Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$45M
Total assets Below avg plan size
653
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$69,288
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters · Sponsored by The Kroger Co. · Ohio · Retail Trade

$45M in assets, 653 participants

The Kroger Co.'s The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters reported $45M in total assets and 653 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.

  • #8,853 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Where The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters sits by assets

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $45M for 653 participants (~$69,288/participant), down 24.0% in 2022.

#8,853
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-24.0%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters's outsized position by total assets

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters vs every filed plan by assets

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

$45,245,000 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

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters 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. The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters sits mid-pack in the medium band (653 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 310345740 · The Kroger Co. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters · $45M · 653 · 87th

  • ASSETS $45M
  • ASSETS 653
  • ASSETS 87th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C.
  • ASSETS ind #8853

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 Ohio →

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan of Liggett Group Inc. for Bargaining Unit & Hourly EmployeesRetirement Plan of Liggett G…$45MThe Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat CuttersThe Kroger Co. Pension Plan …$45MRetirement Income Plan for Employees of the Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C.Retirement Income Plan for E…$45MThe Pension Plan for Employees of Kbc Bank N. V., New York BranchThe Pension Plan for Employe…$45MRetirement Plan for the Employees of Museum AssociatesRetirement Plan for the Empl…$45M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$60M
Net Assets (End of Year)$45M
Net Income-$14M
Employer EIN310345740
Plan Effective Date1977-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Kroger Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Kroger Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13.8B 18.516793131333987% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$11B$12B$13B$14B 202220232024 $11.6B $13.8B ▲ +18.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 331,392 $11.6B
2023 4 371,552 $12.8B
2024 4 391,782 $13.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters, Total assets ($B): 0.045245 · Participants: 653The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat CuttersFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.559275463 · Participants: 12346Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.017579718 · Participants: 22597Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.498685298 · Participants: 15837American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.394372488 · Participants: 9749Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanLaborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio, Total assets ($B): 2.645337912 · Participants: 13583Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio
The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. in NY ($45M); by covered participants it is Oce Employees' Cash Accumulation Plan in NY (653 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (653 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 The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters assets move in 2022? ▼
The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters declined sharply - down 24.0% during 2022, from $60M to $45M. Reported net income was -$14M.
How have The Kroger Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Kroger Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.5%, from $11.6B to $13.8B.
Where does The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. in NY ($45M, 43 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Oce Employees' Cash Accumulation Plan in NY (653 participants, $155M 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 310345740.

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.