401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$66M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,094
Participants Near avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$60,693
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Freshpet, Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$66M in assets, 1,094 participants

Freshpet, Inc.'s Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $66M in total assets and 1,094 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #14,463 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $66M for 1,094 participants (~$60,693/participant), up 31.7% in 2024.

#14,463
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+31.7%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$66,398,465 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) 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. Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,094 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $50M in the plan year 2023 filing to $66M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $16M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,010 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,094 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 201884894 · Freshpet, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $66M · 1,094 · 87th

  • RANK $66M
  • RANK 1,094
  • RANK 87th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near One Member Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #14463

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$50M
Net Assets (End of Year)$66M
Net Income$16M
Employer EIN201884894
Plan Effective Date2005-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Freshpet, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Freshpet, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$66M 79.18686467308935% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $37.1M $66.4M ▲ +79.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 792 $37M
2023 1 1,010 $50M
2024 1 1,094 $66M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.066398465 · Participants: 1094Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.9134575 · Participants: 185532JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 29.376133902 · Participants: 69218Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.58476515 · Participants: 42583Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.327167732 · Participants: 56714Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.970916966 · Participants: 27956Merck US Savings Plan
Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is One Member Retirement Plan in IL ($66M); by covered participants it is Urus Group LP 401(k) Retirement Plan in WI (1,094 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,094 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 Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 31.7% during 2024, from $50M to $66M. Reported net income was $16M.
How have Freshpet, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Freshpet, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 79.2%, from $37M to $66M.
Where does Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is One Member Retirement Plan in IL ($66M, 1,077 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Urus Group LP 401(k) Retirement Plan in WI (1,094 participants, $157M in assets).