401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nordson Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$19M
Total assets Small plan by assets
129
Participants Small participant base
72nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$149,514
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

$19M in assets, 129 participants

Nordson Corporation's Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan reported $19M in total assets and 129 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

  • #11,541 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan covers 129 participants in Ohio, about 17% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $19M.

#11,541
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-17.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $4M 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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$19,287,367 Top 28% higher than 72% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (129 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan end-of-year assets fell from $23M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan reported participants fell from 138 in the plan year 2022 filing to 129 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 340590250 · Nordson Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan · $19M · 129 · 72nd

  • EIN $19M
  • EIN 129
  • EIN 72nd
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Genuen, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • EIN ind #11541

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

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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 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$19M
Net Income-$4M
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 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.019287367 · Participants: 129Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings 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 Genuen, LLC 401(k) Plan in KS ($19M); by covered participants it is Agmus Ventures Retirement Plan in FL (129 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (129 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Nordson Hourly-Rated Employees' Savings Trust Plan declined sharply - down 17.3% during 2023, from $23M to $19M. Reported net income was -$4M.
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.
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 Genuen, LLC 401(k) Plan in KS ($19M, 169 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 Agmus Ventures Retirement Plan in FL (129 participants, $2M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.