401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Woodward, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
5,046
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$298,217
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Woodward Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Woodward, Inc. · Colorado · Manufacturing

$1.5B in assets, 5,046 participants

Woodward, Inc.'s Woodward Retirement Savings Plan reported $1.5B in total assets and 5,046 participants in its 2022 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.

  • #20,315 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Woodward Retirement Savings Plan covers 5,046 participants in Colorado, 13x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $1.5B.

#20,315
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-19.6%
assets change YoY
15×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $367M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Woodward Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Woodward Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,504,801,917 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Woodward Retirement Savings 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. Woodward Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (5,046 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 361984010 · Woodward, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Woodward Retirement Savings Plan · $1.5B · 5,046 · 99th

  • ASSETS $1.5B
  • ASSETS 5,046
  • ASSETS 99th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Nisource Inc Retirement Savings Plan
  • ASSETS ind #20315

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 Colorado →

Woodward Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nisource Inc Retirement Savings PlanNisource Inc Retirement Savi…$1.5BThe Profit Sharing and Savings Plan of Graybar Electric Company, Inc.The Profit Sharing and Savin…$1.5BWoodward Retirement Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings …$1.5BZoetis Savings Plan$1.5BKla 401(k) Plan$1.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Woodward Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income-$367M
Employer EIN361984010
Plan Effective Date1952-09-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Woodward, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Woodward, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.1B 28.05508869011334% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.67B $2.14B ▲ +28.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 5,467 $1.7B
2023 4 6,221 $1.9B
2024 4 6,562 $2.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

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

Woodward Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 11.522.53 Total assets ($B) Participants Woodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.504801917 · Participants: 5046Woodward Retirement Savings PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.75238679 · Participants: 57172Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.51543651 · Participants: 10671Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanScl Health 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.514958969 · Participants: 12642Scl Health 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.49307635 · Participants: 7741Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanNutrien 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.411830048 · Participants: 11560Nutrien 401(k) Retirement Plan
Woodward Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Woodward Retirement Savings Plan

Woodward Retirement Savings Plan reports $1.5B in end-of-year assets across 5,046 participants (0.012% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.005% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $298,217 per participant (2.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$367M.

This plan identity (EIN 361984010, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.5B to $2.0B (+30.6%) while covered participants moved from 5,046 to 6,210 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,046 $1.5B This page
2023 5,847 $1.8B Open filing
2024 · index core 6,210 $2.0B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Nisource Inc Retirement Savings Plan in IN ($1.5B); by covered participants it is Day & Zimmermann Retirement Plan in PA (5,048 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.5B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,046 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 Woodward Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Woodward Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 19.6% during 2022, from $1.9B to $1.5B. Reported net income was -$367M.
How have Woodward, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Woodward, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 28.1%, from $1.7B to $2.1B.
Where does Woodward Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Woodward Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Woodward Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nisource Inc Retirement Savings Plan in IN ($1.5B, 7,561 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Woodward Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Day & Zimmermann Retirement Plan in PA (5,048 participants, $411M in assets).