Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

General Atomics Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$1.0B
Total assets: 11,958
Participants: 98th
Percentile by assets: $86,726
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan of General Atomics · Sponsored by General Atomics · California · Professional & Technical Services

$1.0B in assets, 11,958 participants

General Atomics's Pension Plan of General Atomics reported $1.0B in total assets and 11,958 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

98th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in California

Pension Plan of General Atomics covers 11,958 participants in California, 19x the typical California plan (state average ~637 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.

$1.0B
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 11,958
covered participants: 98th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $86,726
avg assets per participant

Pension Plan of General Atomics reported net income fell from $154M in the plan year 2023 filing to $84M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Pension Plan of General Atomics end-of-year assets rose from $945M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.0B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Pension Plan of General Atomics reported participants fell from 12,085 in the plan year 2023 filing to 11,958 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State

California

Industry

Professional & Technical Services

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 637 participants across 14,392 plans. Pension Plan of General Atomics reports 11,958 participants - 19x that state average ($1.0B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$945M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$1.0B
Net Income	$84M
Employer EIN	953735102
Plan Effective Date	1967-11-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Atomics)

Total plan assets by year, all General Atomics plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	24,919	$2.8B
2023	2	24,141	$3.3B
2024	2	24,200	$3.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Pension Plan of General Atomics vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan $34.5B · 135,057
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $17.6B · 27,500
Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $11.4B · 18,983
Western States Carpenters Pension Plan $11.3B · 48,582
Disney Salaried Pension Plan D $10.4B · 9,984

Compare Pension Plan of General Atomics side-by-side with 3 peers →

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Pension Plan of General Atomics by total assets, not by location.

Desert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension Plan (AZ) $1.0B · 24,099
Edison Pension Plan (OR) $1.0B · 4,564
Electrical Workers Local No. 26 Pension Trust Fund (MD) $1.0B · 7,872
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP Retirement Plan (TX) $1.0B · 4,433

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pension Plan of General Atomics assets move in 2024? ▼

Pension Plan of General Atomics grew at a solid clip - up 9.7% during 2024, from $945M to $1.0B. Reported net income was $84M.

How have General Atomics plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Atomics's sponsor-wide assets grew 36.7%, from $2.8B to $3.8B.

Where does Pension Plan of General Atomics rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Pension Plan of General Atomics ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan of General Atomics? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Desert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension Plan in AZ ($1.0B, 24,099 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Pension Plan of General Atomics's numbers.

By total assets, Pension Plan of General Atomics ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
General Atomics's sponsor-wide assets have grown 36.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 953735102.

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.