Every Form 4 that Nordson Corp (NDSN) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow NDSN and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full NDSN filings page.
NORDSON CORP (NDSN) director Milton Mayo reported selling 156 shares of common stock on September 2, 2026 at a price of $316.63 per share in an open-market or private transaction. Following this sale, he reports holding 2,515 shares and units in total, including 15 Stock Equivalent Units and/or Restricted Share Units accrued from dividend payments under the company’s Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
NORDSON CORP (NDSN) executive vice president Justin E. Hall reported an automatic share withholding related to a restricted share unit vesting. On September 1, 2026, 118 shares of NDSN common stock were withheld at $314.40 per share to cover tax liabilities upon vesting from a 410-unit restricted share grant originally awarded on September 1, 2024. After this tax-withholding disposition, Hall holds 1,397 shares directly and 349 shares indirectly through a Company Savings Plan. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for these transactions.
NORDSON CORP (NDSN) executive Jennifer L. McDonough, EVP, GC, and Secretary, reported a sale of 260 shares of NDSN common stock on 2026-08-27 in a transaction coded as a sale in an open market or private transaction at $336.00 per share. After this transaction, she holds 6,346 shares of NDSN common stock in direct ownership. The filing indicates the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan checkbox was not marked.
NORDSON CORP (NDSN) reported that EVP and CFO Daniel Roy Hopgood exercised stock options and sold the resulting shares. On 2026-08-26, he exercised derivative securities for 1,329 shares of NDSN at an exercise price of $209.73 per share, then sold 1,329 shares of NDSN at $334.29 per share. According to the disclosure, the shares were sold in a broker-assisted cashless exercise and sale, with shares used to pay the exercise price, cover withholding taxes, and pay broker fees and commissions.
Nordson Corp director Christopher L. Mapes acquired 42 stock equivalent units on July 31, 2026 by electing to defer a portion of his quarterly cash retainer at $297.78 per unit under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Sub-Plan. At distribution, these units convert to common shares on a one-for-one basis. Following this award, he holds 3,025 stock equivalent units in total, including 8 stock equivalent and/or restricted share units accrued from dividend payments under the Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
DeFord John A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Nordson Corp director John A. DeFord elected to defer his quarterly cash retainer, receiving 84 stock equivalent units tied to NDSN common stock at $297.78 per unit on July 31, 2026 under the company's Directors' Deferred Compensation Sub-Plan.
After this award, DeFord directly holds 5,902 shares, including 16 stock equivalent and/or restricted share units accrued from dividend payments.
Nordson Corporation VP and CAO Joseph M. Rutledge reported a tax-withholding disposition of 274 NDSN shares at $297.78 per share on July 31, 2026. The shares were withheld to cover taxes due upon vesting of restricted share units, and Rutledge now holds 2,818 shares directly. A related footnote states that 2,875 restricted share units were awarded on August 1, 2025, vesting in one-third increments over three years.
Nordson Corp executive Daniel Roy Hopgood, EVP and CFO, reported a small share disposition related to tax withholding. On the reported date, 148 Nordson shares were withheld at $281.31 per share to cover taxes due when previously granted restricted share units vested. This was an automatic tax-withholding transaction under the company’s stock plan, not an open-market sale, and left Hopgood with 4,758 shares held directly.
Nordson Corp director Anette K. Clayton acquired company shares through equity awards and deferred compensation. On November 1, 2025 she was granted 822 restricted share units that were scheduled to vest on October 31, 2026. When her Board service ended on March 1, 2026, 552 units were forfeited and 270 remaining units were deferred into share-equivalent units.
On May 1, 2026, 2,098 stock equivalent units in her deferred compensation account converted into common shares on a one-for-one basis and were distributed to her. The Form 4 records 270 directly owned shares at a reference price of $283.20 per share and a total of 2,098 shares following the reported transaction.
