401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

DARLING'S 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
471
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$71,058
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by DARLING'S · Maine · Retail Trade

$33M in assets, 471 participants

DARLING'S's Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $33M in total assets and 471 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #8,678 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Where Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $33M for 471 participants (~$71,058/participant), down 13.1% in 2022.

#8,678
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-13.1%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,468,321 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (471 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 010054865 · DARLING'S PY 2022 · 401(k)

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Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement 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)$39M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN010054865
Plan Effective Date1989-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (DARLING'S)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All DARLING'S plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$45M 33.246089638019185% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $33.5M $44.6M ▲ +33.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 471 $33M
2023 1 505 $39M
2024 1 537 $45M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maine

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

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.033468321 · Participants: 471Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanTd 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.082814523 · Participants: 26725Td 401(k) Retirement PlanUnum Group 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.823433108 · Participants: 9051Unum Group 401(k) Retirement PlanIdexx Retirement and Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.833975444 · Participants: 6436Idexx Retirement and Incentive Savings PlanHannaford Bros. Co., LLC Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.831539018 · Participants: 28776Hannaford Bros. Co., LLC Retirement Savings PlanThe Cianbro Team Equity Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.624114187 · Participants: 2575The Cianbro Team Equity Plan
Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants
Compare Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maine, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Astronova, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in RI ($33M); by covered participants it is Wireco Worldgroup, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in KS (471 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (471 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 Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.1% during 2022, from $39M to $33M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have DARLING'S plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), DARLING'S's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.2%, from $33M to $45M.
Where does Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 84th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Astronova, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in RI ($33M, 246 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Wireco Worldgroup, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in KS (471 participants, $46M 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 010054865.

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.