ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Techline, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$157M
Total assets Near avg plan size
226
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$695,575
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Techline, Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$157M in assets, 226 participants

Techline, Inc.'s Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $157M in total assets and 226 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #16,928 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 226 participants in Texas, about 33% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $157M.

#16,928
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+354.3%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$157,200,000 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (226 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $17M in the plan year 2022 filing to $125M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $35M in the plan year 2022 filing to $157M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 208 in the plan year 2022 filing to 226 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 742480247 · Techline, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $157M · 226 · 94th

  • EBSA $157M
  • PART 226
  • TYPE 94th
  • NET ESOP
  • BOOK near Ulteig, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • VS-ST ind #16928

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 Texas →

Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$142M
Net Income$125M
Employer EIN742480247
Plan Effective Date2022-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Techline, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Techline, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$259M 364.554016972159% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$100M$200M$300M 202220232024 $55.7M $259M ▲ +364.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 476 $56M
2023 2 514 $182M
2024 2 535 $259M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Texas

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

Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010002000300040005000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.1572 · Participants: 226Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership PlanSammons Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.16285336 · Participants: 3000Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanHighland Homes Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.884916985 · Participants: 791Highland Homes Employee Stock Ownership PlanAustin Industries Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.497933907 · Participants: 4510Austin Industries Employee Stock Ownership PlanCactus Feeders, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.447462474 · Participants: 831Cactus Feeders, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanLja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.396562096 · Participants: 1439Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest ESOP by assets is Ulteig, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in ND ($159M); by covered participants it is Midway Ford Truck Center, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MO (226 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (226 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 Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 354.3% during 2023, from $35M to $157M. Reported net income was $125M.
How have Techline, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Techline, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 364.6%, from $56M to $259M.
Where does Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ulteig, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in ND ($159M, 901 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gridiron Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Midway Ford Truck Center, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MO (226 participants, $50M 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 742480247.

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.