Nordson Corp director John A. DeFord reported an acquisition of company equity through compensation. On the reported date, he received 87 shares of NDSN at a reference value of $288.45 per share as a grant/award, bringing his direct holdings to 5,802 shares.
Footnotes explain that he elected to defer his quarterly cash retainer into Stock Equivalent Units under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Sub-Plan, which convert into common shares on a one-for-one basis at distribution. His total holdings also include 18 Stock Equivalent Units and/or Restricted Share Units accrued from dividend payments under the company’s Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
Nordson Corp director Christopher L. Mapes acquired 43 stock equivalent units of NDSN on a compensation-related basis. The units were valued at $288.45 per share and resulted from his election to defer a portion of his quarterly cash retainer into stock equivalent units under the company’s Directors' Deferred Compensation Sub-Plan.
After this grant, he directly holds 2,975 NDSN shares, which include 9 stock equivalent units and/or restricted share units accrued from dividend payments under Nordson’s Stock Incentive and Award Plan. This filing reflects a routine grant/award acquisition rather than an open-market purchase.
Nordson Corp Executive Vice President James E. DeVries reported routine equity-related dispositions tied to retirement and prior gifts of company stock. On April 16, 2026, restricted share units granted in 2023 and 2024 fully vested upon his retirement, and a total of 198 NDSN shares (127 and 71 shares) were withheld at $275.28 per share to cover withholding taxes.
The filing also reports a previously unreported bona fide gift of 1,247 NDSN shares made earlier, which is being disclosed as part of his final Section 16 filing following retirement. DeVries continues to hold direct NDSN shares and multiple stock option awards with exercise prices between $107.65 and $267.51, with expiration dates extending through 2034.
Nordson Corp Executive Vice President Srinivas Subramanian reported an exercise-and-sale transaction in company stock. He exercised stock options for 1,900 NDSN shares at $107.65 per share through a broker-assisted cashless exercise, with shares sold to pay the exercise price, withholding taxes, and related fees.
On the same date, he completed open-market sales totaling 3,100 shares at $280.00 per share, executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on January 13, 2026. Separately, 1,615 shares are attributable to his participation in the company savings plan.
Nordson Corp director Morris Milton Mayo sold 245 NDSN shares in an open-market transaction at $273.87 per share. After this sale, he directly owned 2,656 shares. The transaction involved common stock (non-derivative) and was reported on a Form 4 insider filing.
Nordson Corporation executive vice president Justin E. Hall sold 716 NDSN shares in an open‑market transaction at $275.82 per share. After this sale, he directly holds 1,515 NDSN shares and indirectly holds 322 shares through a Company Savings Plan exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).
Nordson Corporation executive Sarah Siddiqui reported a small share disposition related to taxes, not an open-market trade. On the vesting of previously granted restricted share units, 30 NDSN shares were withheld at a price of $293.44 per share to cover withholding taxes. These shares came from a 311-unit award granted on March 1, 2023 that vests in one-third increments over three years. After this tax-withholding transaction, Siddiqui directly holds 5,058 Nordson shares.
Nordson Corp President and CEO Sundaram Nagarajan reported a cashless option exercise and related share sale. He exercised stock options for 41,800 NDSN shares through derivative conversion and acquired the same number of common shares at an exercise price of $165.21 per share.
On the same date, he sold 41,800 shares in open-market transactions at a weighted-average price of $293.26 per share, in multiple trades within a $291.64 to $295.04 range. The filing notes shares were sold to pay the exercise price, withholding taxes, and broker fees under a broker-assisted cashless exercise.
Following these transactions, Nagarajan directly owned 64,824 NDSN shares, plus 127 stock equivalent or restricted share units accrued from dividends, and indirectly held 8,000 shares through the Sundaram Nagarajan Irrevocable Insurance Trust.
Nordson Corporation Executive Vice President Joseph P. Kelley exercised stock options and sold NDSN shares. On February 24, 2026, he exercised portions of stock options that would otherwise expire on July 6, 2030 and November 23, 2030, in a broker-assisted cashless exercise and sale.
