401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
3,383
Participants Above avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$5,819
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Noodles & Company · Colorado · Food Services & Accommodation

$20M in assets, 3,383 participants

Noodles & Company's Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan reported $20M in total assets and 3,383 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #4,337 in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan covers 3,383 participants in Colorado, 9.0x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#4,337
in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)
-9.5%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$19,684,599 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (3,383 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 841303469 · Noodles & Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan · $20M · 3,383 · 77th

  • EBSA $20M
  • EBSA 3,383
  • EBSA 77th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Lipseys, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #4337

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 Food Services & Accommodation retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan$20MLipseys, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan$20MAmeco Employees' Savings Investment PlanAmeco Employees' Savings Inv…$20MW.D. Von Gonten & Co. 401(k) PlanW.D. Von Gonten & Co. 401(k)…$20MBuchalter Associate Attorney 401(k) PlanBuchalter Associate Attorney…$20M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$19M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN841303469
Plan Effective Date2003-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Noodles & Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Noodles & Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$26M 30.156890673769887% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$18M$20M$22M$24M$26M$28M 202220232024 $19.7M $25.6M ▲ +30.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,383 $20M
2023 1 3,668 $23M
2024 1 3,867 $26M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

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

Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.019684599 · Participants: 3383Noodles & Company 401(k) PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.75238679 · Participants: 57172Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.51543651 · Participants: 10671Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanScl Health 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.514958969 · Participants: 12642Scl Health 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.504801917 · Participants: 5046Woodward Retirement Savings PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.49307635 · Participants: 7741Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan
Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lipseys, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan in LA ($20M); by covered participants it is Carter-Jones Companies 401(k) Retirement Plan in OH (3,383 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 (3,383 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 Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.5% during 2022, from $22M to $20M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Noodles & Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Noodles & Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 30.2%, from $20M to $26M.
Where does Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 77th 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 Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lipseys, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan in LA ($20M, 131 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Carter-Jones Companies 401(k) Retirement Plan in OH (3,383 participants, $116M 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 841303469.

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.