401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Marathon Cheese Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$165M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,158
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$76,417
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Marathon Cheese Corporation · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$165M in assets, 2,158 participants

Marathon Cheese Corporation's Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $165M in total assets and 2,158 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #18,976 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 2,158 participants in Wisconsin, 3.8x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $165M.

#18,976
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-12.5%
assets change YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $23M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$164,908,683 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (2,158 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 390873270 · Marathon Cheese Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan · $165M · 2,158 · 95th

  • EOY $165M
  • EOY 2,158
  • EOY 95th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Third Federal 401(k) Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #18976

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 Wisconsin →

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$188M
Net Assets (End of Year)$165M
Net Income-$23M
Employer EIN390873270
Plan Effective Date1987-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Marathon Cheese Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Marathon Cheese Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$205M 24.59284633302177% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $165M $205M ▲ +24.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,158 $165M
2023 1 2,165 $188M
2024 1 2,243 $205M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.164908683 · Participants: 2158Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.548820507 · Participants: 28701Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.339639169 · Participants: 26610Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.978902 · Participants: 11034Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.151693798 · Participants: 8032Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings PlanNm Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.385991887 · Participants: 7423Nm Employee Savings Plan
Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Third Federal 401(k) Savings Plan in OH ($165M); by covered participants it is Goodwill Industries of South Florida Inc 401(k) Plan in FL (2,158 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($165M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,158 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 Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.5% during 2022, from $188M to $165M. Reported net income was -$23M.
How have Marathon Cheese Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Marathon Cheese Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.6%, from $165M to $205M.
Where does Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Third Federal 401(k) Savings Plan in OH ($165M, 998 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Goodwill Industries of South Florida Inc 401(k) Plan in FL (2,158 participants, $11M 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 390873270.

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.