401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
363
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$77,619
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: King Arthur 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. · Vermont · Wholesale Trade

$28M in assets, 363 participants

King Arthur Baking Company, Inc.'s King Arthur 401(k) Plan reported $28M in total assets and 363 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #4,884 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Where King Arthur 401(k) Plan sits by assets

King Arthur 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $28M for 363 participants (~$77,619/participant), up 23.4% in 2023.

#4,884
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+23.4%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

King Arthur 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

King Arthur 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,175,753 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

King Arthur 401(k) Plan 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. King Arthur 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (363 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • King Arthur 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • King Arthur 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $23M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • King Arthur 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 375 in the plan year 2022 filing to 363 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 041806660 · King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

King Arthur 401(k) Plan · $28M · 363 · 78th

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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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Vermont →

King Arthur 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN041806660
Plan Effective Date1985-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (King Arthur Baking Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$363M 130.42310232254027% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$200M$300M$400M 202220232024 $157M $363M ▲ +130.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 676 $157M
2023 2 667 $221M
2024 2 698 $363M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Vermont

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

King Arthur 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Vermont, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -0.500.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants King Arthur 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.028175753 · Participants: 363King Arthur 401(k) PlanThe University of Vermont Medical Center 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.965024862 · Participants: 11162The University of Vermont Medical Center 403(b) PlanNational Life Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.297587487 · Participants: 1219National Life Group 401(k) PlanGreen Mountain Power Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.220116247 · Participants: 519Green Mountain Power Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan and TrustHusky Retirement Savings, Total assets ($B): 0.153493813 · Participants: 551Husky Retirement SavingsIncentive Retirement Plan for Employees of PC Construction Company, Total assets ($B): 0.135534492 · Participants: 442Incentive Retirement Plan for Employees of PC Construction Company
King Arthur 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Vermont, assets vs. participants
Compare King Arthur 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Vermont, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Zampell Companies Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan in MA ($28M); by covered participants it is Jst Corporation 401(k) Plan in IL (363 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (363 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 King Arthur 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
King Arthur 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 23.4% during 2023, from $23M to $28M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), King Arthur Baking Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 130.4%, from $157M to $363M.
Where does King Arthur 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
King Arthur 401(k) Plan ranks in the 78th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to King Arthur 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Zampell Companies Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan in MA ($28M, 221 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to King Arthur 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jst Corporation 401(k) Plan in IL (363 participants, $38M 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 041806660.

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.