ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$135M
Total assets Near avg plan size
301
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$447,002
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. · Vermont · Wholesale Trade

$135M in assets, 301 participants

King Arthur Baking Company, Inc.'s King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $135M in total assets and 301 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #6,542 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Where King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $135M for 301 participants (~$447,002/participant), up 15.4% in 2022.

#6,542
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
+15.4%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$134,547,526 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership 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. King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (301 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 041806660 · King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. PY 2022 · ESOP

King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $135M · 301 · 94th

  • PHOTO $135M
  • PHOTO 301
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  • PHOTO ESOP
  • PHOTO near Third Federal Savings Associate Stock Ownership Plan
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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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Vermont →

King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$117M
Net Assets (End of Year)$104M
Net Income$14M
Employer EIN041806660
Plan Effective Date1996-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (King Arthur Baking Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$363M 130.42310232254027% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$200M$300M$400M 202220232024 $157M $363M ▲ +130.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 676 $157M
2023 2 667 $221M
2024 2 698 $363M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Vermont

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Vermont, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100200300400500 -1000100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 134.547526 · Participants: 301King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership PlanVermont Information Processing, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 400.862763 · Participants: 421Vermont Information Processing, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCfc ESOP, Total assets ($M): 77.87 · Participants: 402Cfc ESOPAmerica's Gardening Resource, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 27.529451 · Participants: 215America's Gardening Resource, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanTrust Company of Vermont Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 18.503938 · Participants: 39Trust Company of Vermont Employee Stock Ownership PlanHallam Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 17.15904 · Participants: 115Hallam Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Vermont, assets vs. participants
Compare King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Vermont, the nearest ESOP by assets is Third Federal Savings Associate Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($135M); by covered participants it is The Suter Company, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL (301 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (301 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 King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 15.4% during 2022, from $117M to $135M. Reported net income was $14M.
How have King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), King Arthur Baking Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 130.4%, from $157M to $363M.
Where does King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Third Federal Savings Associate Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($135M, 973 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to King Arthur Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Suter Company, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL (301 participants, $27M 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 041806660.

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.