Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bwxt Investment Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$739M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,995
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$370,319
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bwxt Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bwxt Investment Company · Virginia · Manufacturing

$739M in assets, 1,995 participants

Bwxt Investment Company's Bwxt Retirement Plan reported $739M in total assets and 1,995 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.

  • #20,069 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Bwxt Retirement Plan covers 1,995 participants in Virginia, 2.6x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $739M.

#20,069
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-26.6%
assets change YoY
7.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $268M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bwxt Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bwxt Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$738,787,003 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Bwxt Retirement Plan'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. Bwxt Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,995 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 721172705 · Bwxt Investment Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Bwxt Retirement Plan · $739M · 1,995 · 99th

  • BOY $739M
  • SCH 1,995
  • EBSA 99th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near California Water Service Company Pension Plan
  • NET ind #20069

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 →

Bwxt Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

U.a. Local No. 393 Defined Benefit Pension PlanU.a. Local No. 393 Defined B…$742MModern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement PlanModern Woodmen of America Em…$741MTranscanada USA Services Inc. Retirement PlanTranscanada USA Services Inc…$741MBwxt Retirement Plan$739MCalifornia Water Service Company Pension PlanCalifornia Water Service Com…$738M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bwxt Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$739M
Net Income-$268M
Employer EIN721172705
Plan Effective Date2003-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bwxt Investment Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bwxt Investment Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.2B 23.19039991652386% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B 202220232024 $1.81B $2.22B ▲ +22.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,711 $1.8B
2023 2 6,731 $2.0B
2024 2 7,136 $2.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Bwxt Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Bwxt Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.738787003 · Participants: 1995Bwxt Retirement 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
Bwxt Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Bwxt Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bwxt Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is California Water Service Company Pension Plan in CA ($738M); by covered participants it is The Rite Aid Pension Plan in PA (1,996 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,995 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 Bwxt Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Bwxt Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 26.6% during 2022, from $1.0B to $739M. Reported net income was -$268M.
How have Bwxt Investment Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bwxt Investment Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.2%, from $1.8B to $2.2B.
Where does Bwxt Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bwxt Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Bwxt Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is California Water Service Company Pension Plan in CA ($738M, 1,179 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bwxt Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Rite Aid Pension Plan in PA (1,996 participants, $121M 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 721172705.

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.