Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Kroger Co. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.9B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 3,831
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $501,889
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off · Sponsored by The Kroger Co. · Ohio · Retail Trade
$1.9B in assets, 3,831 participants
The Kroger Co.'s The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off reported $1.9B in total assets and 3,831 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.
- #8,006 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off covers 3,831 participants in Ohio, 5.0x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.
- #8,006
- in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
- -6.4%
- assets change YoY
- 19×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $136M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off's outsized position by total assets
The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$1,922,737,000 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off'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. The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off lands in the large band (3,831 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$136M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off reported participants fell from 4,341 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,831 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off end-of-year assets fell from $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 310345740 · The Kroger Co. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off · $1.9B · 3,831 · 99th
- EOY $1.9B
- 5500 3,831
- ASSETS 99th
- PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EIN near Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund
- RANK ind #8006
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 Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off in the asset neighbourhood
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.9B |
| Net Income | -$136M |
| Employer EIN | 310345740 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2017-09-01 |
| 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- GE Aerospace Pension Plan $19.0B · 9,637
- Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan $6.5B · 12,187
- American Electric Power System Retirement Plan $4.1B · 16,073
- Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan $3.9B · 10,387
- Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan $3.5B · 8,120
The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund in DC ($1.9B); by covered participants it is M&t Bank Corporation Pension Plan in NY (3,825 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.9B here).
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund (DC) $1.9B · 3,559
- Oncor Retirement Plan (TX) $1.9B · 4,386
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and Participating Subsidiaries (HI) $1.9B · 2,268
- Bricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund (DC) $1.9B · 27,474
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,831 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- M&t Bank Corporation Pension Plan (NY) 3,825 · 6 off
- Chick-Fil-a, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan (GA) 3,818 · 13 off
- Snap-on Incorporated Retirement Plan (WI) 3,863 · 32 off
- Hartford Healthcare Pension Plan (CT) 3,787 · 44 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.