Non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense
Lockheed Martin Non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense increased by 483.8% to $578.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3953.3%, from -$15.00M to $578.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense shows a downward trend with a -14.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates higher non-operating costs, often due to lower discount rates or poor plan asset performance, which reduces net income.
Detailed definition
This represents the non-service components of net periodic benefit costs, such as interest costs, expected return on pla...
Peer comparison
Standard across large-cap companies with legacy defined benefit plans; peers often report this within non-operating income or expense lines.
is_non_service_pension_and_postretirement_expenseHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$94.00M | $1.57B | $0.00 | -$140.00M | $1.33B | -$111.00M | -$110.00M | -$111.00M | -$111.00M | -$111.00M | -$16.00M | -$15.00M | -$16.00M | -$15.00M | $98.00M | $99.00M | $99.00M | $578.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | -100.0% | — | >999% | -108.3% | +0.9% | -0.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +85.6% | +6.3% | -6.7% | +6.3% | +753.3% | +1.0% | +0.0% | +483.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | -107.1% | +21.4% | -108.3% | +0.0% | — | +85.5% | +86.5% | +85.6% | +86.5% | +712.5% | +760.0% | +718.8% | >999% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lockheed Martin's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense?
- Lockheed Martin (LMT) reported non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense of $578.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Lockheed Martin's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense changed year-over-year?
- Lockheed Martin's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense increased by 3953.3% year-over-year, from -$15.00M to $578.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Lockheed Martin's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Lockheed Martin's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense has grown at a -14.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.39B to $874.00M.
- What does non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense mean?
- The portion of pension and postretirement benefit costs driven by financial market factors rather than employee service.