401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,570
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$282,106
Avg per participant High 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

$1.0B in assets, 3,570 participants

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.'s Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $1.0B in total assets and 3,570 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #18,270 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 3,570 participants in California, 5.7x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.

#18,270
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+17.7%
assets growth YoY
10×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$1,007,116,745 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan lands in the large band (3,570 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$188M in the plan year 2022 filing to $151M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $856M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.0B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 3,366 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,570 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 941381833 · Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $1.0B · 3,570 · 99th

  • 5500 $1.0B
  • 5500 3,570
  • 5500 99th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Infor 401(k) Savings Plan
  • 5500 ind #18270

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

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 4…$1.0BInfor 401(k) Savings Plan$1.0BRetirement Savings Plan for Employees of Continental - Automotive SystemsRetirement Savings Plan for …$1.0BCountry/ Iaa 401(k) Plan$1.0BFti Consulting, Inc. 401(k) PlanFti Consulting, Inc. 401(k) …$1.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$856M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.0B
Net Income$151M
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 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.007116745 · Participants: 3570Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing 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
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 Infor 401(k) Savings Plan in GA ($1.0B); by covered participants it is Heritage Group Retirement Savings Plan in IN (3,568 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,570 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 Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 17.7% during 2023, from $856M to $1.0B. Reported net income was $151M.
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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Infor 401(k) Savings Plan in GA ($1.0B, 4,741 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 (3,568 participants, $665M in assets).

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 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.