Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Northrop Grumman Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$597M
Total assets Above avg plan size
534
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan · Sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing

$597M in assets, 534 participants

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan reported $597M in total assets and 534 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #19,968 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan sits by assets

Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $597M for 534 participants (~$1.1M/participant), down 20.8% in 2022.

#19,968
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-20.8%
assets change YoY
6.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $157M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$596,573,561 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 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 2022

Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (534 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 800640649 · Northrop Grumman Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan · $597M · 534 · 98th

  • 5500 $597M
  • 5500 534
  • 5500 98th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Mccormick Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #19968

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 →

Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Adm Retirement Plan$600MChristiana Care Health Services, Inc. Retirement PlanChristiana Care Health Servi…$598MMccormick Pension Plan$598MNg Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension PlanNg Es - Space Division Conso…$597MCuna Mutual Pension Plan for Non-Represented EmployeesCuna Mutual Pension Plan for…$593M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$753M
Net Assets (End of Year)$596M
Net Income-$157M
Employer EIN800640649
Plan Effective Date2001-10-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Northrop Grumman Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Northrop Grumman Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$70.6B 12.39714344145889% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60B$65B$70B$75B 202220232024 $62.8B $70.6B ▲ +12.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 119,474 $62.8B
2023 8 122,852 $67.7B
2024 8 127,891 $70.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.596573561 · Participants: 534Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.331391337 · Participants: 14867Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.385168374 · Participants: 54531Retirement Security PlanNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.061267673 · Participants: 7799Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.265847838 · Participants: 12832Dominion Energy Pension PlanSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.155241333 · Participants: 61068Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund
Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Mccormick Pension Plan in MD ($598M); by covered participants it is Alaska Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan in WA (534 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($597M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (534 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan declined sharply - down 20.8% during 2022, from $753M to $597M. Reported net income was -$157M.
How have Northrop Grumman Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Northrop Grumman Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.4%, from $62.8B to $70.6B.
Where does Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mccormick Pension Plan in MD ($598M, 1,228 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ng Es - Space Division Consolidated Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Alaska Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan in WA (534 participants, $194M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 800640649.

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.