401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Mars, Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$612M
Total assets Above avg plan size
440
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mars Deferred Compensation Plan · Sponsored by Mars, Incorporated · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$612M in assets, 440 participants

Mars, Incorporated's Mars Deferred Compensation Plan reported $612M in total assets and 440 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #18,047 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Mars Deferred Compensation Plan sits by assets

Mars Deferred Compensation Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $612M for 440 participants (~$1.4M/participant), up 0.8% in 2023.

#18,047
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+0.8%
assets growth YoY
6.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Mars Deferred Compensation Plan's outsized position by total assets

Mars Deferred Compensation Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$611,990,106 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Mars Deferred Compensation Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Mars Deferred Compensation Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (440 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Mars Deferred Compensation Plan reported net income rose from -$198M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Mars Deferred Compensation Plan reported participants fell from 516 in the plan year 2022 filing to 440 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Mars Deferred Compensation Plan end-of-year assets rose from $607M in the plan year 2022 filing to $612M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 221594774 · Mars, Incorporated PY 2023 · 401(k)

Mars Deferred Compensation Plan · $612M · 440 · 98th

  • ASSETS $612M
  • PCT 440
  • EIN 98th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Fenwick & West LLP 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • IND ind #18047

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Mars Deferred Compensation Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Mars Deferred Compensation PlanMars Deferred Compensation P…$612MFenwick & West LLP 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanFenwick & West LLP 401(k) Re…$612MComputershare 401(k) Retirement PlanComputershare 401(k) Retirem…$612MHilti Retirement Savings Plan$611MGuggenheim Services Retirement Savings PlanGuggenheim Services Retireme…$611M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mars Deferred Compensation Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$607M
Net Assets (End of Year)$612M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN221594774
Plan Effective Date1955-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mars, Incorporated)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mars, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11.7B 22.9945575884106% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9B$10B$11B$12B 202220232024 $9.47B $11.7B ▲ +23.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 60,183 $9.5B
2023 5 58,554 $11.0B
2024 5 59,490 $11.7B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Mars Deferred Compensation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Mars Deferred Compensation Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.611990106 · Participants: 440Mars Deferred Compensation PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
Mars Deferred Compensation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Mars Deferred Compensation Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Mars Deferred Compensation Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Fenwick & West LLP 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($612M); by covered participants it is Tradition America Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY (440 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($612M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (440 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 Mars Deferred Compensation Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Mars Deferred Compensation Plan held essentially flat - up 0.8% during 2023, from $607M to $612M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Mars, Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mars, Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.0%, from $9.5B to $11.7B.
Where does Mars Deferred Compensation Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mars Deferred Compensation Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Mars Deferred Compensation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fenwick & West LLP 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($612M, 1,225 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mars Deferred Compensation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tradition America Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY (440 participants, $179M 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 221594774.

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.