401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Darden Restaurants, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
176,132
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$6,737
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Darden Savings Plan · Sponsored by Darden Restaurants, Inc. · Florida · Food Services & Accommodation

$1.2B in assets, 176,132 participants

Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s Darden Savings Plan reported $1.2B in total assets and 176,132 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.

  • #4,583 in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)

Coverage in Florida

Darden Savings Plan covers 176,132 participants in Florida, 280x the typical Florida plan (state average ~628 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.

#4,583
in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)
+7.2%
assets growth YoY
12×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Darden Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Darden Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,186,540,493 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Darden Savings 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. Darden Savings Plan is a mega filing (176,132 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 593305930 · Darden Restaurants, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Darden Savings Plan · $1.2B · 176,132 · 99th

  • SCH $1.2B
  • SCH 176,132
  • SCH 99th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Iac Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #4583

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 Florida →

Darden Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Darden Savings Plan$1.2BIac Inc. Retirement Savings PlanIac Inc. Retirement Savings …$1.2BUnisys Savings Plan$1.2BSvb Financial Group 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanSvb Financial Group 401(k) a…$1.2BPackaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried EmployeesPackaging Corporation of Ame…$1.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Darden Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Florida filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income$80M
Employer EIN593305930
Plan Effective Date1973-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Darden Restaurants, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Darden Restaurants, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.6B 33.596423160587406% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.19B $1.59B ▲ +33.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 176,132 $1.2B
2023 1 173,993 $1.4B
2024 1 189,323 $1.6B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Florida

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

Darden Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Florida, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100000200000300000400000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Darden Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.186540493 · Participants: 176132Darden Savings PlanL3harris Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.863481581 · Participants: 41096L3harris Retirement Savings PlanSavings Plan for Employees and Partners of Pricewatercoopers LLP, Total assets ($B): 9.121428518 · Participants: 50354Savings Plan for Employees and Partners of Pricewatercoopers LLPAdp Totalsource Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.687694478 · Participants: 287453Adp Totalsource Retirement Savings PlanPublix Super Markets, Inc. 401(k) Smart Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.05990007 · Participants: 176752Publix Super Markets, Inc. 401(k) Smart PlanNextera Energy, Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.44531949 · Participants: 14889Nextera Energy, Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan
Darden Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Florida, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Darden Savings Plan

Darden Savings Plan reports $1.2B in end-of-year assets across 176,132 participants (0.010% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.19% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $6,737 per participant (5% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was $80M.

This plan identity (EIN 593305930, plan #044) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.2B to $1.6B (+33.6%) while covered participants moved from 176,132 to 189,323 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 176,132 $1.2B This page
2023 173,993 $1.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 189,323 $1.6B Open filing

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

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

Outside Florida, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Iac Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan in MN (176,886 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (176,132 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 Darden Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Darden Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.2% during 2022, from $1.1B to $1.2B. Reported net income was $80M.
How have Darden Restaurants, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.6%, from $1.2B to $1.6B.
Where does Darden Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Darden Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Darden Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Iac Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($1.2B, 9,776 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Darden Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan in MN (176,886 participants, $18.6B in assets).