401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Denny's, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$90M
Total assets Below avg plan size
2,659
Participants Above avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$33,761
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Denny's 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Denny's, Inc. · South Carolina · Food Services & Accommodation

$90M in assets, 2,659 participants

Denny's, Inc.'s Denny's 401(k) Plan reported $90M in total assets and 2,659 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #3,565 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)

Coverage in South Carolina

Denny's 401(k) Plan covers 2,659 participants in South Carolina, 7.2x the typical South Carolina plan (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $90M.

#3,565
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
+8.4%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

Denny's 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$89,770,260 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Denny's 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. Denny's 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,659 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Denny's 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Denny's 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 2,410 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,659 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Denny's 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $83M in the plan year 2023 filing to $90M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 952023160 · Denny's, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Denny's 401(k) Plan · $90M · 2,659 · 90th

  • IND $90M
  • IND 2,659
  • IND 90th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Tinker Federal Credit Union & Affiliated Companies Profit Sharing & Savings Plan
  • IND ind #3565

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 South Carolina →

Denny's 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Denny's 401(k) Plan$90MTinker Federal Credit Union & Affiliated Companies Profit Sharing & Savings PlanTinker Federal Credit Union …$90MLightbox Employer, L.L.C. Retirement PlanLightbox Employer, L.L.C. Re…$90MThe Ashgrove Holdings 401(k) PlanThe Ashgrove Holdings 401(k)…$90MAmeritas Agent 401(k) Retirement PlanAmeritas Agent 401(k) Retire…$90M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Denny's 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

South Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$83M
Net Assets (End of Year)$90M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN952023160
Plan Effective Date1968-04-25
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Denny's, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Denny's, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$90M 9.96957353942497% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$85M$90M$95M 202220232024 $81.6M $89.8M ▲ +10.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,173 $82M
2023 1 2,410 $83M
2024 1 2,659 $90M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

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

Denny's 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Denny's 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.08977026 · Participants: 2659Denny's 401(k) PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.477517422 · Participants: 15095Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.829914985 · Participants: 9296The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.663698617 · Participants: 11813Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.460862801 · Participants: 11878Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction PlanThe Milliken Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.350798497 · Participants: 5733The Milliken Retirement Plan
Denny's 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Denny's 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Tinker Federal Credit Union & Affiliated Companies Profit Sharing & Savings Plan in OK ($90M); by covered participants it is Cafe Rio, Inc. 401(k) Plan in UT (2,659 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,659 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 Denny's 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Denny's 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.4% during 2024, from $83M to $90M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Denny's, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Denny's, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.0%, from $82M to $90M.
Where does Denny's 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Denny's 401(k) Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Denny's 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tinker Federal Credit Union & Affiliated Companies Profit Sharing & Savings Plan in OK ($90M, 1,189 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Denny's 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cafe Rio, Inc. 401(k) Plan in UT (2,659 participants, $17M 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 952023160.

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.