401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Quidel Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$126M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,452
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$86,712
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Quidel Corporation · California · Manufacturing

$126M in assets, 1,452 participants

Quidel Corporation's Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan reported $126M in total assets and 1,452 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #18,665 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in California

Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan covers 1,452 participants in California, 2.3x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $126M.

#18,665
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-10.0%
assets change YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$125,906,315 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Quidel Savings and 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. Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,452 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 942573850 · Quidel Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan · $126M · 1,452 · 94th

  • EBSA $126M
  • PART 1,452
  • TYPE 94th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Ykk 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #18665

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 →

Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Belmark Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and TrustBelmark Employees' Retiremen…$126MCraig Hospital Retirement PlanCraig Hospital Retirement Pl…$126MAllspring 401(k) Plan$126MQuidel Savings and Retirement PlanQuidel Savings and Retiremen…$126MYkk 401(k) Retirement Plan$126M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$140M
Net Assets (End of Year)$126M
Net Income-$14M
Employer EIN942573850
Plan Effective Date1990-05-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.125906315 · Participants: 1452Quidel Savings and Retirement 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
Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ykk 401(k) Retirement Plan in GA ($126M); by covered participants it is At Home Solutions, LLC Employees Pension Plan in NY (1,452 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($126M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,452 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 Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.0% during 2022, from $140M to $126M. Reported net income was -$14M.
Where does Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ykk 401(k) Retirement Plan in GA ($126M, 1,013 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Quidel Savings and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is At Home Solutions, LLC Employees Pension Plan in NY (1,452 participants, N/A 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 942573850.

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.