Nordson Corporation

NDSN Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery

Nordson Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended October 2025) was $2.8 billion, up 3.78% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+10.3%
EPS
+22.9%
Free cash flow
+4.57%
Total debt
−18.3%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

309.28 1.21 −0.39%
Market cap
$17.3B
P/E
31.1×
Fwd P/E
31.5×
Dividend yield
1.10%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
4.80
Beneish M
−2.66
Dividend safety
89/100

Nordson Corporation (NDSN) Return on equity

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Nordson Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 17.8%, up 1.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (16.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.9% (fiscal 2020) to 36.0% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 11.0% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 16.2% (0.69)
FY2024 16.9% (3.03)
FY2023 19.9% (3.11)
FY2022 23.0% (0.15)
FY2021 23.2% 8.25
FY2020 14.9% (7.30)
FY2019 22.2% (6.72)
FY2018 29.0% (0.52)
FY2017 29.5% (6.49)
FY2016 36.0% 8.99

Against its own ten years

Low 14.9% High 36.0%
Ten-year median 23.0%
Current reading's percentile 18

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
WTS Watts Water Technologies, Inc. compare 20.9%
NDSN Nordson Corporation 17.8%
CR Crane Company compare 16.1%
PNR Pentair plc compare 16.0%
DOV Dover Corporation compare 15.2%
IEX IDEX Corporation compare 13.4%
ITT ITT Inc. compare 11.2%
XYL Xylem Inc. compare 10.1%
SYM Symbotic Inc. compare 1.04%
Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median 11.0%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 1.01%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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