401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$15.5B
Total assets
38,315
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$404,881
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cisco Systems,Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$15.5B in assets, 38,315 participants

Cisco Systems,Inc.'s Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $15.5B in total assets and 38,315 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #20,581 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in California

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 38,315 participants in California, 61x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $15.5B.

$15.5B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
38,315
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$404,881
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $3.2B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by total assets

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,513,002,395 Top 1% higher than 100% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Industry

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan reports 38,315 participants - 61x that state average ($15.5B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$15.5B
Net Income-$3.2B
Employer EIN770059951
Plan Effective Date1988-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cisco Systems,Inc.)

$10B$15B$20B$25B 202220232024 $15.5B $22.7B ▲ +46.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Cisco Systems,Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 38,315 $15.5B
2023 1 40,364 $18.9B
2024 1 40,452 $22.7B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 1020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Cisco Systems,Inc. 4…Wells Fargo & Compan…Google LLC 401(k) Sa…Oracle Corporation 4…Chevron Employee Sav…Intel 401(k) Savings…
Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $15.5B in end-of-year assets across 38,315 participants (0.13% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.041% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $404,881 per participant (2.9x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$3.2B.

This plan identity (EIN 770059951, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $15.5B to $22.7B (+46.5%) while covered participants moved from 38,315 to 40,452 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 38,315 $15.5B This page
2023 40,364 $18.9B Open filing
2024 · index core 40,452 $22.7B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022?
Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 17.0% during 2022, from $18.7B to $15.5B. Reported net income was -$3.2B.
How have Cisco Systems,Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cisco Systems,Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 46.5%, from $15.5B to $22.7B.
Where does Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan in PA ($14.8B, 97,769 participants).

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