401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Whole Foods Market, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$2.4B
Total assets
92,280
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$26,394
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Whole Foods Market, Inc. · Texas · Retail Trade

$2.4B in assets, 92,280 participants

Whole Foods Market, Inc.'s Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reported $2.4B in total assets and 92,280 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in Texas

Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan covers 92,280 participants in Texas, 131x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $2.4B.

$2.4B
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
92,280
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$26,394
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.4B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 100,700 in the plan year 2023 filing to 92,280 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $375M in the plan year 2023 filing to $378M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State
Industry

Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 704 participants across 9,718 plans. Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan reports 92,280 participants - 131x that state average ($2.4B EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.4B
Net Income$378M
Employer EIN741989366
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Whole Foods Market, Inc.)

$1.5B$2B$2.5B$3B 202220232024 $1.68B $2.44B ▲ +45.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Whole Foods Market, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 89,691 $1.7B
2023 1 100,700 $2.1B
2024 1 92,280 $2.4B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 18.4% during 2024, from $2.1B to $2.4B. Reported net income was $378M.
How have Whole Foods Market, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Whole Foods Market, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 44.8%, from $1.7B to $2.4B.
Where does Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bain and Company, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in MA ($2.4B, 6,441 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Texas. Compare plans
  • Whole Foods Market, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 44.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans

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 741989366.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.