Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Lockheed Martin Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,011
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$583,172
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan · Sponsored by Lockheed Martin Corporation · Maryland · Manufacturing

$2.3B in assets, 4,011 participants

Lockheed Martin Corporation's Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan reported $2.3B in total assets and 4,011 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #18,515 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan covers 4,011 participants in Maryland, 4.3x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $2.3B.

#18,515
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-0.4%
assets change YoY
23×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$2,339,104,023 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 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 2023

Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan lands in the large band (4,011 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$1.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to -$7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan reported participants fell from 4,519 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,011 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $2.3B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 521893632 · Lockheed Martin Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan · $2.3B · 4,011 · 99th

  • ASSETS $2.3B
  • PCT 4,011
  • EIN 99th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund
  • IND ind #18515

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 Maryland →

Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Massachusetts Laborers' Pension FundMassachusetts Laborers' Pens…$2.3BLockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension PlanLockheed Martin Aerospace Ho…$2.3BReynolds and Affiliates Pension PlanReynolds and Affiliates Pens…$2.3BErnst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement PlanErnst & Young Defined Benefi…$2.3BTransamerica Pension Plan$2.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)N/A
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN521893632
Plan Effective Date1951-05-05
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lockheed Martin Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lockheed Martin Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$79.7B 10.755104430097978% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70B$75B$80B$85B 202220232024 $72B $79.7B ▲ +10.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 13 161,436 $72.0B
2023 13 169,542 $77.9B
2024 12 172,051 $79.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.339104023 · Participants: 4011Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension PlanNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 18.88881693 · Participants: 323315National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.434547593 · Participants: 19673Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.648661647 · Participants: 1087Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.493297428 · Participants: 15047National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.223547088 · Participants: 44973International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan
Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund in MA ($2.3B); by covered participants it is Johnson Controls Pension Plan in WI (3,999 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,011 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.4% during 2023, from $2.3B to $2.3B. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Lockheed Martin Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lockheed Martin Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.8%, from $72.0B to $79.7B.
Where does Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund in MA ($2.3B, 10,116 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Lockheed Martin Aerospace Hourly Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Johnson Controls Pension Plan in WI (3,999 participants, $1.6B in assets).