401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$231M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,293
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$178,915
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Kao America Inc. · Ohio · Manufacturing

$231M in assets, 1,293 participants

Kao America Inc.'s Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $231M in total assets and 1,293 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #19,318 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $231M for 1,293 participants (~$178,915/participant), down 18.6% in 2022.

#19,318
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-18.6%
assets change YoY
2.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $53M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$231,336,736 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,293 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 522064483 · Kao America Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $231M · 1,293 · 96th

  • BOY $231M
  • SCH 1,293
  • EBSA 96th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Pacwest Bancorp 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #19318

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 Ohio →

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$284M
Net Assets (End of Year)$231M
Net Income-$53M
Employer EIN522064483
Plan Effective Date1987-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kao America Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kao America Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$439M 24.86383427221863% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $352M $439M ▲ +24.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,012 $352M
2023 2 1,973 $402M
2024 2 1,909 $439M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.231336736 · Participants: 1293Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pacwest Bancorp 401(k) Plan in CA ($231M); by covered participants it is Samaritan Village, Inc. Retirement Plan in NY (1,293 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,293 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 Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 18.6% during 2022, from $284M to $231M. Reported net income was -$53M.
How have Kao America Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kao America Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.9%, from $352M to $439M.
Where does Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pacwest Bancorp 401(k) Plan in CA ($231M, 2,211 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Samaritan Village, Inc. Retirement Plan in NY (1,293 participants, $36M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 522064483.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.