IDEX vs Nordson
IEX and NDSN side by side, both in general industrial machinery and equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IEX and NDSN compare
IDEX and Nordson are about the same size, with market caps of $17.2B and $18.0B.
On earnings, Nordson is cheaper: it trades at 32.6× trailing earnings, against 33.6× for IDEX.
IDEX grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.3% versus 7.0% for Nordson).
Nordson keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.6% compared with 14.5% at IDEX.
Both pay dividends: IDEX yields 1.2% and Nordson 1.1%.
Nordson scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 14 for IDEX), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | IEX | NDSN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $17.2B | $18.0B |
| Share price | $233.84 | $322.67 |
| Change, 1 year | 34.9% | 38.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −0.29% | 23.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.83 | 1.01 |
| Employees | 8,700 | 8,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 33.6× | 32.6× (better) |
| P/S | 4.8× (better) | 6.0× |
| P/B | 4.3× (better) | 5.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.9× | 22.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 26.9× | 24.8× (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.7% | 4.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $179.16 | $247.33 |
| Margin of safety | −30.5% | −30.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.3% (better) | 7.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.0% (better) | 5.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 10.7% | 22.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 12.4% | 24.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.3% | 14.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.7% | 55.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 20.7% | 26.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 14.5% | 18.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 17.9% | 24.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 13.0% | 17.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 10.7% | 13.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.46 (better) | 0.53 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.67 (better) | 1.84 |
| Interest coverage | – | 8.8× |
| Current ratio | 3.05 (better) | 1.82 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.56 | 6.24 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% (better) | 1.1% |
| Payout ratio | 41.1% | 33.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.3% | 15.6% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.7% (better) | 1.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.0% (better) | 2.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 76.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.23% | 0.55% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.3M (better) | −$25.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.4% | 2.6% |
Go deeper
- IEX stock overview
- IEX income statement
- IEX valuation and score
- NDSN stock overview
- NDSN income statement
- NDSN valuation and score
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