401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22.7B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
40,452
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$561,862
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cisco Systems,Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$22.7B in assets, 40,452 participants

Cisco Systems,Inc.'s Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $22.7B in total assets and 40,452 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #17,765 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in California

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 40,452 participants in California, 64x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $22.7B.

#17,765
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+20.0%
assets growth YoY
228×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$22,728,425,546 Highest reported value at or above every one of 123,620 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 2024

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (40,452 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18.9B in the plan year 2023 filing to $22.7B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $3.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 40,364 in the plan year 2023 filing to 40,452 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 770059951 · Cisco Systems,Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan · $22.7B · 40,452 · 100th

  • TYPE $22.7B
  • NET 40,452
  • BOOK 100th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States
  • SCH ind #17765

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 →

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Citi Retirement Savings Plan$23.2BGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesGeneral Motors Retirement Sa…$23.1BCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Pl…$22.7BMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan$22.2BPfizer Savings Plan$22.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$22.7B
Net Income$2.8B
Employer EIN770059951
Plan Effective Date1988-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cisco Systems,Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cisco Systems,Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$22.7B 46.512099768163544% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10B$15B$20B$25B 202220232024 $15.5B $22.7B ▲ +46.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 38,315 $15.5B
2023 1 40,364 $18.9B
2024 1 40,452 $22.7B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 2030405060 Total assets ($B) Participants Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanKaiser Permanente 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.54108946 · Participants: 149110Kaiser Permanente 401(k) Retirement Plan
Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan

Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $22.7B in end-of-year assets across 40,452 participants (0.18% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.043% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $561,862 per participant (4.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $2.8B.

This plan identity (EIN 770059951, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $15.5B to $22.7B (+46.5%) while covered participants moved from 38,315 to 40,452 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 38,315 $15.5B Open filing
2023 40,364 $18.9B Open filing
2024 · index core 40,452 $22.7B This page

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States in MI ($23.1B); by covered participants it is Jbs 401(k) Savings Plan in CO (40,521 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($22.7B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (40,452 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 20.0% during 2024, from $18.9B to $22.7B. Reported net income was $2.8B.
How have Cisco Systems,Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cisco Systems,Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 46.5%, from $15.5B to $22.7B.
Where does Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States in MI ($23.1B, 43,053 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jbs 401(k) Savings Plan in CO (40,521 participants, $680M in assets).