NDSN FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #33 of 60 in industry

Nordson Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $62,650 · Industrial Machinery & Equipment.

Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers All rankings
State
OH
Filing date
2026-01-16
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Industry rank
#33/60

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
130:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.2M
Median worker
$62,650

Answer first

Nordson Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $8.2M ranks #672 of 1,423 complete filings; its 130:1 pay ratio ranks #499. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $62,650. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-35 peer cohort (# 33 of 60, 47th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Industrial Machinery & Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#672
$8.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#499
130:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
47th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Nordson Corp ranks nationally

Nordson Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$8,153,900 Top 47% higher than 53% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Nordson Corp vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($8.2M) against pay ratio (130:1) for Nordson Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7178842.97764521.88350200.88935879.79521558.6120.1:1125.0:1130:1134.9:1139.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Nordson Corp, CEO total pay: 8153900 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 130:1Nordson CorpTerex Corp, CEO total pay: 7285330 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 130:1Terex CorpEaton Corp plc, CEO total pay: 7928960 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 128:1Eaton Corp plcLennox International Inc, CEO total pay: 8451361 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 133:1Lennox International IncTimken Co, CEO total pay: 8434040 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 136:1Timken CoIdex Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 9144575 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 121:1Idex Corp /de/
Nordson Corp vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 139:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 54 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 35. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Nordson Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Nordson Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
130:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+11:1
from FY2024 119:1
CEO $ YoY
-4.8%
$8.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Nordson Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $10.3M - $65,527 157:1 -
2022 $8.4M -18% $69,167 122:1 -35:1
2023 $7.0M -17% $85,402 82:1 -40:1
2024 $8.6M +23% $71,870 119:1 +37:1
2025 $8.2M -4.8% $62,650 130:1 +11:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 72331, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Industrial Machinery & Equipment

This Company's Ratio
130:1
Industry Median Ratio
139:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$8.2M
Companies in Industry
60
vs. Industry Median
Below
#33 of 60 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Industrial Machinery & Equipment →

Nordson Corp: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Nordson Corp disclosed 130:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.2M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 130× the median employee ($62,650) in FY2025.

Median employee $62,650 (PAR-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 130 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

130:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Nordson Corp

Nordson Corp disclosed 130:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.2M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Industrial Machinery & Equipment (SIC 35) median ratio is 139:1 across 60 FY2025 filers; Nordson Corp's $8.2M CEO total is at or below the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #672 and ratio rank #499 split - treat 130:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.2M
Median Employee Pay
$62,650
Pay Ratio
130:1
Filing Date
2026-01-16

Company Info

Ticker
NDSN
CIK
72331
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
SIC Code
3569
State
OH
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 72331, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Nordson Corp disclosed 130:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.2M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Nordson Corp

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.

Appian Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.2M (Δ $19K heavier vs Nordson Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Gatx Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.2M (Δ $24K heavier vs Nordson Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Fluor Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.2M (Δ $26K heavier vs Nordson Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Encore Capital Group Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.1M (Δ $44K lighter vs Nordson Corp); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Terex Corp (SIC 35 pole)

Terex Corp stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Nordson Corp's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #672/#499

Nordson Corp's FY2025 package sits #672 by CEO dollars and #499 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Nordson Corp's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Nordson Corp (CIK 72331), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.