Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Northrop Grumman Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$107M
Total assets Near avg plan size: N/A
Participants Small participant base: 92nd
Percentile by assets National rank

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Official DOL plan name: Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan · Sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing

$107M in assets, N/A participants

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan reported $107M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

#16,389 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan sits by assets

Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $107M for N/A participants, up 2.8% in 2023.

#16,389
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers): +2.8%
assets growth YoY: 1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$107,279,221 Top 8% higher than 92% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan reported net income rose from -$32M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan end-of-year assets rose from $104M in the plan year 2022 filing to $107M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 800640649 · Northrop Grumman Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan · $107M · N/A · 92nd

PCT $107M
PCT N/A
PCT 92nd
PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
PCT near Exeter Health Resources, Inc. Account Balance Pension Plan
PCT ind #16389

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 →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$104M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$107M
Net Income	$4M
Employer EIN	800640649
Plan Effective Date	1960-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Northrop Grumman Corporation)

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.

Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Northrop Grumman Pension Plan $19.1B · 13,674
Retirement Security Plan $10.2B · 54,171
Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla $8.5B · 7,117
Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund $8.3B · 61,272
Dominion Energy Pension Plan $7.6B · 12,263

Compare Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Exeter Health Resources, Inc. Account Balance Pension Plan in NH at $107M (this filing: $107M).

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($107M here).

Exeter Health Resources, Inc. Account Balance Pension Plan (NH) $107M · 1,306
Retirement Plan for Employees of Fairfield Manufacturing Company Inc. (IN) $107M · 171
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. Pension Plan (IN) $107M · 220
Ohio Bricklayers Pension Plan (MI) $107M · 618

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 Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan edged up modestly - up 2.8% during 2023, from $104M to $107M. Reported net income was $4M.

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 Master Inactive Qualified Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ng Master Inactive Qualified Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Exeter Health Resources, Inc. Account Balance Pension Plan in NH ($107M, 1,306 participants).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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