401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Compass Group USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
230,520
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$9,072
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Compass Group Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Compass Group USA, Inc. · North Carolina · Food Services & Accommodation

$2.1B in assets, 230,520 participants

Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Compass Group Retirement Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 230,520 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.

  • #3,823 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Compass Group Retirement Plan covers 230,520 participants in North Carolina, 281x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.

#3,823
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)
+23.0%
assets growth YoY
21×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Compass Group Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Compass Group Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,091,248,663 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

Compass Group Retirement 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. Compass Group Retirement Plan is a mega filing (230,520 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Compass Group Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$229M in the plan year 2022 filing to $390M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Compass Group Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Compass Group Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 222,964 in the plan year 2022 filing to 230,520 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 561874931 · Compass Group USA, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Compass Group Retirement Plan · $2.1B · 230,520 · 99th

  • TYPE $2.1B
  • TYPE 230,520
  • TYPE 99th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Thrift & Tax Deferred Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #3823

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 North Carolina →

Compass Group Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Compass Group Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.1B
Net Income$390M
Employer EIN561874931
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Compass Group USA, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Compass Group USA, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.5B 45.70140497078089% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5B$2B$2.5B$3B 202220232024 $1.7B $2.48B ▲ +45.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 222,964 $1.7B
2023 1 230,520 $2.1B
2024 1 244,875 $2.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Compass Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Compass Group Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.091248663 · Participants: 230520Compass Group Retirement PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 54.848846192 · Participants: 173899The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.388124058 · Participants: 40004Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.354065 · Participants: 28121Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.120701726 · Participants: 55480Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.510660989 · Participants: 24174Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
Compass Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Compass Group Retirement Plan

Compass Group Retirement Plan reports $2.1B in end-of-year assets across 230,520 participants (0.017% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.25% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $9,072 per participant (7% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $390M.

This plan identity (EIN 561874931, plan #007) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.7B to $2.5B (+45.7%) while covered participants moved from 222,964 to 244,875 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 222,964 $1.7B Open filing
2023 230,520 $2.1B This page
2024 · index core 244,875 $2.5B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Compass Group Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Thrift & Tax Deferred Savings Plan in NJ ($2.1B); by covered participants it is Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan in IL (235,331 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.1B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (230,520 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 Compass Group Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Compass Group Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 23.0% during 2023, from $1.7B to $2.1B. Reported net income was $390M.
How have Compass Group USA, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Compass Group USA, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 45.7%, from $1.7B to $2.5B.
Where does Compass Group Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Compass Group Retirement 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 Compass Group Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Thrift & Tax Deferred Savings Plan in NJ ($2.1B, 3,917 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Compass Group Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan in IL (235,331 participants, $13.4B in assets).