Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Northrop Grumman Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.1B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 1,733
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $1.2M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B · Sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing
$2.1B in assets, 1,733 participants
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B reported $2.1B in total assets and 1,733 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.
- #18,490 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B covers 1,733 participants in Virginia, 2.2x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.
- #18,490
- in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
- +4.0%
- assets growth YoY
- 21×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$2,114,224,613 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B'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. Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B lands in the large band (1,733 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B reported net income rose from -$578M in the plan year 2022 filing to $88M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B reported participants fell from 1,859 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,733 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B end-of-year assets rose from $2.0B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 800640649 · Northrop Grumman Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B · $2.1B · 1,733 · 99th
- PART $2.1B
- TYPE 1,733
- NET 99th
- BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- VS-ST near Morgan Stanley Employees Retirement Plan
- BOY ind #18490
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) | $2.0B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.1B |
| Net Income | $88M |
| 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 $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
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 Morgan Stanley Employees Retirement Plan in NY ($2.1B); by covered participants it is Nfl Player Cash Balance Plan in MD (1,731 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.1B here).
- Morgan Stanley Employees Retirement Plan (NY) $2.1B · 6,544
- Cargill, Inc. and Associated Companies Salaried Employees Pension Plan (MN) $2.1B · 3,651
- Idaho National Laboratory Employee Retirement Plan (ID) $2.1B · 1,037
- Automotive Industries Pension Plan (CA) $2.1B · 3,056
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,733 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Nfl Player Cash Balance Plan (MD) 1,731 · 2 off
- Ufcw Local 1776 & Participating Employers Pension Fund (PA) 1,735 · 2 off
- Deaconess Health System, Inc. Retirement Plan (IN) 1,736 · 3 off
- Employee Retirement Income Plan - Hourly East (WA) 1,729 · 4 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.