401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Nordson Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $761M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 3,592
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $211,959
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan · Sponsored by Nordson Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing
$761M in assets, 3,592 participants
Nordson Corporation's Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan reported $761M in total assets and 3,592 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #18,141 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan covers 3,592 participants in Ohio, 4.7x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $761M.
- #18,141
- in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
- +9.7%
- assets growth YoY
- 7.6×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan's outsized position by total assets
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$761,357,301 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan lands in the large band (3,592 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan reported net income rose from -$150M in the plan year 2022 filing to $67M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan end-of-year assets rose from $694M in the plan year 2022 filing to $761M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan reported participants rose from 3,421 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,592 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 340590250 · Nordson Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan · $761M · 3,592 · 98th
- BOY $761M
- SCH 3,592
- EBSA 98th
- PART 401(k)
- TYPE near Amsted Industries Employees Capital Accumulation Plan
- NET ind #18141
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 Employees' Savings Trust Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $694M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $761M |
| Net Income | $67M |
| Employer EIN | 340590250 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1962-03-16 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- GE Retirement Savings Plan $19.5B · 59,766
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan $10.1B · 47,362
- The Progressive 401(k) Plan $9.2B · 56,176
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan $8.4B · 129,769
- Nationwide Savings Plan $7.6B · 24,715
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Amsted Industries Employees Capital Accumulation Plan in IL ($762M); by covered participants it is Alpha Metallurgical Resources 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TN (3,591 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($761M here).
- Amsted Industries Employees Capital Accumulation Plan (IL) $762M · 4,688
- Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan (VA) $763M · 31,806
- Ralph Lauren Corporation 401(k) Plan (NJ) $759M · 11,342
- Bank of Hawaii Retirement Savings Plan (HI) $759M · 2,094
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,592 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Alpha Metallurgical Resources 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (TN) 3,591 · 1 off
- Komatsu America Corp. Savings Plan (IL) 3,591 · 1 off
- Vetter Senior Living Employees 401(k) Plan (NE) 3,590 · 2 off
- M.B.R. Management Dba Dominos 401(k) Plan (MO) 3,589 · 3 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.