The filing reports open-market sales totaling 8,725 NDSN shares in multiple transactions, with reported individual prices such as $291.49, $292.57, and up to around $295.26. Footnotes state that shares were sold to pay the option exercise prices, cover withholding taxes, and pay broker fees and commissions.
Nordson Corporation Executive Vice President Joseph P. Kelley reported a mix of stock option exercises and share sales in Nordson (NDSN). On February 23, 2026, he exercised stock options that would otherwise expire on July 6, 2030 and November 23, 2030 through broker-assisted cashless transactions.
As part of these transactions, Kelley sold 23,052 shares of common stock in multiple open-market trades at prices generally around $289–$290 per share, with shares sold to pay the option exercise price, cover withholding taxes, and pay broker fees and commissions. After these moves, he directly owned 7,559 Nordson shares.
Nordson Corporation director John A. DeFord increased his holdings through a deferred compensation election. On 01/30/2026, he acquired 91 Nordson (NDSN) share equivalents at $274.53 each by deferring his quarterly cash retainer into stock equivalent units under the company’s Directors' Deferred Compensation Sub-Plan. These units convert into common shares on a one-for-one basis at distribution. After this transaction, he beneficially owned 5,697 shares, which include 19 stock equivalent or restricted share units accrued from dividend payments under Nordson’s Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
Nordson Corporation director Christopher L. Mapes reported acquiring 45 Nordson (NDSN) shares on January 30, 2026 at $274.53 per share. This acquisition came through the company’s Directors’ Deferred Compensation Sub-Plan, where a portion of his quarterly cash retainer was deferred into stock equivalent units that convert to common shares on a one-for-one basis at distribution.
Following this transaction, Mapes beneficially owned 2,923 Nordson shares directly. His total holdings include 9 stock equivalent units and/or restricted share units accrued from dividend payments under Nordson’s Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
Nordson Corporation Executive Vice President Srinivas Subramanian reported routine equity compensation activity. On 01/05/2026, he acquired 519 Nordson common shares at $245.89 per share, earned under Performance Share Unit awards for the 2023-2025 period. On the same date, 149 shares at $245.89 were withheld to cover taxes due on this PSU settlement.
After these transactions, he directly owned 7,607 Nordson shares and had an additional 1,609 shares held indirectly through the Company Savings Plan. These holdings reflect compensation and tax withholding rather than an open-market purchase or discretionary sale.
Nordson Corp executive Sarah Siddiqui, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, reported equity compensation activity in company shares. On January 5, 2026, she acquired 408 NDSN shares, earned based on performance goals under a Performance Share Unit award for the 2023–2025 period. On the same date, 117 shares were withheld to cover taxes due upon settlement of that PSU award. After these transactions, Siddiqui directly beneficially owned 5,088 Nordson shares.
Nordson Corporation's President and CEO Sundaram Nagarajan reported equity compensation activity tied to performance share units for the 2023-2025 period. On January 5, 2026, he acquired 576 NDSN shares based on achieved performance under the company’s Performance Share Unit awards, while 451 shares were withheld to cover taxes upon settlement of the non-deferred portion. After these movements, he directly held 64,697 NDSN shares and indirectly held 8,000 shares through the Sundaram Nagarajan Irrevocable Insurance Trust dated December 5, 2023. He also elected to defer 90% of the PSU award into 5,187 Share Equivalent Units credited to his deferred compensation account, which track but are not actual shares.
Nordson Corporation executive James E. DeVries reported equity compensation and related tax withholding transactions in company stock. On 01/05/2026, he acquired 922 shares of NORDSON CORP common stock at $245.89 per share, representing shares earned based on performance measures under Performance Share Unit awards for the 2023-2025 performance period.
On the same date, 272 shares at $245.89 per share were withheld to cover withholding taxes due upon settlement of that PSU award. Following these transactions, DeVries directly beneficially owned 51,351 NORDSON CORP shares and had an additional 2,329 shares held indirectly through the Company Savings Plan.
