401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Brinker International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$403M
Total assets Above avg plan size
37,077
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$10,861
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Brinker International, Inc. · Texas · Food Services & Accommodation

$403M in assets, 37,077 participants

Brinker International, Inc.'s Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan reported $403M in total assets and 37,077 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #3,801 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan covers 37,077 participants in Texas, 54x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $403M.

#3,801
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)
+20.5%
assets growth YoY
4.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$402,699,901 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 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 2023

Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan is a mega filing (37,077 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$68M in the plan year 2022 filing to $69M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $334M in the plan year 2022 filing to $403M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 34,677 in the plan year 2022 filing to 37,077 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 752354902 · Brinker International, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan · $403M · 37,077 · 97th

  • EBSA $403M
  • EBSA 37,077
  • EBSA 97th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near The Spirent Communications 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #3801

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 Texas →

Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Spirent Communications 401(k) PlanThe Spirent Communications 4…$403MBrinker International 401(k) Savings PlanBrinker International 401(k)…$403MRheem Defined Contribution PlanRheem Defined Contribution P…$403MIng Financial Services LLC 401(k) Savings PlanIng Financial Services LLC 4…$403MThe Davey 401ksop and ESOP$403M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$334M
Net Assets (End of Year)$403M
Net Income$69M
Employer EIN752354902
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brinker International, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brinker International, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$495M 48.04051969640612% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M$500M$550M 202220232024 $334M $495M ▲ +48.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 34,677 $334M
2023 1 37,077 $403M
2024 1 39,821 $495M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.402699901 · Participants: 37077Brinker International 401(k) Savings PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.012012 · Participants: 119854AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.917 · Participants: 23477Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.496476432 · Participants: 41679Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.680189879 · Participants: 88792American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.529835 · Participants: 45686Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan

Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan reports $403M in end-of-year assets across 37,077 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.039% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $10,861 per participant (8% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $69M.

This plan identity (EIN 752354902, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $334M to $495M (+48.0%) while covered participants moved from 34,677 to 39,821 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 34,677 $334M Open filing
2023 37,077 $403M This page
2024 · index core 39,821 $495M Open filing

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

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

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Spirent Communications 401(k) Plan in MD ($403M); by covered participants it is Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan in MA (37,052 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($403M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (37,077 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 20.5% during 2023, from $334M to $403M. Reported net income was $69M.
How have Brinker International, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brinker International, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 48.0%, from $334M to $495M.
Where does Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Spirent Communications 401(k) Plan in MD ($403M, 944 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan in MA (37,052 participants, $10.6B in assets).