401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Central Garden & Pet Co 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Below avg plan size: 252
Participants Below avg headcount: 74th
Percentile by assets National rank: $99,901
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: General Pet 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Central Garden & Pet Co · California · Wholesale Trade

$25M in assets, 252 participants

Central Garden & Pet Co's General Pet 401(k) Plan reported $25M in total assets and 252 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

#4,374 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in California

General Pet 401(k) Plan covers 252 participants in California, about 40% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $25M.

#4,374
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers): +10.4%
assets growth YoY

General Pet 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

General Pet 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$25,175,098 Top 26% higher than 74% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

General Pet 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General Pet 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (252 participants).

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

General Pet 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 289 in the plan year 2023 filing to 252 in the plan year 2024 filing.
General Pet 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $23M in the plan year 2023 filing to $25M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 680275553 · Central Garden & Pet Co PY 2024 · 401(k)

General Pet 401(k) Plan · $25M · 252 · 74th

PCT $25M
PCT 252
PCT 74th
PCT 401(k)
PCT near Vuteq Corporation Retirement Readiness 401(k) Plan
PCT ind #4374

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 California →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among General Pet 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$25M
Net Income	$2M
Employer EIN	680275553
Plan Effective Date	1988-11-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Central Garden & Pet Co)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $460M 18.45916629232358% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	4,758	$388M
2023	2	4,716	$431M
2024	2	4,266	$460M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

General Pet 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $48.7B · 116,712
Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan $31.0B · 58,962
Intel 401(k) Savings Plan $24.9B · 55,298
Apple 401(k) Plan $24.7B · 101,450
Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan $22.7B · 40,452

Compare General Pet 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Vuteq Corporation Retirement Readiness 401(k) Plan in KY ($25M); by covered participants it is Gilcrest-Jewett Lumber Company Profit Sharing Plan in IA (252 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($25M here).

Vuteq Corporation Retirement Readiness 401(k) Plan (KY) $25M · 867
Cop, Hometown Services, Inc. Employee Retirement 401(k) Plan (OK) $25M · 1,483
Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing (AZ) $25M · 225
Equus Software LLC 401(k) Ps Plan & Trust (CO) $25M · 110

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (252 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Gilcrest-Jewett Lumber Company Profit Sharing Plan (IA) 252 · 0 off
Empire Candle 401(k) Plan (KS) 252 · 0 off
Denron Plumbing & Hvac 401(k) Plan (NH) 252 · 0 off
Mm Hotel Management, LLC Dba Garden City Hotel 401(k) Plan (NY) 252 · 0 off

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did General Pet 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

General Pet 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.4% during 2024, from $23M to $25M. Reported net income was $2M.

How have Central Garden & Pet Co plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Central Garden & Pet Co's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.5%, from $388M to $460M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to General Pet 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Vuteq Corporation Retirement Readiness 401(k) Plan in KY ($25M, 867 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Pet 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gilcrest-Jewett Lumber Company Profit Sharing Plan in IA (252 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 680275553.