401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Nordson Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
138
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$168,905
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan · Sponsored by Nordson Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing

$23M in assets, 138 participants

Nordson Corporation's Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan reported $23M in total assets and 138 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #14,632 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan covers 138 participants in Ohio, about 18% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#14,632
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-21.0%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$23,308,930 Top 21% higher than 79% of 139,123 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 2022

Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (138 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 340590250 · Nordson Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan · $23M · 138 · 79th

  • EBSA $23M
  • PART 138
  • TYPE 79th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Southwestern Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #14632

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 Ohio →

Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust PlanNordson Hourly-Rated Employe…$23MSouthwestern Industries, Inc. 401(k) PlanSouthwestern Industries, Inc…$23MValley Ent, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanValley Ent, P.C. 401(k) Prof…$23MUno Restaurant Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanUno Restaurant Corporation 4…$23MSit 'n Sleep, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanSit 'n Sleep, Inc. 401(k) Pr…$23M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN340590250
Plan Effective Date1962-04-16
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nordson Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nordson Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$749M 27.77307105679933% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.6B$0.8B$1B$1.2B 202220232024 $1.04B $0.75B ▼ -27.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 5,891 $1.0B
2023 4 5,701 $1.1B
2024 2 3,406 $749M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.02330893 · Participants: 138Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Southwestern Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($23M); by covered participants it is Capital Pumping, LP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX (138 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (138 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan declined sharply - down 21.0% during 2022, from $30M to $23M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Nordson Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nordson Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 27.8%, from $1.0B to $749M.
Where does Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southwestern Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($23M, 159 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Capital Pumping, LP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX (138 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 340590250.

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.