Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Medtronic, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
7,871
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$293,132
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries · Sponsored by Medtronic, Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$2.3B in assets, 7,871 participants

Medtronic, Inc.'s Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries reported $2.3B in total assets and 7,871 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.

  • #18,512 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries covers 7,871 participants in Minnesota, 7.0x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $2.3B.

#18,512
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+7.2%
assets growth YoY
23×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries's outsized position by total assets

Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,307,242,000 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

Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries'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. Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries lands in the large band (7,871 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries reported net income rose from -$70M in the plan year 2022 filing to $155M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries reported participants fell from 9,031 in the plan year 2022 filing to 7,871 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries end-of-year assets rose from $2.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 410793183 · Medtronic, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries · $2.3B · 7,871 · 99th

  • IND $2.3B
  • IND 7,871
  • IND 99th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 1950 Pension Plan
  • IND ind #18512

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 Minnesota →

Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries in the asset neighbourhood

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAir Products and Chemicals, …$2.3BMedtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and BeneficiariesMedtronic Retirement Plan fo…$2.3BNew York Hotel Trades Council and Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. Pension FundNew York Hotel Trades Counci…$2.3BThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 1950 Pension PlanThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber C…$2.3BSouthern California Gas Company Pension PlanSouthern California Gas Comp…$2.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.3B
Net Income$155M
Employer EIN410793183
Plan Effective Date2019-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Medtronic, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Medtronic, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$17.7B 11.094320666868759% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15B$16B$17B$18B 202220232024 $15.9B $17.7B ▲ +11.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 48,987 $15.9B
2023 3 53,292 $16.7B
2024 3 46,654 $17.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries, Total assets ($B): 2.307242 · Participants: 7871Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.281991028 · Participants: 106383M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.032936702 · Participants: 69155Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.150985971 · Participants: 24884The Travelers Pension PlanGeneral Mills Pension Plan I, Total assets ($B): 3.991064596 · Participants: 383General Mills Pension Plan IU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.969502742 · Participants: 56287U.S. Bank Pension Plan
Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries

Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries reports $2.3B in end-of-year assets across 7,871 participants (0.019% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $293,132 per participant (2.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $155M.

This plan identity (EIN 410793183, plan #007) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.2B to $2.4B (+13.2%) while covered participants moved from 9,031 to 7,184 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,031 $2.2B Open filing
2023 7,871 $2.3B This page
2024 · index core 7,184 $2.4B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 1950 Pension Plan in OH ($2.3B); by covered participants it is Georgia-Pacific LLC Hourly Pension Plan in GA (7,873 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,871 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 Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries assets move in 2023? ▼
Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries grew at a solid clip - up 7.2% during 2023, from $2.2B to $2.3B. Reported net income was $155M.
How have Medtronic, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Medtronic, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 11.1%, from $15.9B to $17.7B.
Where does Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 1950 Pension Plan in OH ($2.3B, 2,309 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Georgia-Pacific LLC Hourly Pension Plan in GA (7,873 participants, $3.4B in assets).