401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12.4B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
49,414
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$250,840
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 · Sponsored by General Dynamics Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing

$12.4B in assets, 49,414 participants

General Dynamics Corporation's General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 reported $12.4B in total assets and 49,414 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #17,737 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 covers 49,414 participants in Virginia, 63x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $12.4B.

#17,737
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+11.0%
assets growth YoY
124×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0's outsized position by total assets

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 vs every filed plan by assets

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

$12,395,006,194 Highest reported value at or above every one 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 6.0's mega-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 6.0 is a mega filing (49,414 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 reported net income fell from $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 end-of-year assets rose from $11.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $12.4B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 reported participants rose from 48,860 in the plan year 2023 filing to 49,414 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

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

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 · $12.4B · 49,414 · 100th

  • BOY $12.4B
  • SCH 49,414
  • EBSA 100th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #17737

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 6.0 in the asset neighbourhood

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan$12.8BDisney Savings and Investment PlanDisney Savings and Investmen…$12.7BGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0General Dynamics Corporation…$12.4BEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit…$12.4BElevance Health 401(k) Plan$12.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$12.4B
Net Income$1.2B
Employer EIN131673581
Plan Effective Date2016-01-01
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 6.0 vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 20000400006000080000100000120000 01020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 12.395006194 · Participants: 49414General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Northrop 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 PlanCapital 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 PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.62415657 · Participants: 32246Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 reports $12.4B in end-of-year assets across 49,414 participants (0.10% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.053% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $250,840 per participant (1.8x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $1.2B.

This plan identity (EIN 131673581, plan #069) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $9.6B to $12.4B (+28.8%) while covered participants moved from 36,822 to 49,414 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 36,822 $9.6B Open filing
2023 48,860 $11.2B Open filing
2024 · index core 49,414 $12.4B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan in MO ($12.4B); by covered participants it is Tractor Supply Company 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TN (49,025 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($12.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (49,414 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 6.0 assets move in 2024?
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 grew at a solid clip - up 11.0% during 2024, from $11.2B to $12.4B. Reported net income was $1.2B.
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 6.0 rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 ranks in the 100th 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 6.0?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan in MO ($12.4B, 47,254 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tractor Supply Company 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TN (49,025 participants, $560M in assets).