401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$278M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,327
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$209,365
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Kao America Inc. · Ohio · Manufacturing

$278M in assets, 1,327 participants

Kao America Inc.'s Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $278M in total assets and 1,327 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #17,501 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $278M for 1,327 participants (~$209,365/participant), up 20.1% in 2023.

#17,501
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+20.1%
assets growth YoY
2.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$277,827,249 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan'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. Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,327 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$53M in the plan year 2022 filing to $46M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $231M in the plan year 2022 filing to $278M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,293 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,327 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 522064483 · Kao America Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $278M · 1,327 · 96th

  • SCH $278M
  • SCH 1,327
  • SCH 96th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near College of American Pathologists Employee's Retirement and 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #17501

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 Ohio →

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$231M
Net Assets (End of Year)$278M
Net Income$46M
Employer EIN522064483
Plan Effective Date1987-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kao America Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kao America Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$439M 24.86383427221863% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $352M $439M ▲ +24.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,012 $352M
2023 2 1,973 $402M
2024 2 1,909 $439M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.277827249 · Participants: 1327Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is College of American Pathologists Employee's Retirement and 401(k) Plan in IL ($278M); by covered participants it is W.W. Wood Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MO (1,327 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,327 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 Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 20.1% during 2023, from $231M to $278M. Reported net income was $46M.
How have Kao America Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kao America Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.9%, from $352M to $439M.
Where does Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is College of American Pathologists Employee's Retirement and 401(k) Plan in IL ($278M, 719 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is W.W. Wood Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MO (1,327 participants, $23M 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 522064483.

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.