401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Nordson Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$733M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,291
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$222,702
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan · Sponsored by Nordson Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing

$733M in assets, 3,291 participants

Nordson Corporation's Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan reported $733M in total assets and 3,291 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #17,196 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan covers 3,291 participants in Ohio, 4.3x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $733M.

#17,196
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-3.7%
assets change YoY
7.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $58M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$732,913,398 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 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 2024

Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 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 (3,291 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan reported net income fell from $67M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$58M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan reported participants fell from 3,592 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,291 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan end-of-year assets fell from $761M in the plan year 2023 filing to $733M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 340590250 · Nordson Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan · $733M · 3,291 · 98th

  • SCH $733M
  • EBSA 3,291
  • PART 98th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near The Old National Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan
  • BOOK ind #17196

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

Skanska USA Building Inc. Pension Benefit Plan and TrustSkanska USA Building Inc. Pe…$734MAsurion, LLC 401(k) Plan$733MAtos 401(k) Savings Plan$733MThe Old National Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership and Savings PlanThe Old National Bancorp Emp…$733MNordson Employees' Savings Trust PlanNordson Employees' Savings T…$733M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$761M
Net Assets (End of Year)$733M
Net Income-$58M
Employer EIN340590250
Plan Effective Date1962-03-16
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 Employees' Savings Trust Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.732913398 · Participants: 3291Nordson Employees' Savings Trust PlanGE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement Savings Plan
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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 The Old National Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan in IN ($733M); by covered participants it is Honor Technology, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (3,290 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($733M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,291 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan edged down modestly - down 3.7% during 2024, from $761M to $733M. Reported net income was -$58M.
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 Employees' Savings Trust Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Old National Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan in IN ($733M, 3,924 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nordson Employees' Savings Trust Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Honor Technology, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (3,290 participants, $38M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.