401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$856M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,366
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$254,278
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$856M in assets, 3,366 participants

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.'s Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $856M in total assets and 3,366 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #20,133 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in California

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 3,366 participants in California, 5.3x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $856M.

#20,133
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-18.0%
assets change YoY
8.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $188M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$855,900,797 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 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 2022

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan lands in the large band (3,366 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 941381833 · Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $856M · 3,366 · 99th

  • EOY $856M
  • EOY 3,366
  • EOY 99th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near American Century Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #20133

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 California →

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Securian Financial Group, Inc. Performance Share PlanSecurian Financial Group, In…$859MDart Container Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plus PlanDart Container Corporation E…$857MBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 4…$856MAmerican Century Retirement PlanAmerican Century Retirement …$856MMccormick 401(k) Retirement PlanMccormick 401(k) Retirement …$855M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$856M
Net Income-$188M
Employer EIN941381833
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 33.93653014672914% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B 202220232024 $0.86B $1.15B ▲ +33.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,366 $856M
2023 1 3,570 $1.0B
2024 1 3,471 $1.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.855900797 · Participants: 3366Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is American Century Retirement Plan in MO ($856M); by covered participants it is Heritage Group Retirement Savings Plan in IN (3,366 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($856M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,366 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan declined sharply - down 18.0% during 2022, from $1.0B to $856M. Reported net income was -$188M.
How have Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.9%, from $856M to $1.1B.
Where does Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Century Retirement Plan in MO ($856M, 1,421 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Heritage Group Retirement Savings Plan in IN (3,366 participants, $552M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 941381833.

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.