401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
The Kroger Co. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.3B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 236,780
- Participants Very large workforce
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $9,712
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Kroger Co. Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Kroger Co. · Ohio · Retail Trade
$2.3B in assets, 236,780 participants
The Kroger Co.'s The Kroger Co. Savings Plan reported $2.3B in total assets and 236,780 participants in its 2023 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.
- #8,380 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
The Kroger Co. Savings Plan covers 236,780 participants in Ohio, 310x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $2.3B.
- #8,380
- in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
- +3.3%
- assets growth YoY
- 23×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The Kroger Co. Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
The Kroger Co. Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$2,299,591,000 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
The Kroger Co. 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. The Kroger Co. Savings Plan is a mega filing (236,780 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- The Kroger Co. Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$311M in the plan year 2022 filing to $73M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Kroger Co. Savings Plan reported participants rose from 209,608 in the plan year 2022 filing to 236,780 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Kroger Co. Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 310345740 · The Kroger Co. PY 2023 · 401(k)
The Kroger Co. Savings Plan · $2.3B · 236,780 · 99th
- SCH $2.3B
- SCH 236,780
- SCH 99th
- SCH 401(k)
- SCH near Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan
- SCH ind #8380
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 Ohio →
The Kroger Co. Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.3B |
| Net Income | $73M |
| Employer EIN | 310345740 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1985-04-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Kroger Co.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All The Kroger Co. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $13.8B 18.516793131333987% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 331,392 | $11.6B |
| 2023 | 4 | 371,552 | $12.8B |
| 2024 | 4 | 391,782 | $13.8B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- GE Retirement Savings Plan $19.5B · 59,766
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan $10.1B · 47,362
- The Progressive 401(k) Plan $9.2B · 56,176
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan $8.4B · 129,769
- Nationwide Savings Plan $7.6B · 24,715
Scale composition for The Kroger Co. Savings Plan
The Kroger Co. Savings Plan reports $2.3B in end-of-year assets across 236,780 participants (0.019% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.25% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $9,712 per participant (7% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $73M.
This plan identity (EIN 310345740, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 while covered participants moved from 209,608 to 251,930 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 209,608 | $2.2B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 236,780 | $2.3B | This page |
| 2024 | 251,930 | N/A | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan (401(k), $11.8B, 135,373 participants)
- The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.9B, 3,831 participants)
The Kroger Co. Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan in IL ($2.3B); by covered participants it is Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan in IL (235,331 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.3B here).
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan (IL) $2.3B · 5,122
- Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (NJ) $2.3B · 6,993
- Hyatt Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (IL) $2.3B · 35,794
- Cna 401(k) Plan (IL) $2.3B · 5,268
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (236,780 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan (IL) 235,331 · 1,449 off
- Compass Group Retirement Plan (NC) 230,520 · 6,260 off
- Albertsons Companies 401(k) Plan (CA) 220,729 · 16,051 off
- Allied Universal 401(k) Plan (PA) 258,001 · 21,221 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.