401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Whole Foods Market, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$2.1B
Total assets: 100,700
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $20,431
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Whole Foods Market, Inc. · Texas · Retail Trade

$2.1B in assets, 100,700 participants

Whole Foods Market, Inc.'s Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 100,700 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.

99th percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
#8,338 in Retail Trade (8,373 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan covers 100,700 participants in Texas, 143x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.

$2.1B
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 100,700
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans): $20,431
avg assets per participant

Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$267M in the plan year 2022 filing to $375M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 89,691 in the plan year 2022 filing to 100,700 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State

Texas

Industry

Retail Trade

Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 704 participants across 9,718 plans. Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reports 100,700 participants - 143x that state average ($2.1B EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$1.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$2.1B
Net Income	$375M
Employer EIN	741989366
Plan Effective Date	2002-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Whole Foods Market, Inc.)

Total plan assets by year, all Whole Foods Market, Inc. plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	89,691	$1.7B
2023	1	100,700	$2.1B
2024	1	92,280	$2.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $40.0B · 119,854
Exxonmobil Savings Plan $21.9B · 23,477
Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $16.5B · 41,679
American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan $14.7B · 88,792
Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan $13.5B · 45,686

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Scale composition for Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan

Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reports $2.1B in end-of-year assets across 100,700 participants (0.018% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.11% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $20,431 per participant (15% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $375M.

This plan identity (EIN 741989366, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.7B to $2.4B (+44.8%) while covered participants moved from 89,691 to 92,280 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year	Participants	EOY assets	Filing
2022	89,691	$1.7B	Open filing
2023	100,700	$2.1B	This page
2024 · index core	92,280	$2.4B	Open filing

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

Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan (401(k), $2.4B, 92,280 participants)

Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.

Cgi Technologies and Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (VA) $2.1B · 12,065
Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan (IL) $2.1B · 8,597
Global Payments Inc. 401(k) Plan (GA) $2.1B · 14,501
Business Performance Savings Plan of Hallmark Cards, Incorporated (MO) $2.1B · 4,874

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 22.3% during 2023, from $1.7B to $2.1B. Reported net income was $375M.

How have Whole Foods Market, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Whole Foods Market, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 44.8%, from $1.7B to $2.4B.

Where does Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 126,618 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cgi Technologies and Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in VA ($2.1B, 12,065 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Texas. Compare plans
Whole Foods Market, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 44.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans

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 741989366.