Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
General Dynamics Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.9B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 3,036
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $628,174
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial) · Sponsored by General Dynamics Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing
$1.9B in assets, 3,036 participants
General Dynamics Corporation's General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial) reported $1.9B in total assets and 3,036 participants in its 2022 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.
- #20,372 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial) covers 3,036 participants in Virginia, 3.9x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.
- #20,372
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -19.5%
- assets change YoY
- 19×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $460M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial)'s outsized position by total assets
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial) vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$1,907,136,859 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial)'s large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial) lands in the large band (3,036 participants).
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 131673581 · General Dynamics Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial) · $1.9B · 3,036 · 99th
- BOOK $1.9B
- VS-ST 3,036
- BOY 99th
- SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EBSA near The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp)
- PART ind #20372
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 Virginia →
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial) in the asset neighbourhood
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.4B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.9B |
| Net Income | -$460M |
| Employer EIN | 131673581 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1956-10-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (General Dynamics Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All General Dynamics Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $33.4B 11.992919867650146% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 107,750 | $29.9B |
| 2023 | 14 | 115,717 | $32.7B |
| 2024 | 11 | 111,719 | $33.4B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Northrop Grumman Pension Plan $18.3B · 14,867
- Retirement Security Plan $9.4B · 54,531
- Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla $8.1B · 7,799
- Dominion Energy Pension Plan $7.3B · 12,832
- Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund $7.2B · 61,068
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial)'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) in CA ($1.9B); by covered participants it is Mclaren Employees' Pension Plan in MI (3,037 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.9B here).
- The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) (CA) $1.9B · 2,767
- Genuine Parts Company Pension Plan (GA) $1.9B · 5,106
- Brightspeed Pension Plan (NC) $1.9B · 2,294
- Cbs Combined Pension Plan (NY) $1.9B · 1,641
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,036 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Mclaren Employees' Pension Plan (MI) 3,037 · 1 off
- Ua Local 290 Plumber, Steamfitter & Shipfitter Pension Plan & Shipfitter Pension Plan (OR) 3,037 · 1 off
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Pension Plan (MN) 3,029 · 7 off
- Foster Farms Group Pension Plan (CA) 3,051 · 15 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.