401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Brady Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$342M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,579
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$216,846
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brady Matched 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Brady Corporation · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$342M in assets, 1,579 participants

Brady Corporation's Brady Matched 401(k) Plan reported $342M in total assets and 1,579 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #16,709 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan covers 1,579 participants in Wisconsin, 2.8x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $342M.

#16,709
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+10.6%
assets growth YoY
3.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$342,400,584 Top 4% higher than 96% of 123,620 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 2024

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Brady Matched 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,579 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Brady Matched 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $47M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brady Matched 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $310M in the plan year 2023 filing to $342M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brady Matched 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,637 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,579 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 390178960 · Brady Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan · $342M · 1,579 · 96th

  • TYPE $342M
  • TYPE 1,579
  • TYPE 96th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Watts Water Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #16709

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 Wisconsin →

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kelly Retirement Savings Plan$343MWatts Water Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanWatts Water Technologies, In…$342MBrady Matched 401(k) Plan$342MThe Sparc Group LLC 401(k) Investment and Savings PlanThe Sparc Group LLC 401(k) I…$342MConmed Corporation Retirement Savings PlanConmed Corporation Retiremen…$342M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brady Matched 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$310M
Net Assets (End of Year)$342M
Net Income$33M
Employer EIN390178960
Plan Effective Date1976-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brady Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brady Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$428M 31.398389160375174% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $325M $428M ▲ +31.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,750 $325M
2023 2 2,747 $385M
2024 2 2,718 $428M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Brady Matched 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.342400584 · Participants: 1579Brady Matched 401(k) PlanAdvocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.487791739 · Participants: 80015Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.188548319 · Participants: 28489Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.136404794 · Participants: 26372Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.988151 · Participants: 11661Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.765132976 · Participants: 9217Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan
Brady Matched 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Brady Matched 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Watts Water Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in MA ($342M); by covered participants it is Foothill Packing, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (1,579 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($342M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,579 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Brady Matched 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Brady Matched 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.6% during 2024, from $310M to $342M. Reported net income was $33M.
How have Brady Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brady Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.4%, from $325M to $428M.
Where does Brady Matched 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Brady Matched 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brady Matched 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Watts Water Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in MA ($342M, 1,717 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brady Matched 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Foothill Packing, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (1,579 participants, $13M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 390178960.

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.