401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,711
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$862,468
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 · Sponsored by General Dynamics Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing

$1.5B in assets, 1,711 participants

General Dynamics Corporation's General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 reported $1.5B in total assets and 1,711 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #17,443 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 covers 1,711 participants in Virginia, 2.2x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $1.5B.

#17,443
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+0.4%
assets growth YoY
15×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0's outsized position by total assets

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$1,475,683,269 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0'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. General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 lands in the large band (1,711 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 reported net income fell from $43M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 reported participants fell from 1,728 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,711 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 end-of-year assets rose from $1.5B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.5B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 131673581 · General Dynamics Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 · $1.5B · 1,711 · 99th

  • SCH $1.5B
  • EBSA 1,711
  • PART 99th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Teamsters-National 401(k) Savings Plan
  • BOOK ind #17443

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 →

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 in the asset neighbourhood

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0General Dynamics Corporation…$1.5BTeamsters-National 401(k) Savings PlanTeamsters-National 401(k) Sa…$1.5BThe Lubrizol Corporation Employees Profit Sharing and Savings PlanThe Lubrizol Corporation Emp…$1.5BThe J.M. Smucker Company Employee Savings PlanThe J.M. Smucker Company Emp…$1.5BEquifax Inc. 401(k) Plan$1.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN131673581
Plan Effective Date1956-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Dynamics Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Dynamics Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33.4B 11.992919867650146% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$28B$30B$32B$34B 202220232024 $29.9B $33.4B ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 16 107,750 $29.9B
2023 14 115,717 $32.7B
2024 11 111,719 $33.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0, Total assets ($B): 1.475683269 · Participants: 1711General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0Northrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.473777135 · Participants: 104719Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.840459887 · Participants: 62869401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 12.395006194 · Participants: 49414General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04952818 · Participants: 44933Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings PlanLeidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.790942581 · Participants: 29734Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Teamsters-National 401(k) Savings Plan in PA ($1.5B); by covered participants it is Mfsaving Retirement Plan in MA (1,711 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.5B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,711 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 General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 assets move in 2024? ▼
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 held essentially flat - up 0.4% during 2024, from $1.5B to $1.5B. Reported net income was $4M.
How have General Dynamics Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Dynamics Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.0%, from $29.9B to $33.4B.
Where does General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Teamsters-National 401(k) Savings Plan in PA ($1.5B, 152,665 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mfsaving Retirement Plan in MA (1,711 participants, $575M 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 131673581.

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.