401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

DARLING'S 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$45M
Total assets Below avg plan size
537
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$83,045
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by DARLING'S · Maine · Retail Trade

$45M in assets, 537 participants

DARLING'S's Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $45M in total assets and 537 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #7,259 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Where Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $45M for 537 participants (~$83,045/participant), up 14.2% in 2024.

#7,259
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+14.2%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$44,595,229 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (537 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $39M in the plan year 2023 filing to $45M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 505 in the plan year 2023 filing to 537 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 010054865 · DARLING'S PY 2024 · 401(k)

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $45M · 537 · 83rd

  • NET $45M
  • BOOK 537
  • VS-ST 83rd
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Kier & Wright Civil Engineers and Surveyors, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan
  • EBSA ind #7259

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Maine →

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement 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)$39M
Net Assets (End of Year)$45M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN010054865
Plan Effective Date1989-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (DARLING'S)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All DARLING'S plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$45M 33.246089638019185% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $33.5M $44.6M ▲ +33.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 471 $33M
2023 1 505 $39M
2024 1 537 $45M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maine

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

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.044595229 · Participants: 537Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanTd 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.971163889 · Participants: 31654Td 401(k) Retirement PlanUnum Group 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.479947647 · Participants: 9451Unum Group 401(k) Retirement PlanIdexx Retirement and Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.243344842 · Participants: 6776Idexx Retirement and Incentive Savings PlanHannaford Bros. Co. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.096724054 · Participants: 29915Hannaford Bros. Co. 401(k) PlanAhold Delhaize USA Services 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.001892127 · Participants: 3012Ahold Delhaize USA Services 401(k) Plan
Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants
Compare Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maine, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kier & Wright Civil Engineers and Surveyors, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan in CA ($45M); by covered participants it is Dowl LLC Retirement Savings and Investment Plan in AK (537 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (537 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 Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.2% during 2024, from $39M to $45M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have DARLING'S plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), DARLING'S's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.2%, from $33M to $45M.
Where does Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kier & Wright Civil Engineers and Surveyors, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan in CA ($45M, 171 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dowl LLC Retirement Savings and Investment Plan in AK (537 participants, $134M 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 010054865.

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.