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Medtronic plc (MDT)
Medical device maker, split by segment revenue. Read October 1, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending 2026-04-24, filed 2026-06-18. Ranked 21 of the 27 Healthcare companies read so far, by the share within reach now: the sector.
The filing states over 95,000 full-time employees with 43% in the U.S. or Puerto Rico and nothing by segment, so the patterns follow segment revenue and description (c).
The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.
What follows from the reading
Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 18% now, 35% at the end of 2027, 43% at the end of 2028, 47% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 47% desk work, 17% people work and 37% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 51% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 39% becomes checking a model's work and 6% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.
Headcount
95,000 employees as of 2026-04-24 (stated). The filing states 43% of full-time employees are based in the U.S. or Puerto Rico.
The filing: “Medtronic has over 95,000 full-time employees, of which 43% are based in the U.S. or Puerto Rico.”
The workforce as industry patterns
| Pattern | Share | Reason, from the filing |
|---|---|---|
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | 55% | By revenue (c): the Cardiac and Vascular group at 39% and the Diabetes group at 9% make electromedical devices, pacemakers, stents and insulin pumps, the industry the filing's SIC code names, with no count by segment. |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | 45% | By revenue (c): the Medical Surgical group at 24% and the Neuroscience group at 28%, surgical instruments, implants and supplies, with no count by segment. |
What the filing says about the workforce: Over 95,000 full-time employees, 43% in the U.S. or Puerto Rico; about 1,200 employees at 6 facilities in Israel; 87% survey response excluding the Diabetes business.
Companies read with the same leading pattern
Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Emerson Electric Co. (EMR, 71,000 employees)19% now, 48% by 2028
- Danaher Corporation (DHR, 60,000 employees)18% now, 44% by 2028
- GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. (GEHC, 54,000 employees)18% now, 49% by 2028
What the filing says about AI
19 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing names AI in 19 sentences: AI and data analytics to tailor therapies and support remote monitoring, AccuRhythm AI algorithms in its cardiac devices, and AI among its forward-looking statements.
- “Our forward-looking statements, including those in this Annual Report, may include statements related to: our growth and growth strategies; our ability to drive long-term shareholder value; developments in the markets for our products, therapies and services and continued or future acceptance of such products, therapies and services; financial results and financial condition; product developmen...”
- “Turn data, AI, and automation into action: We are confident in our ability to maximize new technology, AI, and data and analytics to tailor therapies in real-time, facilitating remote monitoring and care delivery that conveniently manages conditions, and creates new standards of care.”
- “Both portfolio devices have unmatched accuracy and a streamlined workflow with AccuRhythm AI algorithms to reduce clinic workload and data burden.”
- “This includes our StealthStation S8 surgical navigation system, Stealth Autoguide robotic guidance system, O-arm surgical imaging system, Mazor robotic guidance systems used in robot-assisted spine procedures, UNiD adaptive spine intelligence AI-driven technology for surgical planning and personalized spinal implants, and our Midas Rex surgical drills, including our MR8 high-speed drill system.”
- “The division develops, manufactures, and markets advanced and general surgical products, including advanced stapling devices, vessel sealing instruments, wound closure products, electrosurgery products, an AI-powered surgical video and analytics platform, robotic-assisted surgery products, hernia mechanical devices, mesh implants, gynecology products, minimally invasive gastrointestinal and hep...”
Headcount by filing year
As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.
| Period | Employees | Filed | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | 95,000 | 2026-06-18 | 10-K |
| 2025-04-25 | 95,000 | 2025-06-20 | 10-K |
| 2024-04-26 | 35,000 | 2024-06-20 | 10-K |
| 2023-04-28 | 95,000 | 2023-06-22 | 10-K |
| 2022-04-29 | 95,000 | 2022-06-23 | 10-K |
| 2021-04-30 | 90,000 | 2021-06-25 | 10-K |
| 2020-04-24 | 90,000 | 2020-06-19 | 10-K |
| 2019-04-26 | 90,000 | 2019-06-21 | 10-K |
| 2018-04-27 | 86,000 | 2018-06-22 | 10-K |
| 2017-04-28 | 91,000 | 2017-06-27 | 10-K |
| 2016-04-29 | 88,000 | 2016-06-28 | 10-K |
| 2015-04-24 | 92,000 | 2015-06-23 | 10-K |
Limits of this reading
- The filing counts no people by segment; the split rests on segment revenue and description (c).
Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001628280-26-044354, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
Questions about this company
- How much of Medtronic plc's working time is within reach of AI?
- An estimated 18% now and 43% by the end of 2028, on METR's long-run pace at four in five, from the workforce Medtronic plc's own annual report describes and BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. It is an estimate with a stated method. It is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings, and it says nothing about what the company will do.
- How many people does Medtronic plc employ?
- 95,000 as of April 24, 2026, as its annual report for the period ending April 24, 2026 states. About 43% in the U.S.
- What kinds of work make up Medtronic plc's workforce?
- Read from its annual report as a blend of 2 industry staffing patterns, the largest Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing; by those patterns the work is about 47% desk work, 17% people work and 37% body work. Each share has a one-sentence reason on this page that can be checked against the filing.
- What does Medtronic plc's annual report say about AI?
- 19 sentences in the filing name AI. They are counted and quoted on this page, never judged: a count says how much a filing talks about AI, not what the company does with it.
- How is this estimated?
- Claude Fable 5.1 read the annual report under the Index's written rubric (version 1) on October 1, 2026: the stated headcount, the share in the U.S. when stated, and the workforce as a blend of industry staffing patterns. The estimates are the site's industry estimates weighted by those shares, from O*NET tasks with estimated lengths and METR's measurements of how long a task AI models can finish. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
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