401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$45M
Total assets Below avg plan size
8,771
Participants Very large workforce
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$5,107
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation · North Carolina · Retail Trade

$45M in assets, 8,771 participants

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation's Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan reported $45M in total assets and 8,771 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #8,848 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan covers 8,771 participants in North Carolina, 11x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $45M.

#8,848
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-13.9%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$44,796,448 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement 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. Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (8,771 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 561318322 · Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan · $45M · 8,771 · 87th

  • TYPE $45M
  • TYPE 8,771
  • TYPE 87th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Thyssenkrupp System Engineering, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #8848

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$52M
Net Assets (End of Year)$45M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN561318322
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$68M 51.984411799792696% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $44.8M $68.1M ▲ +52.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 8,771 $45M
2023 1 9,483 $55M
2024 1 6,022 $68M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.044796448 · Participants: 8771Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings 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
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Thyssenkrupp System Engineering, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MI ($45M); by covered participants it is Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan in MN (8,771 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,771 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 Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.9% during 2022, from $52M to $45M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 52.0%, from $45M to $68M.
Where does Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 87th 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 Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Thyssenkrupp System Engineering, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MI ($45M, 122 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan in MN (8,771 participants, $2.7B 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 561318322.

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.