401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Mars, Incorporated 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $598M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 627
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $954,362
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Mars Deferred Compensation Plan · Sponsored by Mars, Incorporated · New Jersey · Manufacturing
$598M in assets, 627 participants
Mars, Incorporated's Mars Deferred Compensation Plan reported $598M in total assets and 627 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #17,090 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
Where Mars Deferred Compensation Plan sits by assets
Mars Deferred Compensation Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $598M for 627 participants (~$954,362/participant), down 2.2% in 2024.
- #17,090
- in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
- -2.2%
- assets change YoY
- 6.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Mars Deferred Compensation Plan's outsized position by total assets
Mars Deferred Compensation Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$598,384,826 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Mars Deferred Compensation 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. Mars Deferred Compensation Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (627 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Mars Deferred Compensation Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Mars Deferred Compensation Plan reported participants rose from 440 in the plan year 2023 filing to 627 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Mars Deferred Compensation Plan end-of-year assets fell from $612M in the plan year 2023 filing to $598M in the plan year 2024 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 221594774 · Mars, Incorporated PY 2024 · 401(k)
Mars Deferred Compensation Plan · $598M · 627 · 98th
- PHOTO $598M
- IND 627
- EOY 98th
- 5500 401(k)
- ASSETS near Safran Retirement and Savings Account Plan
- PCT ind #17090
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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →
Mars Deferred Compensation Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $612M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $598M |
| Net Income | -$14M |
| Employer EIN | 221594774 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1955-08-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Mars, Incorporated)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Mars, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $11.7B 22.9945575884106% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 60,183 | $9.5B |
| 2023 | 5 | 58,554 | $11.0B |
| 2024 | 5 | 59,490 | $11.7B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $52.9B · 185,532
- Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $29.4B · 69,218
- Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $23.6B · 42,583
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $18.3B · 56,714
- Merck US Savings Plan $15.0B · 27,956
Mars Deferred Compensation Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Safran Retirement and Savings Account Plan in TX ($598M); by covered participants it is Drmp, Inc. 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan in FL (627 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($598M here).
- Safran Retirement and Savings Account Plan (TX) $598M · 3,275
- Tp Icap 401(k) Plan (NY) $599M · 1,365
- Robert Half Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) $598M · 5,751
- Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Consolidated Retirement Plan (WI) $599M · 3,382
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (627 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Drmp, Inc. 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan (FL) 627 · 0 off
- Elite Spice, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (MD) 627 · 0 off
- Peninsula Hotels 401(k) Plan (IL) 627 · 0 off
- Ensco, Inc. Retirement Plan (VA) 627 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.