Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Northrop Grumman Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$632M
Total assets Above avg plan size
867
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$728,808
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing

$632M in assets, 867 participants

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan reported $632M in total assets and 867 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.

  • #17,114 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan sits by assets

Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $632M for 867 participants (~$728,808/participant), down 0.6% in 2024.

#17,114
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-0.6%
assets change YoY
6.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$631,876,338 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

Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (867 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan reported net income fell from $35M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan reported participants fell from 940 in the plan year 2023 filing to 867 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $636M in the plan year 2023 filing to $632M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 800640649 · Northrop Grumman Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan · $632M · 867 · 98th

  • EBSA $632M
  • EBSA 867
  • EBSA 98th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near John Muir Health Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #17114

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 →

Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Newell Brands Consolidated Pension PlanNewell Brands Consolidated P…$635MUsg Corporation Retirement PlanUsg Corporation Retirement P…$634MNg Es Union Represented Employees Pension PlanNg Es Union Represented Empl…$632MJohn Muir Health Retirement PlanJohn Muir Health Retirement …$630MStandard Retirement Plan - Home Office PersonnelStandard Retirement Plan - H…$629M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$636M
Net Assets (End of Year)$632M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN800640649
Plan Effective Date1999-01-01
Filing StatusFILING 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
$60B$65B$70B$75B 202220232024 $62.8B $70.6B ▲ +12.4%
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.

Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.631876338 · Participants: 867Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension 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
Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is John Muir Health Retirement Plan in CA ($630M); by covered participants it is Mondelez Global LLC Hourly Retirement Plan in IL (866 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($632M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (867 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 Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.6% during 2024, from $636M to $632M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Northrop Grumman Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Northrop Grumman Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.4%, from $62.8B to $70.6B.
Where does Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension 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 Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is John Muir Health Retirement Plan in CA ($630M, 5,189 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ng Es Union Represented Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mondelez Global LLC Hourly Retirement Plan in IL (866 participants, $281M 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 800640649.

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.