Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Kroger Co. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $2.0B
- Total assets
- 4,998
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $408,314
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off · Sponsored by The Kroger Co. · Ohio · Retail Trade
$2.0B in assets, 4,998 participants
The Kroger Co.'s The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off reported $2.0B in total assets and 4,998 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #9,484 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off covers 4,998 participants in Ohio, 6.5x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $2.0B.
- $2.0B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 4,998
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $408,314
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $688M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Ohio filers
In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off reports 4,998 participants - 6.5x that state average ($2.0B EOY assets).
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.0B |
| Net Income | -$688M |
| Employer EIN | 310345740 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2017-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Kroger Co.)
| 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 Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan $7.6B · 12,346
- Nationwide Retirement Plan $5.0B · 22,597
- American Electric Power System Retirement Plan $4.5B · 15,837
- Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan $3.4B · 9,749
- Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio $2.6B · 13,583
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off by total assets, not by location.
- Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee (TN) $2.0B · 2,920
- Directors Guild of America-Producer Pension Plan Basic Benefit Plan (CA) $2.0B · 8,405
- Equity-League Pension Trust Fund (NY) $2.0B · 25,404
- Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B (VA) $2.0B · 1,859
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off's numbers.
- By total assets, The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio. Compare plans
- The Kroger Co.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans