Retirement plan
NG SPACE&MISSION SYSTEMS CORP SALARIED PENSION PLA
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONEIN 80-0640649Plan #007PY 2024
2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE - FALLS CHURCH, VA 220424511703-280-2900northropgrumman.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesdefense & space
Prospect flagsHigh retiree %Wind-down / frozen
Filing contacts
From the Form 5500, federal recordPlan administrator signer
JEFF SCHMIDT-CORP VP, TOTAL REWARDS
Signed 10/07/2025
Summary metrics
Total assets (EOY)
$8398.7M
-1.9% from 2016
Total participants
60,528
+1.1% from 2016
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
5.18%
-8.43 pp from 2016
Benchmarks
Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants5,000-9,999
Cohort186 peers
Snapshot2024
0
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $247
0
Employer contribution / active EE
$0
median $6,320
0
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
0
Avg account balance
$0
0
Admin fee / account holder
$0
41
Annual return
5.18%
median 6.71%
Overall peer rank
41of 100
41st percentileavg across 6 metrics
Analytics
2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$8.40B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$139K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
54,498
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
0.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$400.00M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$41K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+5.18%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$0
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
- Mutual / pooled
- Stocks
- Bonds
- Cash
- Real estate
- Loans
Service providers
Top 10 of 21 by compensation
| Provider | Service type | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
Service code 15 · EIN 04-2647786 | Recordkeeping | $2,844,369 |
ANTHEM BLUE CROSS LIFE AND HEALTH10+ years Service code 12 · EIN 95-4331852 | Float revenue; Claims processing; Con... | $323,273 |
Service code 25 · EIN 04-1867445 | Directed Trustee | $322,797 |
Service code 11 · EIN 53-0181291 | Actuarial | $250,650 |
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP10+ years Service code 10 · EIN 13-3891517 | Accounting | $165,388 |
ROPES & GRAY LLP7 years Service code 29 · EIN 04-2233412 | Legal | $160,398 |
FUTURE TECH ENTERPRISE INC8 years Service code 49 · EIN 11-3350196 | Other Services | $95,044 |
CALLAN ASSOCIATES10+ years Service code 34 · EIN 94-2192581 | Valuation (appraisals, etc.); Direct ... | $94,020 |
STEPSTONE GROUP LP4 years Service code 16 · EIN 33-1156466 | Consulting | $64,080 |
PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP5 years Service code 10 · EIN 27-1728945 | Accounting | $63,135 |
Enrolled actuary
1 attachment
SB
CHRIS J. AKERMAN
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC
Enrollment #2307692
800 NORTH GLEBE ROAD, FLOOR 10
ARLINGTON, VA 22203
(703) 258-8000
Plan features & details
Pension benefit codes1A1E3H
Plan features
- 1ABenefits are primarily pay relatedBenefits under the plan are primarily determined with reference to a participant's pay (e.g. final-average-pay formula).
- 1ESection 401(h) arrangementPlan contains separate accounts under Code section 401(h) to provide employee health benefits.
- 3HControlled group memberPlan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).
Opportunity flags
2 tripped
- InformationalHigh retiree %
Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.
- InformationalWind-down / frozen
Plan appears closed to new enrollment or frozen - balance-holders far exceed active participants, or the plan reports active distributions with no inflows. Exclude from peer benchmarks.
Expense breakdown
Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$11.6M
$1926 / participant
- Recordkeeping$3M22.7%
- Trustee / custodial$224K1.9%
- Legal$138K1.2%
- Actuarial$267K2.3%
- Other / not subdivided$8M71.9%
% of EOY assets
0.138%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
4 / 9
subdivided buckets used
Audit opinion
Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion
Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.
- Auditor firm
- DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
- Auditor EIN
- 133891517
- Audit fees
- $133,210
- Opinion code
- Unqualified