401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Wendy's Company 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $294M
- Total assets
- 11,881
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $24,743
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Wendy's Company · Ohio · Food Services & Accommodation
$294M in assets, 11,881 participants
The Wendy's Company's The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $294M in total assets and 11,881 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #3,633 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 11,881 participants in Ohio, 16x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $294M.
- $294M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 11,881
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $24,743
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 8,373 in the plan year 2023 filing to 11,881 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $24M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $270M in the plan year 2023 filing to $294M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Ohio filers
In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan reports 11,881 participants - 16x that state average ($294M EOY assets).
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $270M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $294M |
| Net Income | $24M |
| Employer EIN | 380471180 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2006-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Wendy's Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 6,230 | $248M |
| 2023 | 1 | 8,373 | $270M |
| 2024 | 1 | 11,881 | $294M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan $14.7B · 45,620
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan $11.8B · 135,373
- 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
Scale composition for The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan
The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $294M in end-of-year assets across 11,881 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $24,743 per participant (18% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $24M.
This plan identity (EIN 380471180, plan #005) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $248M to $294M (+18.5%) while covered participants moved from 6,230 to 11,881 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,230 | $248M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 8,373 | $270M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 11,881 | $294M | This page |
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Halma Holdings Inc. Profit Sharing/Savings Retirement Plan (NJ) $294M · 2,793
- Sally Beauty 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan (TX) $294M · 18,303
- Bank Ozk 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (AR) $294M · 2,788
- Npi/Nrca Employees Savings and Investment Plan (CA) $294M · 482
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, The Wendy's Company 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Ohio. Compare plans
- The Wendy's Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Food Services & Accommodation plans