401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Darden Restaurants, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
189,323
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$8,373
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Darden Savings Plan · Sponsored by Darden Restaurants, Inc. · Florida · Food Services & Accommodation

$1.6B in assets, 189,323 participants

Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s Darden Savings Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 189,323 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.

  • #3,664 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)

Coverage in Florida

Darden Savings Plan covers 189,323 participants in Florida, 301x the typical Florida plan (state average ~628 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.

#3,664
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
+15.1%
assets growth YoY
16×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Darden Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Darden Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,585,175,658 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Darden Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Darden Savings Plan is a mega filing (189,323 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Darden Savings Plan reported net income rose from $137M in the plan year 2023 filing to $192M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Darden Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.6B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Darden Savings Plan reported participants rose from 173,993 in the plan year 2023 filing to 189,323 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 593305930 · Darden Restaurants, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Darden Savings Plan · $1.6B · 189,323 · 99th

  • PCT $1.6B
  • PCT 189,323
  • PCT 99th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan
  • PCT ind #3664

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 Food Services & Accommodation retirement plans → · Plans in Florida →

Darden Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Darden Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Florida filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income$192M
Employer EIN593305930
Plan Effective Date1973-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Darden Restaurants, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Darden Restaurants, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.6B 33.596423160587406% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.19B $1.59B ▲ +33.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 176,132 $1.2B
2023 1 173,993 $1.4B
2024 1 189,323 $1.6B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Florida

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

Darden Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Florida, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100000200000300000400000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Darden Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.585175658 · Participants: 189323Darden Savings PlanL3harris Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.316786122 · Participants: 40330L3harris Retirement Savings PlanSavings Plan for Employees and Partners of Pwc, Total assets ($B): 13.167098888 · Participants: 51081Savings Plan for Employees and Partners of PwcAdp Totalsource Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.190044852 · Participants: 310261Adp Totalsource Retirement Savings PlanPublix Super Markets, Inc. 401(k) Smart Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.068866271 · Participants: 197102Publix Super Markets, Inc. 401(k) Smart PlanNextera Energy, Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.484619612 · Participants: 16678Nextera Energy, Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan
Darden Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Florida, assets vs. participants
Compare Darden Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Darden Savings Plan

Darden Savings Plan reports $1.6B in end-of-year assets across 189,323 participants (0.013% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.20% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $8,373 per participant (6% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $192M.

This plan identity (EIN 593305930, plan #044) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.2B to $1.6B (+33.6%) while covered participants moved from 176,132 to 189,323 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 176,132 $1.2B Open filing
2023 173,993 $1.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 189,323 $1.6B This page

Darden Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Florida, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan in IA ($1.6B); by covered participants it is JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan in NJ (185,532 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (189,323 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 Darden Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Darden Savings Plan grew sharply - up 15.1% during 2024, from $1.4B to $1.6B. Reported net income was $192M.
How have Darden Restaurants, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.6%, from $1.2B to $1.6B.
Where does Darden Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Darden Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 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 Darden Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan in IA ($1.6B, 4,964 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Darden Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan in NJ (185,532 participants, $52.9B in assets).

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 593305930.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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