401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$398M
Total assets Above avg plan size
34,033
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$11,701
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Panda Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. · California · Food Services & Accommodation

$398M in assets, 34,033 participants

Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.'s Panda Retirement Plan reported $398M in total assets and 34,033 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #4,568 in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)

Coverage in California

Panda Retirement Plan covers 34,033 participants in California, 54x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $398M.

#4,568
in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)
-11.9%
assets change YoY
4.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $54M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Panda Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Panda Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$398,229,180 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Panda 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. Panda Retirement Plan is a mega filing (34,033 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 954065005 · Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Panda Retirement Plan · $398M · 34,033 · 97th

  • TYPE $398M
  • NET 34,033
  • BOOK 97th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near The Brink's Company 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #4568

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 California →

Panda Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Masters Mates & Pilots Individual Retirement Account PlanMasters Mates & Pilots Indiv…$399MAlbany International Corp. Prosperity Plus SavingsAlbany International Corp. P…$398MBaptist Health 401(a) Plan$398MThe Brink's Company 401(k) PlanThe Brink's Company 401(k) P…$398MPanda Retirement Plan$398M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Panda Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$452M
Net Assets (End of Year)$398M
Net Income-$54M
Employer EIN954065005
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$610M 53.13104177850553% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$400M$500M$600M$700M 202220232024 $398M $610M ▲ +53.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 34,033 $398M
2023 1 44,486 $500M
2024 1 47,481 $610M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Panda Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Panda Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.39822918 · Participants: 34033Panda Retirement PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Panda Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Panda Retirement Plan

Panda Retirement Plan reports $398M in end-of-year assets across 34,033 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.036% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $11,701 per participant (8% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$54M.

This plan identity (EIN 954065005, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $398M to $610M (+53.1%) while covered participants moved from 34,033 to 47,481 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 34,033 $398M This page
2023 44,486 $500M Open filing
2024 · index core 47,481 $610M Open filing

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

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Brink's Company 401(k) Plan in VA ($398M); by covered participants it is Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan in NJ (33,944 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($398M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (34,033 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 Panda Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Panda Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.9% during 2022, from $452M to $398M. Reported net income was -$54M.
How have Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 53.1%, from $398M to $610M.
Where does Panda Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Panda Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Panda Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Brink's Company 401(k) Plan in VA ($398M, 10,152 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Panda Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan in NJ (33,944 participants, $2.2B in assets).