Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Northrop Grumman Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.0B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 1,859
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $1.1M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B · Sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing
$2.0B in assets, 1,859 participants
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B reported $2.0B in total assets and 1,859 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.
- #20,390 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B covers 1,859 participants in Virginia, 2.4x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $2.0B.
- #20,390
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -22.0%
- assets change YoY
- 20×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $578M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B's outsized position by total assets
Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$2,032,898,188 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
Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B'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. Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B lands in the large band (1,859 participants).
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 800640649 · Northrop Grumman Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B · $2.0B · 1,859 · 99th
- EBSA $2.0B
- PART 1,859
- TYPE 99th
- NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
- BOOK near Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- VS-ST ind #20390
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 →
Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B in the asset neighbourhood
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.6B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.0B |
| Net Income | -$578M |
| Employer EIN | 800640649 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1978-10-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- 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
Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee in TN ($2.0B); by covered participants it is The Cooper Companies, Inc. Retirement Income Plan in CA (1,857 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.0B here).
- Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee (TN) $2.0B · 2,920
- The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off (OH) $2.0B · 4,998
- Directors Guild of America-Producer Pension Plan Basic Benefit Plan (CA) $2.0B · 8,405
- Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan (TX) $2.0B · 1,310
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,859 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- The Cooper Companies, Inc. Retirement Income Plan (CA) 1,857 · 2 off
- Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan (MS) 1,855 · 4 off
- Retirement Plan for Draper Employees (MA) 1,854 · 5 off
- Contract Cleaners Service Employees' Pension Plan (MO) 1,865 · 6 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.