Sundaram Nagarajan is President and Chief Executive Officer of Nordson Corp (NDSN). The company reported total compensation of $8,153,900 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,049,385 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,514,413 |
| Option awards | $1,519,547 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,327,472 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $677,468 |
| All other compensation | $65,616 |
| Total | $8,153,900 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Nordson Corp filed January 16, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-014662.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,049,385 | $0 | $3,514,413 | $1,519,547 | $1,327,472 | $677,468 | $65,616 | $8,153,900 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,009,731 | $0 | $4,219,798 | $1,740,010 | $925,721 | $559,095 | $111,921 | $8,566,276 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $975,000 | $0 | $3,110,106 | $2,012,792 | $331,012 | $443,516 | $109,219 | $6,981,645 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $900,000 | $0 | $2,997,098 | $2,475,660 | $1,670,400 | $327,553 | $61,402 | $8,432,113 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $870,000 | $0 | $5,439,290 | $1,970,346 | $1,740,000 | $239,445 | $49,669 | $10,308,750 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $882,692 | $0 | $2,092,522 | $1,628,219 | $353,077 | $290,917 | $103,048 | $5,350,475 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Nordson Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $10,453,097 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,299,196 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 18th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 21 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Nordson Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Sundaram Nagarajan this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $8,153,900 |
| Joseph Kelley | Executive Vice President | $2,687,215 |
| Stephen Lovass | Former Executive Vice President | $2,241,952 |
| Daniel Hopgood | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,228,140 |
| Srinivas Subramanian | Executive Vice President | $1,964,850 |
| Jennifer McDonough | Executive Vice President | $1,791,531 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Nordson Corp compensation brief.
Sundaram Nagarajan's compensation sits inside Nordson Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.