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NordsonNDSN

Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components · Westlake, Ohio · In the S&P 500
High qualityPricier than peers
$322.67−1.95%After hours: $322.67 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 38.4% over 1 year
Nordson over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$250$300Nov2026MarMayJulSep$322.67$250$300NovMarJul$322.67
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$17.97B
Price to earnings32.6x
Forward P/E25.5x
Dividend yield1.17%
Year to date+34.2%
One year+38.4%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorIndustrials
52-week range (closes)
$226.69$334.70

Quality and valuation

How Nordson compares with other industrials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Nordson and 7 industrial machinery & supplies & components peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: pricier than most

A stronger business than most industrials companies, priced above most of them.

Nordson trades at 25.5 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 21.4x for the 89 industrials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +7.0% vs +8.2%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 55.3% vs 38.1%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 26.9% vs 17.5%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 24.3% vs 13.1%
NDSN trades at 25.5x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components peers
OTIS18.0xDOV18.4xHUBB19.4xIR21.8xITW23.6xPH25.3xNDSN25.5xGWW28.0xSector median 21.4xOTIS18.0xDOV18.4xHUBB19.4xIR21.8xITW23.6xPH25.3xNDSN25.5xGWW28.0xSector median 21.4x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 32.6x earnings, NDSN is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
25x30x35xAverage 29.4x2025202632.6x25x30x35xAverage 29.4x2025202632.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Nordson's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 31 Jul 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 10.3% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $m, latest Q3 ’26
$0m$250m$500m$750mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$818mQ3 ’26$0m$500mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$818mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +10.3% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2510.3%Q3 ’260%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2510.3%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 27.3% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2527.3%Q3 ’260%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2527.3%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $724 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$100m$200mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$237mQ3 ’26$0m$100m$200mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$237mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsNDSNSector median
Revenue growth+7.0%+8.2%
Gross margin55.3%38.1%
Operating margin26.9%17.5%
Free cash flow margin24.3%13.1%
Price to earnings32.6x25.8x

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