ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Quad/Graphics, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
11,358
Participants Very large workforce
68th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1,376
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Quad/Graphics ESOP · Sponsored by Quad/Graphics, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$16M in assets, 11,358 participants

Quad/Graphics, Inc.'s Quad/Graphics ESOP reported $16M in total assets and 11,358 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 68th 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.

  • #10,606 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Quad/Graphics ESOP covers 11,358 participants in Wisconsin, 20x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $16M.

#10,606
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+20.0%
assets growth YoY

Quad/Graphics ESOP's outsized position by total assets

Quad/Graphics ESOP vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$15,629,054 Top 32% higher than 68% of 127,068 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 2023

Quad/Graphics ESOP's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Quad/Graphics ESOP is a mega filing (11,358 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Quad/Graphics ESOP reported net income rose from -$128K in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Quad/Graphics ESOP end-of-year assets rose from $13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Quad/Graphics ESOP reported participants fell from 12,148 in the plan year 2022 filing to 11,358 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 391152983 · Quad/Graphics, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Quad/Graphics ESOP · $16M · 11,358 · 68th

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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 Wisconsin →

Quad/Graphics ESOP in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Quad/Graphics ESOP and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$16M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN391152983
Plan Effective Date2010-07-02
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Quad/Graphics, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Quad/Graphics, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.1B 6.053905584993227% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.95B$2B$2.05B$2.1B$2.15B 202220232024 $1.98B $2.1B ▲ +6.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 24,358 $2.0B
2023 2 23,124 $2.1B
2024 2 19,080 $2.1B

Nearby ESOP Plans in Wisconsin

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

Quad/Graphics ESOP vs. nearby ESOP plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Quad/Graphics ESOP, Total assets ($B): 0.015629054 · Participants: 11358Quad/Graphics ESOPSchreiber Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.551413763 · Participants: 6108Schreiber Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanWoodman's Employees' Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.700244908 · Participants: 2837Woodman's Employees' Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership PlanKi Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.511365241 · Participants: 1624Ki Employee Stock Ownership PlanTrachte Building Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.331023295 · Participants: 228Trachte Building Systems Employee Stock Ownership PlanWausau Supply Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.31506565 · Participants: 808Wausau Supply Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Quad/Graphics ESOP vs. nearby ESOP plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Quad/Graphics ESOP side-by-side with 3 peers →

Quad/Graphics ESOP's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest ESOP by assets is Miller Paint Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OR ($16M); by covered participants it is Andersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN (11,644 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (11,358 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Quad/Graphics ESOP assets move in 2023? ▼
Quad/Graphics ESOP grew sharply - up 20.0% during 2023, from $13M to $16M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Quad/Graphics, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Quad/Graphics, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 6.1%, from $2.0B to $2.1B.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Quad/Graphics ESOP? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Miller Paint Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OR ($16M, 249 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Quad/Graphics ESOP? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Andersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN (11,644 participants, $899M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 391152983.

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.