401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$823M
Total assets
7,518
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$109,499
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #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.

$823M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
7,518
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$109,499
avg assets per participant

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 →

State
California
Industry
Manufacturing

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports 7,518 participants - 12x that state average ($823M EOY assets).

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.)

$0.4B$0.6B$0.8B$1B$1.2B 202220232024 $0.61B $1.04B ▲ +70.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Intuitive Surgical, Inc. plans on file
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

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, …Wells Fargo & Compan…Google LLC 401(k) Sa…Oracle Corporation 4…Intel 401(k) Savings…Apple 401(k) Plan
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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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:

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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).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in California. Compare plans
  • Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 71.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 770416458.

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.