401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Darden Restaurants, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
173,993
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$7,913
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#3,821
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)
+16.0%
assets growth YoY
14×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Darden Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Darden Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,376,802,027 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Darden 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. Darden Savings Plan is a mega filing (173,993 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 593305930 · Darden Restaurants, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Darden Savings Plan · $1.4B · 173,993 · 99th

  • EBSA $1.4B
  • EBSA 173,993
  • EBSA 99th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees
  • EBSA ind #3821

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 Food Services & Accommodation retirement plans → · Plans in Florida →

Darden Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Darden Savings Plan$1.4BPackaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried EmployeesPackaging Corporation of Ame…$1.4BVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. Defined Contribution and Savings PlanVolkswagen Group of America,…$1.4BArdent Health Services Retirement Savings PlanArdent Health Services Retir…$1.4BIac Inc. Retirement Savings PlanIac Inc. Retirement Savings …$1.4B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Darden Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Florida filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.4B
Net Income$137M
Employer EIN593305930
Plan Effective Date1973-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Darden Restaurants, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Darden Restaurants, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.6B 33.596423160587406% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.19B $1.59B ▲ +33.6%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100000200000300000400000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Darden Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.376802027 · Participants: 173993Darden Savings PlanL3harris Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.384363901 · Participants: 40665L3harris Retirement Savings PlanSavings Plan for Employees and Partners of Pwc, Total assets ($B): 11.333196569 · Participants: 50817Savings Plan for Employees and Partners of PwcAdp Totalsource Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.025816173 · Participants: 308867Adp Totalsource Retirement Savings PlanTrinet 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.029692551 · Participants: 157945Trinet 401(k) PlanPublix Super Markets, Inc. 401(k) Smart Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.572590596 · Participants: 184674Publix Super Markets, Inc. 401(k) Smart Plan
Darden Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Florida, assets vs. participants
Compare Darden Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Florida, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in IL ($1.4B); by covered participants it is The Bank of America 401(k) Plan in NC (173,899 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (173,993 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 Darden Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Darden Savings Plan grew sharply - up 16.0% during 2023, from $1.2B to $1.4B. Reported net income was $137M.
How have Darden Restaurants, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.6%, from $1.2B to $1.6B.
Where does Darden Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Darden Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 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 Darden Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in IL ($1.4B, 4,529 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Darden Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Bank of America 401(k) Plan in NC (173,899 participants, $54.8B 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 593305930.

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.