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. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 10.3%, EPS grew 22.9%, free cash flow grew 4.57% and total debt fell 18.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for five.
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Nordson Corporation (NDSN) Return on equity
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 10.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.33%.
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
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| GGG Graco Inc. compare | 21.2% |
| WTS Watts Water Technologies, Inc. compare | 18.8% |
| NDSN Nordson Corporation | 17.8% |
| DOV Dover Corporation compare | 15.0% |
| IEX IDEX Corporation compare | 13.0% |
| ITT ITT Inc. compare | 11.4% |
| XYL Xylem Inc. compare | 9.47% |
| SYM Symbotic Inc. compare | 1.04% |
| OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation compare | −28.0% |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 10.5% |
| Industrials sector median | 4.33% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
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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