401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Hilmar Cheese Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$237M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,582
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$149,721
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Hilmar Cheese Company · California · Manufacturing

$237M in assets, 1,582 participants

Hilmar Cheese Company's Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported $237M in total assets and 1,582 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #16,391 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in California

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan covers 1,582 participants in California, 2.5x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $237M.

#16,391
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+13.9%
assets growth YoY
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$236,857,973 Top 5% higher than 95% of 123,620 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 2024

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 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. Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,582 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $208M in the plan year 2023 filing to $237M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $31M in the plan year 2023 filing to $29M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,518 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,582 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 770026482 · Hilmar Cheese Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan · $237M · 1,582 · 95th

  • RANK $237M
  • PHOTO 1,582
  • IND 95th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Mueller Group, LLC Retirement Savings Plan No. 1
  • ASSETS ind #16391

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 California →

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Merz North America 401(k) PlanMerz North America 401(k) Pl…$237MHilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanHilmar Cheese Company Profit…$237MMueller Group, LLC Retirement Savings Plan No. 1Mueller Group, LLC Retiremen…$237MDarling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings PlanDarling Ingredients Inc. Sal…$237MThe Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanThe Talbots Retirement Savin…$237M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$208M
Net Assets (End of Year)$237M
Net Income$29M
Employer EIN770026482
Plan Effective Date1988-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hilmar Cheese Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hilmar Cheese Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$237M 34.080671062575824% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M$240M$260M 202220232024 $177M $237M ▲ +34.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,481 $177M
2023 1 1,518 $208M
2024 1 1,582 $237M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.236857973 · Participants: 1582Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mueller Group, LLC Retirement Savings Plan No. 1 in GA ($237M); by covered participants it is Fond Du Lac Employee Retirement Plan in MN (1,582 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($237M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,582 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.9% during 2024, from $208M to $237M. Reported net income was $29M.
How have Hilmar Cheese Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hilmar Cheese Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.1%, from $177M to $237M.
Where does Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mueller Group, LLC Retirement Savings Plan No. 1 in GA ($237M, 1,495 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fond Du Lac Employee Retirement Plan in MN (1,582 participants, $111M 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 770026482.

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.