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (109,234 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 Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.2% during 2022, from $3.7B to $3.2B. Reported net income was -$451M.
How have Tyson Foods, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tyson Foods, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 15.3%, from $3.2B to $3.7B.
Where does Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Starbucks Corporation 401(k) Plan in WA ($3.2B, 259,414 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan in WA (109,797 participants, $39.6B in assets).