ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Woodward Communications, Inc ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$38M
Total assets Below avg plan size
336
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$113,830
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Woodward Communications, Inc · Iowa · Information & Media

$38M in assets, 336 participants

Woodward Communications, Inc's Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $38M in total assets and 336 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #2,313 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $38M for 336 participants (~$113,830/participant), down 40.0% in 2022.

#2,313
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-40.0%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $17M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$38,246,860 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 Communications, 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. Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (336 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 420559640 · Woodward Communications, Inc PY 2022 · ESOP

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $38M · 336 · 86th

  • VS-ST $38M
  • VS-ST 336
  • VS-ST 86th
  • VS-ST ESOP
  • VS-ST near Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2313

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 Iowa →

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$64M
Net Assets (End of Year)$19M
Net Income-$17M
Employer EIN420559640
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Woodward Communications, Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Woodward Communications, Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$70M 1.1650333674190096% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$70.5M$71M$71.5M 202220232024 $71.3M $70.5M ▼ -1.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 764 $71M
2023 2 502 $71M
2024 2 567 $70M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Iowa

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

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500200025003000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 38.24686 · Participants: 336Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmployee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 685.782673 · Participants: 781Employee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanVan Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 437.278096 · Participants: 774Van Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanPrecision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 402.726302 · Participants: 645Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustIta Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 382.93662 · Participants: 643Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership PlanAnnett Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust, Total assets ($M): 362.257753 · Participants: 2582Annett Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest ESOP by assets is Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI ($38M); by covered participants it is Milan Institute Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (336 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (336 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 Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 40.0% during 2022, from $64M to $38M. Reported net income was -$17M.
How have Woodward Communications, Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Woodward Communications, Inc's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.2%, from $71M to $70M.
Where does Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 86th 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 Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI ($38M, 741 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Milan Institute Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (336 participants, $6M 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 420559640.

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.