Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bwxt Investment Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$688M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,742
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$395,113
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bwxt Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bwxt Investment Company · Virginia · Manufacturing

$688M in assets, 1,742 participants

Bwxt Investment Company's Bwxt Retirement Plan reported $688M in total assets and 1,742 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.

  • #17,166 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Bwxt Retirement Plan covers 1,742 participants in Virginia, 2.2x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $688M.

#17,166
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-6.6%
assets change YoY
6.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $48M 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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$688,287,483 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 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 2024

Bwxt Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bwxt Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,742 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bwxt Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$48M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bwxt Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $737M in the plan year 2023 filing to $688M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bwxt Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,837 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,742 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 721172705 · Bwxt Investment Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Bwxt Retirement Plan · $688M · 1,742 · 98th

  • BOOK $688M
  • BOOK 1,742
  • BOOK 98th
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  • BOOK near Ppg Industries, Inc. Retirement Plan F
  • BOOK ind #17166

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

2019 Bmw Pension Plan$693MPpg Industries, Inc. Retirement Plan FPpg Industries, Inc. Retirem…$689MBwxt Retirement Plan$688MPension Plan of Independence Blue CrossPension Plan of Independence…$687MSharpsaver Retirement Plan$687M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bwxt Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$737M
Net Assets (End of Year)$688M
Net Income-$48M
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): 0.688287483 · Participants: 1742Bwxt Retirement PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.781759216 · Participants: 12678Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.481735153 · Participants: 56633Retirement Security PlanSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.902237059 · Participants: 63530Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension FundNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.398702873 · Participants: 6737Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.332769083 · Participants: 11758Dominion Energy Pension Plan
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 Ppg Industries, Inc. Retirement Plan F in PA ($689M); by covered participants it is Guild-Times Adjustable Pension Plan in NY (1,741 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($688M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,742 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Bwxt Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.6% during 2024, from $737M to $688M. Reported net income was -$48M.
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 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 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 Bwxt Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ppg Industries, Inc. Retirement Plan F in PA ($689M, 973 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 Guild-Times Adjustable Pension Plan in NY (1,741 participants, $114M in assets).

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 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.