401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$180M
Total assets Near avg plan size
626
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$288,261
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. · New York · Information & Media

$180M in assets, 626 participants

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.'s W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan reported $180M in total assets and 626 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.

  • #2,578 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan sits by assets

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $180M for 626 participants (~$288,261/participant), up 20.7% in 2023.

#2,578
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+20.7%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$180,451,086 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

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) 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. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (626 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $31M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $149M in the plan year 2022 filing to $180M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 135283680 · W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan · $180M · 626 · 94th

  • VS-ST $180M
  • VS-ST 626
  • VS-ST 94th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Cjk Group 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2578

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Employees Thrift Plan of the American BankersEmployees Thrift Plan of the…$181MNbbj Group Retirement Savings and Investment PlanNbbj Group Retirement Saving…$180MSchnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Retirement PlanSchnitzer Steel Industries, …$180MW. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) PlanW. W. Norton & Company, Inc.…$180MCjk Group 401(k) Retirement PlanCjk Group 401(k) Retirement …$180M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$149M
Net Assets (End of Year)$180M
Net Income$31M
Employer EIN135283680
Plan Effective Date1987-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$201M 22.655975715810744% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $164M $201M ▲ +22.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 746 $164M
2023 2 736 $194M
2024 2 764 $201M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.180451086 · Participants: 626W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cjk Group 401(k) Retirement Plan in MN ($180M); by covered participants it is Romac Industries, Inc. 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan in WA (626 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($180M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (626 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 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 20.7% during 2023, from $149M to $180M. Reported net income was $31M.
How have W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.7%, from $164M to $201M.
Where does W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cjk Group 401(k) Retirement Plan in MN ($180M, 2,364 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Romac Industries, Inc. 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan in WA (626 participants, $36M 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 135283680.

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.