401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Quaker Chemical Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$225M
Total assets Near avg plan size
964
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$233,235
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Quaker Chemical Corporation · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$225M in assets, 964 participants

Quaker Chemical Corporation's Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan reported $225M in total assets and 964 participants in its 2022 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.

  • #19,286 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $225M for 964 participants (~$233,235/participant), down 20.0% in 2022.

#19,286
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-20.0%
assets change YoY
2.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $65M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$224,838,881 Top 4% higher than 96% of 139,123 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 2022

Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (964 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 230993790 · Quaker Chemical Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan · $225M · 964 · 96th

  • SCH $225M
  • SCH 964
  • SCH 96th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Louis Dreyfus Retirement Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #19286

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 Pennsylvania →

Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Aaon, Inc. Savings and Investment PlanAaon, Inc. Savings and Inves…$225MAutokiniton Retirement Savings PlanAutokiniton Retirement Savin…$225MLouis Dreyfus Retirement Savings PlanLouis Dreyfus Retirement Sav…$225MQuaker Houghton Retirement Savings PlanQuaker Houghton Retirement S…$225MNclc 401(k) Plan$225M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$281M
Net Assets (End of Year)$225M
Net Income-$65M
Employer EIN230993790
Plan Effective Date1953-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Quaker Chemical Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Quaker Chemical Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$264M 17.55790227402884% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$220M$240M$260M$280M 202220232024 $225M $264M ▲ +17.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 964 $225M
2023 1 1,108 $252M
2024 1 1,132 $264M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.224838881 · Participants: 964Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.751564896 · Participants: 97769Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.46087279 · Participants: 66147Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.11713 · Participants: 59451The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.097254785 · Participants: 17073The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.823164827 · Participants: 25071The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Louis Dreyfus Retirement Savings Plan in CT ($225M); by covered participants it is Hilton Puerto Rico Retirement Savings Plan in VA (964 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($225M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (964 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 20.0% during 2022, from $281M to $225M. Reported net income was -$65M.
How have Quaker Chemical Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Quaker Chemical Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.6%, from $225M to $264M.
Where does Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Louis Dreyfus Retirement Savings Plan in CT ($225M, 1,414 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Quaker Houghton Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hilton Puerto Rico Retirement Savings Plan in VA (964 participants, $18M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 230993790.

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.