401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Kroger Co. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $11.8B
- Total assets Mega-plan scale
- 135,373
- Participants Very large workforce
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $87,234
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan · Sponsored by The Kroger Co. · Ohio · Retail Trade
$11.8B in assets, 135,373 participants
The Kroger Co.'s The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan reported $11.8B in total assets and 135,373 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- #8,041 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan covers 135,373 participants in Ohio, 177x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $11.8B.
- #8,041
- in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
- +39.8%
- assets growth YoY
- 118×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan's outsized position by total assets
The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$11,809,161,000 Highest reported value at or above every one 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
The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan is a mega filing (135,373 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $11.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan reported net income fell from $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.0B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan reported participants rose from 129,769 in the plan year 2023 filing to 135,373 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 310345740 · The Kroger Co. PY 2024 · 401(k)
The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan · $11.8B · 135,373 · 100th
- SCH $11.8B
- EBSA 135,373
- PART 100th
- TYPE 401(k)
- NET near Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan
- BOOK ind #8041
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 Ohio →
The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $8.4B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $11.8B |
| Net Income | $1.0B |
| Employer EIN | 310345740 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2007-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Kroger Co.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All The Kroger Co. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $13.8B 18.516793131333987% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 331,392 | $11.6B |
| 2023 | 4 | 371,552 | $12.8B |
| 2024 | 4 | 391,782 | $13.8B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan $14.7B · 45,620
- The Progressive 401(k) Plan $11.5B · 62,521
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan $10.6B · 47,459
- Parker Retirement Savings Plan $9.0B · 26,315
- Eaton Savings Plan $8.4B · 24,055
Scale composition for The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan
The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan reports $11.8B in end-of-year assets across 135,373 participants (0.096% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.14% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $87,234 per participant (63% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $1.0B.
This plan identity (EIN 310345740, plan #010) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.3B to $11.8B (+61.5%) while covered participants moved from 116,133 to 135,373 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 116,133 | $7.3B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 129,769 | $8.4B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 135,373 | $11.8B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.9B, 3,831 participants)
The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan in VA ($11.8B); by covered participants it is Justworks Retirement Savings Plan in NY (135,415 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($11.8B here).
- Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan (VA) $11.8B · 29,734
- Marriott Retirement Savings Plan (MD) $11.7B · 101,417
- American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan for Pilots (TX) $11.7B · 15,991
- Southwest Airlines Pilots Retirement Savings Plan (TX) $11.6B · 11,242
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (135,373 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Justworks Retirement Savings Plan (NY) 135,415 · 42 off
- The Pepsico Savings Plan (NY) 137,398 · 2,025 off
- The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan (WA) 139,394 · 4,021 off
- Source 4 Solutions LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (TN) 126,834 · 8,539 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.