401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$314M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,318
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$238,422
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Kao America Inc. · Ohio · Manufacturing

$314M in assets, 1,318 participants

Kao America Inc.'s Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $314M in total assets and 1,318 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #16,643 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $314M for 1,318 participants (~$238,422/participant), up 13.1% in 2024.

#16,643
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+13.1%
assets growth YoY
3.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$314,240,730 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings 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. Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,318 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $46M in the plan year 2023 filing to $36M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $278M in the plan year 2023 filing to $314M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 522064483 · Kao America Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $314M · 1,318 · 96th

  • 5500 $314M
  • 5500 1,318
  • 5500 96th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Fives Retirement Savings Plan
  • 5500 ind #16643

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 Ohio →

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$278M
Net Assets (End of Year)$314M
Net Income$36M
Employer EIN522064483
Plan Effective Date1987-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kao America Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kao America Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$439M 24.86383427221863% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $352M $439M ▲ +24.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,012 $352M
2023 2 1,973 $402M
2024 2 1,909 $439M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.31424073 · Participants: 1318Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanGE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement Savings Plan
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Fives Retirement Savings Plan in MI ($314M); by covered participants it is Allspring 401(k) Plan in NC (1,318 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($314M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,318 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 Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.1% during 2024, from $278M to $314M. Reported net income was $36M.
How have Kao America Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kao America Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.9%, from $352M to $439M.
Where does Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fives Retirement Savings Plan in MI ($314M, 1,439 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Allspring 401(k) Plan in NC (1,318 participants, $257M 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 522064483.

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.