Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$46M
Total assets Below avg plan size
662
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$69,912
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters · Sponsored by The Kroger Co. · Ohio · Retail Trade

$46M in assets, 662 participants

The Kroger Co.'s The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters reported $46M in total assets and 662 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #7,689 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Where The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters sits by assets

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $46M for 662 participants (~$69,912/participant), up 2.3% in 2023.

#7,689
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+2.3%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters's outsized position by total assets

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters vs every filed plan by assets

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

$46,282,000 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters 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. The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters sits mid-pack in the medium band (662 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters reported net income rose from -$14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters end-of-year assets rose from $45M in the plan year 2022 filing to $46M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters reported participants rose from 653 in the plan year 2022 filing to 662 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 310345740 · The Kroger Co. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters · $46M · 662 · 85th

  • SCH $46M
  • SCH 662
  • SCH 85th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Flexi-Van Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #7689

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. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters in the asset neighbourhood

The Kennedy Krieger Institute Pension PlanThe Kennedy Krieger Institut…$46MIroquois Pipeline Operating Company Cash Balance Retirement PlanIroquois Pipeline Operating …$46MThe Adirondack Trust Company Employees' Pension PlanThe Adirondack Trust Company…$46MFlexi-Van Pension Plan$46MThe Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat CuttersThe Kroger Co. Pension Plan …$46M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$45M
Net Assets (End of Year)$46M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN310345740
Plan Effective Date1977-10-01
Filing StatusFILING 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
$11B$12B$13B$14B 202220232024 $11.6B $13.8B ▲ +18.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 331,392 $11.6B
2023 4 371,552 $12.8B
2024 4 391,782 $13.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters, Total assets ($B): 0.046282 · Participants: 662The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat CuttersFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Flexi-Van Pension Plan in AZ ($46M); by covered participants it is Summit Credit Union Retirement Pension Plan in WI (662 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (662 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 The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters assets move in 2023? ▼
The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters edged up modestly - up 2.3% during 2023, from $45M to $46M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have The Kroger Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Kroger Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.5%, from $11.6B to $13.8B.
Where does The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Flexi-Van Pension Plan in AZ ($46M, 8 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Kroger Co. Pension Plan Rep. by Amalgamated Meat Cutters? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Summit Credit Union Retirement Pension Plan in WI (662 participants, $21M 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 310345740.

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.