401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ardent Mills, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$295M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,388
Participants Above avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$123,657
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) · Sponsored by Ardent Mills, LLC · Colorado · Wholesale Trade

$295M in assets, 2,388 participants

Ardent Mills, LLC's Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) reported $295M in total assets and 2,388 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.

  • #5,895 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) covers 2,388 participants in Colorado, 6.4x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $295M.

#5,895
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+17.6%
assets growth YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees)'s outsized position by total assets

Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$295,291,993 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees)'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. Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) lands in the large band (2,388 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) reported net income fell from $57M in the plan year 2023 filing to $44M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) end-of-year assets rose from $251M in the plan year 2023 filing to $295M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) reported participants rose from 2,287 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,388 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 300007111 · Ardent Mills, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) · $295M · 2,388 · 96th

  • PCT $295M
  • PCT 2,388
  • PCT 96th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Oregon Tool 401(k) Retirement Profit Sharing Plus Plan
  • PCT ind #5895

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$251M
Net Assets (End of Year)$295M
Net Income$44M
Employer EIN300007111
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ardent Mills, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ardent Mills, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$312M 49.084586704098996% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M$300M$350M 202220232024 $209M $312M ▲ +49.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,465 $209M
2023 2 2,600 $268M
2024 2 2,676 $312M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

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

Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees), Total assets ($B): 0.295291993 · Participants: 2388Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees)Davita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.81412558 · Participants: 57900Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.319532435 · Participants: 9935Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.259964434 · Participants: 7607Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.234179481 · Participants: 10185Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.965265264 · Participants: 6210Woodward Retirement Savings Plan
Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees)'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Oregon Tool 401(k) Retirement Profit Sharing Plus Plan in OR ($295M); by covered participants it is Mercury Employees Retirement Investment Trust in MA (2,388 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($295M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,388 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 Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) assets move in 2024? ▼
Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) grew sharply - up 17.6% during 2024, from $251M to $295M. Reported net income was $44M.
How have Ardent Mills, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ardent Mills, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 49.1%, from $209M to $312M.
Where does Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees) ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Oregon Tool 401(k) Retirement Profit Sharing Plus Plan in OR ($295M, 1,090 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (for Salaried Employees)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mercury Employees Retirement Investment Trust in MA (2,388 participants, $476M in assets).