Nordson (NDSN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Sundaram Nagarajan, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.2M in 2025, down 5% from $8.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 130:1, on median employee pay of $62,650.

Filed
January 16, 2026
Annual meeting
March 2, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$8.2M-5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
130:1median $62,650
CEO pay in equity
62%$5M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
$1,312,500Annual cash incentive target amount
CEO Incentive Payout
101%Percentage of target achieved
PSIA Payout
65%Performance share payout percentage

How Nagarajan was paid

$8.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary13%Stock awards43%Option awards19%Non-equity incentive16%Pension and deferred comp8%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Sundaram NagarajanPresident and Chief Executive Officer$8,153,900
Daniel HopgoodExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,228,140
Joseph KelleyExecutive Vice President$2,687,215
Jennifer McDonoughExecutive Vice President$1,791,531
Srinivas SubramanianExecutive Vice President$1,964,850
Stephen LovassFormer Executive Vice President$2,241,952

What changed and why

  • $8.2MSundaram Nagarajan received total compensation of $8,153,900 in fiscal 2025, compared to $8,566,276 in fiscal 2024.
  • 101%The annual cash incentive award payout for the CEO was 101 percent of target based on financial performance.
  • 65%Performance share incentive awards for the fiscal year paid out at 65 percent of target.
  • $866KStephen Lovass stepped down as segment leader and received severance payments totaling $866,341 in all other compensation.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.