Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Nordson Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$32M
Total assets Below avg plan size
10
Participants Small participant base
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$3.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Nordson Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing

$32M in assets, 10 participants

Nordson Corporation's Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan reported $32M in total assets and 10 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #15,751 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan sits by assets

Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $32M for 10 participants (~$3.2M/participant), down 8.4% in 2022.

#15,751
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-8.4%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$31,807,431 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan is a micro filing (10 participants), the leftmost band.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 340590250 · Nordson Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan · $32M · 10 · 83rd

  • PCT $32M
  • EIN 10
  • RANK 83rd
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near The Summit Federal Credit Union Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #15751

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 Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan of the Pennsylvania Medical SocietyPension Plan of the Pennsylv…$32MAvadian Credit Union Defined Benefit PlanAvadian Credit Union Defined…$32MThe Summit Federal Credit Union Pension PlanThe Summit Federal Credit Un…$32MNordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension PlanNordson Corporation Hourly-R…$32MEstate of William G. Helis Retirement PlanEstate of William G. Helis R…$32M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$32M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN340590250
Plan Effective Date1970-11-01
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.031807431 · Participants: 10Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.559275463 · Participants: 12346Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.017579718 · Participants: 22597Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.498685298 · Participants: 15837American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.394372488 · Participants: 9749Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanLaborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio, Total assets ($B): 2.645337912 · Participants: 13583Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio
Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Summit Federal Credit Union Pension Plan in NY ($32M); by covered participants it is Rebecca Lee Dds a Dental Corp Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (10 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (10 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 Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.4% during 2022, from $35M to $32M. Reported net income was -$3M.
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 Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan ranks in the 83rd 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Summit Federal Credit Union Pension Plan in NY ($32M, 178 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nordson Corporation Hourly-Rated Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rebecca Lee Dds a Dental Corp Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (10 participants, $600K 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.