401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$823M
Total assets Above avg plan size
7,518
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$109,499
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$823M in assets, 7,518 participants

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $823M in total assets and 7,518 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #18,175 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 7,518 participants in California, 12x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $823M.

#18,175
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+35.5%
assets growth YoY
8.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$823,214,357 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (7,518 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$69M in the plan year 2022 filing to $216M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $607M in the plan year 2022 filing to $823M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 6,266 in the plan year 2022 filing to 7,518 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 770416458 · Intuitive Surgical, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $823M · 7,518 · 98th

  • PCT $823M
  • PCT 7,518
  • PCT 98th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Bread Financial 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #18175

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 →

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$607M
Net Assets (End of Year)$823M
Net Income$216M
Employer EIN770416458
Plan Effective Date1996-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Intuitive Surgical, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Intuitive Surgical, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.0B 71.45159417013284% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.4B$0.6B$0.8B$1B$1.2B 202220232024 $0.61B $1.04B ▲ +70.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,266 $607M
2023 1 7,518 $823M
2024 1 8,097 $1.0B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.823214357 · Participants: 7518Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $823M in end-of-year assets across 7,518 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $109,499 per participant (79% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $216M.

This plan identity (EIN 770416458, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $607M to $1.0B (+71.5%) while covered participants moved from 6,266 to 8,097 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,266 $607M Open filing
2023 7,518 $823M This page
2024 · index core 8,097 $1.0B Open filing

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

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bread Financial 401(k) Plan in OH ($824M); by covered participants it is Kbp Brands 401(k) Plan in KS (7,518 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($823M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,518 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 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 35.5% during 2023, from $607M to $823M. Reported net income was $216M.
How have Intuitive Surgical, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 71.5%, from $607M to $1.0B.
Where does Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bread Financial 401(k) Plan in OH ($824M, 7,094 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kbp Brands 401(k) Plan in KS (7,518 participants, $15M in assets).