401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.4B
- Total assets
- 173,993
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $7,913
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Darden Savings Plan · Sponsored by Darden Restaurants, Inc. · Florida · Food Services & Accommodation
$1.4B in assets, 173,993 participants
Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s Darden Savings Plan reported $1.4B in total assets and 173,993 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 127,072 plans)
- #3,821 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)
Coverage in Florida
Darden Savings Plan covers 173,993 participants in Florida, 277x the typical Florida plan (state average ~628 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.
- $1.4B
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 173,993
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $7,913
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Darden Savings Plan reported net income rose from $80M in the plan year 2022 filing to $137M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Darden Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Darden Savings Plan reported participants fell from 176,132 in the plan year 2022 filing to 173,993 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Florida filers
In Florida, the average filing covers about 628 participants across 6,617 plans. Darden Savings Plan reports 173,993 participants - 277x that state average ($1.4B EOY assets).
Florida filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.4B |
| Net Income | $137M |
| Employer EIN | 593305930 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1973-06-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Darden Restaurants, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 176,132 | $1.2B |
| 2023 | 1 | 173,993 | $1.4B |
| 2024 | 1 | 189,323 | $1.6B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Florida
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Darden Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Florida, assets vs. participants
- L3harris Retirement Savings Plan $15.4B · 40,665
- Savings Plan for Employees and Partners of Pwc $11.3B · 50,817
- Adp Totalsource Retirement Savings Plan $8.0B · 308,867
- Trinet 401(k) Plan $7.0B · 157,945
- Publix Super Markets, Inc. 401(k) Smart Plan $6.6B · 184,674
Scale composition for Darden Savings Plan
Darden Savings Plan reports $1.4B in end-of-year assets across 173,993 participants (0.011% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.19% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $7,913 per participant (6% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $137M.
This plan identity (EIN 593305930, plan #044) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.2B to $1.6B (+33.6%) while covered participants moved from 176,132 to 189,323 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 176,132 | $1.2B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 173,993 | $1.4B | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 189,323 | $1.6B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Darden Savings Plan (401(k), $1.6B, 189,323 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Darden Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees (IL) $1.4B · 4,529
- Iac Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (NY) $1.4B · 6,926
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Defined Contribution and Savings Plan (VA) $1.4B · 8,222
- Ardent Health Services Retirement Savings Plan (TN) $1.4B · 20,246
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Darden Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Darden Savings 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 Florida. Compare plans
- Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 33.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Food Services & Accommodation plans