401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Merical, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
478
Participants Below avg headcount
61st
Percentile by assets National rank
$17,355
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan · Sponsored by Merical, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$8M in assets, 478 participants

Merical, Inc.'s Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan reported $8M in total assets and 478 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 61st 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.

  • #9,744 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Merical, Inc. multi-year trail

Merical, Inc.'s plans moved +49.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan at $8M / 478 participants.

#9,744
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-10.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,295,914 Top 39% higher than 61% 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

Merical, Inc. Employee's 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. Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (478 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 952393500 · Merical, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan · $8M · 478 · 61st

  • SCH $8M
  • SCH 478
  • SCH 61st
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Shickel Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #9744

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 California →

Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Merical, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merical, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12M 49.75416813626563% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6M$8M$10M$12M$14M 202220232024 $8.3M $12.4M ▲ +49.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 478 $8M
2023 1 521 $11M
2024 1 489 $12M

Merical, Inc. filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN952393500
Plan Effective Date1977-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008295914 · Participants: 478Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Shickel Corporation Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($8M); by covered participants it is Edco Health Information Solutions 401(k) Retirement Plan in MO (478 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (478 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 Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.9% during 2022, from $9M to $8M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Merical, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merical, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 49.8%, from $8M to $12M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Shickel Corporation Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($8M, 119 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merical, Inc. Employee's Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Edco Health Information Solutions 401(k) Retirement Plan in MO (478 participants, $5M 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 952393500.

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.