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
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.
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 EIN | 741989366 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2002-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Whole Foods Market, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 89,691 | $1.7B |
| 2023 | 1 | 100,700 | $2.1B |
| 2024 | 1 | 92,280 | $2.4B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
- AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $37.6B · 144,503
- Exxonmobil Savings Plan $21.3B · 23,619
- Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $13.8B · 38,538
- American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan $12.8B · 85,577
- Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan $12.0B · 47,532
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:
- Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan (401(k), $2.4B, 92,280 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Stantec 401(k) Plan (AZ) $1.7B · 8,764
- Parsons Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (VA) $1.7B · 9,497
- Caesars Entertainment, Inc 401(k) Plan (NV) $1.7B · 41,227
- Oasis Retirement Savings Plan (FL) $1.7B · 76,924
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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