CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Nordson NDSN
CEO: Sundaram Nagarajan · Precision Dispensing · 8,000 employees
Sundaram Nagarajan, CEO of Nordson (NDSN), earned $13.0M in total compensation in 2024. Nordson receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of C (52/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 173:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 88.5%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +1.2%.
How Nordson CEO Pay Compares
Sundaram Nagarajan's $13.0M total compensation is 0% below the Precision Dispensing industry median of $13.0M. The 173:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 0% lower than the industry average of 173:1.
Total compensation for Sundaram Nagarajan at Nordson (NDSN) was $13.0M. Mid-cap public-company CEO packages tend to track this pattern — equity-heavy, multi-year vesting, performance-tied.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio is 173x, meaning Sundaram Nagarajan's $13.0M total comp is roughly that many times the median $75,000 earned by Nordson workers. The ratio is in the mid-range of S&P 500 disclosures and reflects the standard public-company compensation structure. Three-year performance has been roughly flat — TSR of 1.2% alongside 0.0% revenue growth. Flat performance over a multi-year window is where pay-versus-performance debates get the most heated: large compensation packages without commensurate shareholder returns are the modal complaint at annual meetings.
Shareholders supported the compensation package at 88% on the most recent say-on-pay vote. Solid support without overwhelming endorsement is the typical pattern for established public companies with conventional compensation programs. Nordson operates in Precision Dispensing with 8,000 employees and $2.7B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $15.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Nordson (NDSN).
Compensation Breakdown
Sundaram Nagarajan's $13.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2024 includes $1.3M in base salary, $6.5M in stock awards, $1.6M in option awards, and $1.9M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | - | $6.5M | $1.6M | $1.9M | $1.4M | $13.0M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | - | $6.2M | $1.5M | $1.9M | $1.4M | $12.3M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | - | $5.8M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $11.7M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
Named Executive Officers
Sundaram Nagarajan, CEO of Nordson (NDSN), earns $13.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sundaram Nagarajan, CEO of Nordson (NDSN), earns $13.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Nordson has a Pay-for-Performance Score of C (52/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +1.2%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 88.5% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Nordson is 173:1. The median worker at Nordson earns $75K per year, while CEO Sundaram Nagarajan earns $13.0M in total compensation.
Nordson employs approximately 8,000 people. The company operates in the Precision Dispensing industry within the Industrials sector, generating $2.7B in annual revenue.