Nordson Corporation executive Jennifer L. McDonough, EVP, General Counsel and Secretary, reported equity compensation activity in company stock. On January 5, 2026, she acquired 922 shares of Nordson common stock at $245.89 per share, earned under performance share unit awards for the 2023–2025 period. On the same date, 391 shares were withheld at $245.89 per share to cover taxes due upon settlement of that award. After these transactions, she directly owned 6,606 Nordson shares.
Nordson Corporation Executive Vice President Joseph P. Kelley reported equity award activity in company stock. On January 5, 2026, he acquired 1,960 NORDSON CORP (NDSN) shares at $245.89 per share, earned based on performance goals under a Performance Share Unit (PSU) award for the 2023–2025 period. On the same date, 561 shares at $245.89 per share were withheld to cover taxes due upon settlement of that PSU award. After these transactions, Kelley directly owned 9,578 NDSN shares.
Nordson Corporation executive Justin E. Hall, EVP, reported equity compensation activity in company stock. On January 5, 2026, he acquired 173 shares of NDSN at $245.89 per share, representing shares earned under performance share unit awards for the 2023–2025 performance period. On the same date, 63 shares were withheld at $245.89 per share to cover withholding taxes upon settlement of that PSU award.
After these transactions, Hall directly beneficially owned 2,231 NDSN shares, and indirectly held 320 shares through participation in the company savings plan, which is noted as exempt under Rule 16b-3(c). All reported transactions involve Nordson common stock and are characterized as routine equity award settlement and related tax withholding.
Nordson Corporation executive Justin E. Hall, an EVP, reported updated share ownership and routine tax-related share withholdings. The filing clarifies that his prior Form 3 on March 29, 2025 should have shown 1,216 directly held shares, including 700 unvested restricted share units (RSUs) that were inadvertently omitted. These RSUs come from grants of 133 RSUs on December 1, 2022; 152 RSUs on December 1, 2023; 410 RSUs on September 1, 2024; and 144 RSUs on December 1, 2024 under the company’s stock plan.
On December 1, 2025, 17 RSUs from the 2022 grant and 19 RSUs from the 2023 grant were withheld at $235.03 per share to cover taxes due upon vesting, leaving 1,180 shares held directly. Hall also has 320 shares attributable to his participation in the company savings plan, which are reported as indirectly owned.
Nordson (NDSN) Executive Vice President James E. DeVries reported an option exercise and sale on 11/10/2025. He exercised 9,100 options at an exercise price of $70.91 and sold 9,100 shares at a weighted-average price of $233.60 (multiple trades). The sale was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on July 10, 2024. Following the transactions, he directly owned 51,223 shares, with an additional 2,329 shares held indirectly via the Company Savings Plan. Remaining derivative holdings were 44,942 options.
Nordson Corp (NDSN) director Victor L. Richey, Jr. reported the award of 822 Restricted Share Units on 11/01/2025 as an annual grant to non-employee directors. The filing lists a reported price of $231.95 for the transaction.
The units vest in their entirety on 10/31/2026. Following the grant, Mr. Richey beneficially owned 20,968 securities, held directly. The total includes 301 Stock Equivalent Units and/or RSUs accrued from dividend payments pursuant to the company’s Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
Nordson Corporation (NDSN) reported an insider equity award. A company director acquired 822 restricted share units on 11/01/2025 at $231.95 as part of the annual grant to non-employee directors. The units vest in their entirety on 10/31/2026.
Following this transaction, the reporting person beneficially owned 29,515 shares. Holdings include 403 stock equivalent and/or restricted share units accrued from dividend payments under the company’s Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
Nordson Corp (NDSN) director John A. DeFord reported an award of 822 restricted share units on November 1, 2025 (Transaction Code A). The filing shows a price of $231.95 for the entry.
According to the explanation, these RSUs were granted as an annual award to non-employee directors and vest in their entirety on October 31, 2026. Following the grant, DeFord’s directly held securities total 5,587. The holdings figure includes 71 Stock Equivalent Units and/or RSUs accrued from dividend payments under the company’s Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
Nordson (NDSN) director Milton M. Morris reported two transactions. On Nov 1, 2025, he received 822 Restricted Share Units as an annual grant that vests Oct 31, 2026 (table shows price $231.95). After this grant, his holdings were 3,166 shares/units, which include 23 units accrued from dividends. On Nov 3, 2025, he sold 265 shares at $231 per share pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on Apr 3, 2025. Following the sale, he directly owned 2,901 shares.
Nordson Corporation (NDSN) director Christopher L. Mapes reported acquisitions of company equity on a Form 4. On 10/31/2025, he acquired 108 stock equivalent units at $231.95 pursuant to the Directors' Deferred Compensation Sub‑Plan, under which stock equivalent units convert to common shares on a one‑for‑one basis at distribution.
On 11/01/2025, he received 822 restricted share units (RSUs) as the annual grant to non‑employee directors, which vest in their entirety on 10/31/2026. Following these transactions, he beneficially owned 2,868 shares directly. The total holdings include 8 stock equivalent units and/or RSUs accrued from dividend payments under the Company's Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
Nordson Corporation (NDSN) director Ginger M. Jones reported an annual equity grant on a Form 4. On November 1, 2025, she acquired 822 restricted share units at a reported $231.95 per share. The units vest in full on October 31, 2026.
Following the award, Jones beneficially owns 6,280 shares. This total includes 67 stock equivalent/restricted share units accrued from dividend payments under the company’s Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
Nordson Corp (NDSN) director Frank M. Jaehnert reported an annual equity grant. On 11/01/2025, he acquired 822 restricted share units (RSUs), which vest in full on 10/31/2026.
Following the grant, he beneficially owned 20,311 shares directly. The holdings figure includes 109 stock equivalent units and/or RSUs accrued from dividend payments under the company’s Stock Incentive and Award Plan. The transaction price shown for the acquisition was $231.95.
Nordson Corp (NDSN) reported a director equity update. Director Annette K. Clayton acquired 108 stock equivalent units on 10/31/2025 at $231.95, reflecting a deferral of her quarterly cash retainer into stock equivalent units that convert to common shares one-for-one at distribution.
She also received 822 Restricted Share Units on 11/01/2025 as an annual grant to non‑employee directors at a reference price of $231.95. These RSUs vest in full on 10/31/2026. Following the reported transactions, beneficial ownership stood at 2,638 shares. The total includes 7 stock equivalent units and/or restricted share units accrued from dividend payments under the company’s stock plan.
Nordson Corporation (NDSN) reported a director equity grant. On November 1, 2025, a non-employee director was awarded 822 Restricted Share Units (RSUs) as an annual grant. The RSUs vest in full on October 31, 2026. The Form 4 lists a price of $231.95 for the transaction entry.
Following the reported grant, the filing shows 4,304 securities beneficially owned in total. This total includes 12 RSUs accrued from dividend payments under the company’s Stock Incentive and Award Plan.
Nordson Corporation (NDSN) executive James E. DeVries filed a Form 4 reporting a tax withholding transaction. On 10/31/2025, 268 shares were withheld at $231.95 upon the vesting of previously granted restricted share units.
The RSUs were awarded on 10/31/2023 (906 units) and vested in full on 10/31/2025; 268 units were withheld to cover taxes. Following the transaction, DeVries beneficially owns 51,222 shares directly and 2,329 shares indirectly through the Company Savings Plan. He serves as Executive Vice President.
Nordson Corp (NDSN) reported an insider transaction by Executive Vice President Joseph P. Kelley. On 10/21/2025, he sold 2,200 Nordson common shares at $240 per share (transaction code S), executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on July 15, 2025. Following the sale, he beneficially owns 6,405 shares, held directly.