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First Watch Restaurants, Inc.401(k)

FIRST WATCH 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN · BRADENTON, FL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.52%

Peer grade: D · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

First Watch Restaurants, Inc. reported $179,226 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.52% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $111 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.05% to 0.52%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other accommodation & food services employers. By assets it is the 662nd-largest of 3,644 plans among Florida employers on file, and the 171st of 2,240 in accommodation & food services. In 2024, employees put in $2.95 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 4,535 to 16,478 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$38,518,401
Participants with balances1,700
Active participants16,478
Employer contributions$1,836,219
Employee contributions$5,410,623
Employer contribution per active participant$111
Average account balance$22,658
Benefits paid to participants$2,841,373
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSKIBBIE CPA INC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$38.5M · 1,700 accts · $1.8M emplr
2023$30.1M · 1,325 accts · $832K emplr
2022$25.4M · 1,712 accts · $572K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$145,274
Investment management$16,976
Total administrative$179,226
The First Watch Restaurants, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$111
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$111 per active participant
2023$60 per active participant
2022$126 per active participant

First Watch Restaurants, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$145,274
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$33,952

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$179,226 · 0.52%
2023$130,737 · 0.47%
2022$13,000 · 0.05%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 650543723 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.