401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Whole Foods Market, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.7B
Total assets
89,691
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$18,760
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Whole Foods Market, Inc. · Texas · Retail Trade

$1.7B in assets, 89,691 participants

Whole Foods Market, Inc.'s Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reported $1.7B in total assets and 89,691 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #9,480 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan covers 89,691 participants in Texas, 130x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.

$1.7B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
89,691
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$18,760
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $267M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

State
Industry

Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reports 89,691 participants - 130x that state average ($1.7B EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.7B
Net Income-$267M
Employer EIN741989366
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Whole Foods Market, Inc.)

$1.5B$2B$2.5B$3B 202220232024 $1.68B $2.44B ▲ +45.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Whole Foods Market, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 89,691 $1.7B
2023 1 100,700 $2.1B
2024 1 92,280 $2.4B

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Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Whole Foods Market G…AT&T Retirement Savi…Exxonmobil Savings P…Caterpillar 401(k) S…American Airlines, I…Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan

Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reports $1.7B in end-of-year assets across 89,691 participants (0.014% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.095% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $18,760 per participant (14% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$267M.

This plan identity (EIN 741989366, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.7B to $2.4B (+44.8%) while covered participants moved from 89,691 to 92,280 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 89,691 $1.7B This page
2023 100,700 $2.1B Open filing
2024 · index core 92,280 $2.4B Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022?
Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.7% during 2022, from $1.9B to $1.7B. Reported net income was -$267M.
How have Whole Foods Market, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Whole Foods Market, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 44.8%, from $1.7B to $2.4B.
Where does Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Stantec 401(k) Plan in AZ ($1.7B, 8,764 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Texas. Compare plans
  • Whole Foods Market, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 44.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans