Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Newport News, VA · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., based in Newport News, Virginia, sponsors 7 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 3 defined contribution and 4 defined benefit. Together they reported 118,707 participant records and $14.5B in net assets.
The largest is Huntington Ingalls Industries Savings Plan, an ESOP with a 401(k) feature with 48,186 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $176M and participant contributions $338M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $1.10B. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $2.3M.
Combined net assets moved from $5.42B in 2011 to $7.42B in 2025 (up 37%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Ingalls Industries Savings Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2025 | 48,186 | $6.91B | $143,301 | $4,627 | $0 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries Financial Security and Savings Program | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2025 | 17,135 | $517M | $30,174 | $533 | $0 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Newport News Operations Pension Plan for Employees Covered by United Steelworkers Local 8888 Cba | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 15,625 | $1.42B | $90,660 | — | $565K |
| Hii Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 14,872 | $623M | $41,878 | — | $367K |
| Hii Newport News Shipbuilding, Inc. Retirement Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 11,069 | $3.54B | $320,023 | — | $808K |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries Retirement Plan B | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 10,213 | $1.44B | $140,606 | $243 | $549K |
| Hii Avondale Industries, Inc. Savings Plan | profit-sharing plan | 2024 | 1,607 | $85.6M | $53,238 | — | $0 |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 65,321 | $7.42B | $175M | $333M |
| 2024 | 7 | 118,724 | $13.5B | $161M | $316M |
| 2023 | 7 | 120,884 | $12.9B | $150M | $305M |
| 2022 | 7 | 128,911 | $12.0B | $147M | $302M |
| 2021 | 7 | 115,149 | $14.4B | $99.3M | $228M |
| 2020 | 7 | 114,823 | $12.6B | $152M | $209M |
| 2019 | 7 | 113,524 | $11.2B | $286M | $195M |
| 2018 | 7 | 115,299 | $9.31B | $91.2M | $164M |
| 2017 | 7 | 112,446 | $9.70B | $563M | $136M |
| 2016 | 7 | 110,844 | $8.15B | $345M | $132M |
| 2015 | 7 | 112,462 | $7.52B | $218M | $132M |
| 2014 | 5 | 84,705 | $5.78B | $131M | $128M |
| 2013 | 7 | 115,010 | $7.15B | $234M | $125M |
| 2012 | 7 | 107,854 | $6.15B | $366M | $122M |
| 2011 | 7 | 106,712 | $5.42B | $150M | $90.7M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young LLP | Accounting (including auditing); Actuarial; Consulting (pension) | 4 | $1,052,957 |
| Towers Watson Investment Services | Consulting (pension) | 4 | $659,988 |
| Cliffwater LLC | Consulting (pension) | 4 | $266,325 |
| Grant Thornton LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 4 | $237,200 |
| Deloitte Tax LLC | Accounting (including auditing); Actuarial; Consulting (pension) | 3 | $48,562 |
| Wilmerhale | Legal | 3 | $23,483 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. have?
7 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Huntington Ingalls Industries Savings Plan, Huntington Ingalls Industries Financial Security and Savings Program, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Newport News Operations Pension Plan for Employees Covered by United Steelworkers Local 8888 Cba and Hii Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan and others. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. contribute to its plans?
$175,597,522 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $2,672 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Ernst & Young LLP, Towers Watson Investment Services, Cliffwater LLC and Grant Thornton LLP and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.