401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Central Garden & Pet Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$408M
Total assets Above avg plan size
4,427
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$92,164
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth · Sponsored by Central Garden & Pet Company · California · Retail Trade

$408M in assets, 4,427 participants

Central Garden & Pet Company's Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth reported $408M in total assets and 4,427 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.

  • #8,259 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in California

Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth covers 4,427 participants in California, 7.0x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $408M.

#8,259
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+11.0%
assets growth YoY
4.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth's outsized position by total assets

Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth vs every filed plan by assets

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

$408,009,561 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

Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth lands in the large band (4,427 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth reported net income rose from -$57M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth end-of-year assets rose from $368M in the plan year 2022 filing to $408M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth reported participants fell from 4,450 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,427 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 680275553 · Central Garden & Pet Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth · $408M · 4,427 · 97th

  • TYPE $408M
  • TYPE 4,427
  • TYPE 97th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #8259

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 California →

Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth in the asset neighbourhood

Shannon Medical Center 401(k) Savings and Retirement PlanShannon Medical Center 401(k…$408MJohnson, Mirmiran & Thompson ESOP and 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and TrustJohnson, Mirmiran & Thompson…$408MBloomberg Industry Group, Inc. 401(k) PlanBloomberg Industry Group, In…$408MCentral Garden & Pet Company Investment GrowthCentral Garden & Pet Company…$408MSolvay US Companies 401(k) PlanSolvay US Companies 401(k) P…$408M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$368M
Net Assets (End of Year)$408M
Net Income$40M
Employer EIN680275553
Plan Effective Date1985-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Central Garden & Pet Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Central Garden & Pet Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$460M 18.45916629232358% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $388M $460M ▲ +18.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,758 $388M
2023 2 4,716 $431M
2024 2 4,266 $460M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth, Total assets ($B): 0.408009561 · Participants: 4427Central Garden & Pet Company Investment GrowthWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($408M); by covered participants it is Goodwill Industries of Central Arizona Retirement Plan in AZ (4,429 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,427 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 Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth assets move in 2023? ▼
Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth grew at a solid clip - up 11.0% during 2023, from $368M to $408M. Reported net income was $40M.
How have Central Garden & Pet Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Central Garden & Pet Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.5%, from $388M to $460M.
Where does Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth 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 Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($408M, 1,263 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Goodwill Industries of Central Arizona Retirement Plan in AZ (4,429 participants, $14M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 680275553.

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.