401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Mars, Incorporated 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $981M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 35,204
- Participants Very large workforce
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $27,860
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Mars, Incorporated · New Jersey · Manufacturing
$981M in assets, 35,204 participants
Mars, Incorporated's Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan reported $981M in total assets and 35,204 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.
- #20,189 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan covers 35,204 participants in New Jersey, 42x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $981M.
- #20,189
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -7.9%
- assets change YoY
- 9.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $79M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$980,773,707 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) 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. Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan is a mega filing (35,204 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 221594774 · Mars, Incorporated PY 2022 · 401(k)
Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan · $981M · 35,204 · 99th
- PHOTO $981M
- PHOTO 35,204
- PHOTO 99th
- PHOTO 401(k)
- PHOTO near Erie Insurance Group Employee Savings Plan
- PHOTO ind #20189
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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →
Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $976M |
| Net Income | -$79M |
| Employer EIN | 221594774 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2019-08-30 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Mars, Incorporated)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Mars, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $11.7B 22.9945575884106% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 60,183 | $9.5B |
| 2023 | 5 | 58,554 | $11.0B |
| 2024 | 5 | 59,490 | $11.7B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $36.8B · 168,280
- Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $25.2B · 76,788
- Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $21.2B · 43,271
- Pfizer Savings Plan $17.8B · 27,796
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $12.4B · 52,975
Scale composition for Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan
Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan reports $981M in end-of-year assets across 35,204 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.037% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $27,860 per participant (20% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$79M.
This plan identity (EIN 221594774, plan #008) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $981M to $2.6B (+160.6%) while covered participants moved from 35,204 to 33,476 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 35,204 | $981M | This page |
| 2023 | 33,604 | $2.1B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 33,476 | $2.6B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- U. S. Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $5.1B, 8,869 participants)
- U.S. Associate Savings Plan (401(k), $3.4B, 15,513 participants)
- Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $2.6B, 33,476 participants)
- Mars Deferred Compensation Plan (401(k), $598M, 627 participants)
Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Erie Insurance Group Employee Savings Plan in PA ($980M); by covered participants it is Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Savings & Protection Plan in CA (35,205 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($981M here).
- Erie Insurance Group Employee Savings Plan (PA) $980M · 5,811
- The Waters Employee Investment Plan (MA) $982M · 2,983
- Rollins 401(k) Savings Plan (GA) $980M · 11,914
- Cooley LLP Salary Deferral and Profit Sharing Plan (CA) $979M · 2,636
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (35,204 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Savings & Protection Plan (CA) 35,205 · 1 off
- Ryder System, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (FL) 35,189 · 15 off
- Allegis Group, Inc Retirement Savings Three (MD) 35,468 · 264 off
- Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan (TX) 34,677 · 527 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.