ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Decibel Research, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
103
Participants Small participant base
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$193,010
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Decibel Research, Inc. · Alabama · Professional & Technical Services

$20M in assets, 103 participants

Decibel Research, Inc.'s Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $20M in total assets and 103 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #16,698 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in Alabama

Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 103 participants in Alabama, about 29% of the average Alabama filer (state average ~360 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#16,698
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
+40.8%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$19,880,000 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (103 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 421551697 · Decibel Research, Inc. PY 2022 · ESOP

Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $20M · 103 · 77th

  • EBSA $20M
  • PART 103
  • TYPE 77th
  • NET ESOP
  • BOOK near Land Title, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • VS-ST ind #16698

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Alabama →

Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Alabama filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)-$4M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN421551697
Plan Effective Date2020-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Decibel Research, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Decibel Research, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$66M 33.88683620143444% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M$70M 202220232024 $49.1M $65.7M ▲ +33.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 248 $49M
2023 2 279 $60M
2024 2 284 $66M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Alabama

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 0100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 19.88 · Participants: 103Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanStarfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 388.874122 · Participants: 1314Starfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanStarfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 388.874122 · Participants: 1314Starfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanInline Electric Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 163.711693 · Participants: 231Inline Electric Employee Stock Ownership PlanSignature Homes Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 126.162 · Participants: 130Signature Homes Employee Stock Ownership PlanRadiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 120.092479 · Participants: 853Radiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants
Compare Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Alabama, the nearest ESOP by assets is Land Title, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in MN ($20M); by covered participants it is Raulli & Sons, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (103 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (103 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 Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 40.8% during 2022, from $14M to $20M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Decibel Research, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Decibel Research, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.9%, from $49M to $66M.
Where does Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 77th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Land Title, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in MN ($20M, 96 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Raulli & Sons, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (103 participants, $7M 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 421551697.

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.