401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Compass Group USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
222,964
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$7,628
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Compass Group Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Compass Group USA, Inc. · North Carolina · Food Services & Accommodation

$1.7B in assets, 222,964 participants

Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Compass Group Retirement Plan reported $1.7B in total assets and 222,964 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.

  • #4,585 in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Compass Group Retirement Plan covers 222,964 participants in North Carolina, 272x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.

#4,585
in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)
-11.6%
assets change YoY
17×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $229M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Compass Group Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Compass Group Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,700,778,929 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Compass Group Retirement 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. Compass Group Retirement Plan is a mega filing (222,964 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 561874931 · Compass Group USA, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Compass Group Retirement Plan · $1.7B · 222,964 · 99th

  • PHOTO $1.7B
  • IND 222,964
  • EOY 99th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #4585

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 North Carolina →

Compass Group Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Allianz Asset Accumulation PlanAllianz Asset Accumulation P…$1.7BCompass Group Retirement Plan$1.7BWolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan$1.7BAir Liquide & Airgas 401(k) PlanAir Liquide & Airgas 401(k) …$1.7BAlaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings PlanAlaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots…$1.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Compass Group Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.7B
Net Income-$229M
Employer EIN561874931
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Compass Group USA, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Compass Group USA, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.5B 45.70140497078089% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5B$2B$2.5B$3B 202220232024 $1.7B $2.48B ▲ +45.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 222,964 $1.7B
2023 1 230,520 $2.1B
2024 1 244,875 $2.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Compass Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100000200000300000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Compass Group Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.700778929 · Participants: 222964Compass Group Retirement PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.134026012 · Participants: 169036The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.565715066 · Participants: 39007Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.364902 · Participants: 27731Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.965353965 · Participants: 51871Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanLowes 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.355936526 · Participants: 284864Lowes 401(k) Plan
Compass Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Compass Group Retirement Plan

Compass Group Retirement Plan reports $1.7B in end-of-year assets across 222,964 participants (0.014% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.24% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $7,628 per participant (6% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$229M.

This plan identity (EIN 561874931, plan #007) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.7B to $2.5B (+45.7%) while covered participants moved from 222,964 to 244,875 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 222,964 $1.7B This page
2023 230,520 $2.1B Open filing
2024 · index core 244,875 $2.5B Open filing

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

Compass Group Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan in IL ($1.7B); by covered participants it is Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan in TN (220,835 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.7B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (222,964 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 Compass Group Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Compass Group Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.6% during 2022, from $1.9B to $1.7B. Reported net income was -$229M.
How have Compass Group USA, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Compass Group USA, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 45.7%, from $1.7B to $2.5B.
Where does Compass Group Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Compass Group Retirement 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 Compass Group Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan in IL ($1.7B, 8,119 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Compass Group Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan in TN (220,835 participants, $21.0B in assets).