401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

White Castle System, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$97M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,862
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$51,911
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by White Castle System, Inc. · Ohio · Food Services & Accommodation

$97M in assets, 1,862 participants

White Castle System, Inc.'s White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $97M in total assets and 1,862 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.

  • #3,571 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 1,862 participants in Ohio, 2.4x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $97M.

#3,571
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
+18.4%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$96,657,565 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

White Castle 401(k) Retirement 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. White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,862 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $82M in the plan year 2023 filing to $97M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,843 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,862 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 314340520 · White Castle System, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $97M · 1,862 · 90th

  • PCT $97M
  • PCT 1,862
  • PCT 90th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing Plan
  • PCT ind #3571

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 Ohio →

White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$82M
Net Assets (End of Year)$97M
Net Income$15M
Employer EIN314340520
Plan Effective Date2015-09-20
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (White Castle System, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All White Castle System, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$441M 8.337493578926614% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$420M$440M$460M 202220232024 $407M $441M ▲ +8.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 8,304 $407M
2023 3 7,994 $436M
2024 3 8,145 $441M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.096657565 · Participants: 1862White Castle 401(k) Retirement 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
White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing Plan in MN ($97M); by covered participants it is Athene Savings & Retirement Plan in IA (1,862 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($97M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,862 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 White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 18.4% during 2024, from $82M to $97M. Reported net income was $15M.
How have White Castle System, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), White Castle System, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 8.3%, from $407M to $441M.
Where does White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings 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 White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing Plan in MN ($97M, 265 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to White Castle 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Athene Savings & Retirement Plan in IA (1,862 participants, $352M 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 314340520.

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.