401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $26M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 3,867
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 75th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $6,626
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Noodles & Company · Colorado · Food Services & Accommodation
$26M in assets, 3,867 participants
Noodles & Company's Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan reported $26M in total assets and 3,867 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.
- #3,418 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
Coverage in Colorado
Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan covers 3,867 participants in Colorado, 10x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $26M.
- #3,418
- in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
- +9.2%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$25,620,862 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (3,867 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $23M in the plan year 2023 filing to $26M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 3,668 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,867 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 841303469 · Noodles & Company PY 2024 · 401(k)
Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan · $26M · 3,867 · 75th
- BOOK $26M
- BOOK 3,867
- BOOK 75th
- BOOK 401(k)
- BOOK near Osborn 401(k) Plan
- BOOK ind #3418
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 Colorado →
Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Colorado filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $23M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $25M |
| Net Income | $2M |
| Employer EIN | 841303469 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2003-10-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Noodles & Company)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Noodles & Company plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $26M 30.156890673769887% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 3,383 | $20M |
| 2023 | 1 | 3,668 | $23M |
| 2024 | 1 | 3,867 | $26M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Davita Retirement Savings Plan $3.8B · 57,900
- Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan $2.3B · 9,935
- Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan $2.3B · 7,607
- Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $2.2B · 10,185
- Woodward Retirement Savings Plan $2.0B · 6,210
Noodles & Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Osborn 401(k) Plan in IN ($26M); by covered participants it is Veterinary Emergency Group 401(k) Plan in NY (3,868 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($26M here).
- Osborn 401(k) Plan (IN) $26M · 624
- Lns North America 401(k) Plan (OH) $26M · 296
- Psc Biotech Corporation Retirement Plan (CA) $26M · 256
- United Audit Systems,Inc. Savings & Investment Plan (OH) $26M · 396
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,867 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Veterinary Emergency Group 401(k) Plan (NY) 3,868 · 1 off
- Bcd Travel USA LLC Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (GA) 3,869 · 2 off
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Thrift & Tax Deferred Savings Plan (NJ) 3,869 · 2 off
- Din Tai Fung Retirement Plan (CA) 3,873 · 6 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.