401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Mars, Incorporated 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.5B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 13,112
- Participants Very large workforce
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $186,931
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: U.S. Associate Savings Plan · Sponsored by Mars, Incorporated · New Jersey · Manufacturing
$2.5B in assets, 13,112 participants
Mars, Incorporated's U.S. Associate Savings Plan reported $2.5B in total assets and 13,112 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.
- #20,423 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
U.S. Associate Savings Plan covers 13,112 participants in New Jersey, 16x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $2.5B.
- #20,423
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -15.3%
- assets change YoY
- 25×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $445M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
U.S. Associate Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
U.S. Associate Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$2,451,045,368 Highest reported value at or above every one 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
U.S. Associate 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. U.S. Associate Savings Plan is a mega filing (13,112 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 221594774 · Mars, Incorporated PY 2022 · 401(k)
U.S. Associate Savings Plan · $2.5B · 13,112 · 100th
- EBSA $2.5B
- PART 13,112
- TYPE 100th
- NET 401(k)
- BOOK near Nvidia Corporation 401(k) Plan
- VS-ST ind #20423
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 →
U.S. Associate Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.9B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.5B |
| Net Income | -$445M |
| Employer EIN | 221594774 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2003-10-01 |
| 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 U.S. Associate Savings Plan
U.S. Associate Savings Plan reports $2.5B in end-of-year assets across 13,112 participants (0.020% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $186,931 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$445M.
This plan identity (EIN 221594774, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.5B to $3.4B (+38.1%) while covered participants moved from 13,112 to 15,513 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,112 | $2.5B | This page |
| 2023 | 14,224 | $3.0B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 15,513 | $3.4B | 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)
U.S. Associate Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Nvidia Corporation 401(k) Plan in CA ($2.5B); by covered participants it is Lululemon Savings Plan in DE (13,125 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.5B here).
- Nvidia Corporation 401(k) Plan (CA) $2.5B · 10,860
- Dillard's, Inc. Investment & Employee Stock Ownership Plan (AR) $2.4B · 30,577
- Sanford Retirement Savings Plan (ND) $2.4B · 30,145
- The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan (IA) $2.4B · 59,826
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (13,112 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Lululemon Savings Plan (DE) 13,125 · 13 off
- Baystate Health, Inc Retirement Plan (MA) 13,128 · 16 off
- Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. Savings Retirement Plan (PA) 13,128 · 16 off
- Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan (NC) 13,092 · 20 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.