Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Curtiss Wright Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$873M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,625
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$537,123
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Curtiss Wright Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$873M in assets, 1,625 participants

Curtiss Wright Corporation's Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan reported $873M in total assets and 1,625 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.

  • #17,256 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan sits by assets

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $873M for 1,625 participants (~$537,123/participant), down 0.6% in 2024.

#17,256
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-0.6%
assets change YoY
8.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$872,824,924 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

Curtiss Wright Corporation 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. Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,625 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $44M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,837 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,625 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $878M in the plan year 2023 filing to $873M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 130612970 · Curtiss Wright Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan · $873M · 1,625 · 98th

  • ASSETS $873M
  • ASSETS 1,625
  • ASSETS 98th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan
  • ASSETS ind #17256

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 New Jersey →

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement 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)$878M
Net Assets (End of Year)$873M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN130612970
Plan Effective Date1974-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Curtiss Wright Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Curtiss Wright Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.9B 19.03720878261045% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B$2B 202220232024 $1.62B $1.93B ▲ +19.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,981 $1.6B
2023 2 6,670 $1.8B
2024 2 6,748 $1.9B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.872824924 · Participants: 1625Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan in WI ($872M); by covered participants it is Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan in MS (1,627 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,625 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 Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan held essentially flat - down 0.6% during 2024, from $878M to $873M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Curtiss Wright Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Curtiss Wright Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.0%, from $1.6B to $1.9B.
Where does Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Curtiss Wright Corporation 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 Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan in WI ($872M, 1,522 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan in MS (1,627 participants, $735M in assets).