Nordson Corp (NDSN) stock

NDSNNasdaqGeneral Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NECFiscal year ends October 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 20, 2026Score 18/3034% above fair value

$324.74−1.86 (-0.57%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $18.09BP/E 32.8Yield 0.97%

Nordson statistics

113 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Dec 9, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: Sep 10, 2026
Fundamentals through: Jul 31, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $18.09B; $1.82B
Enterprise Value: $19.71B; $1.87B
PE Ratio: 32.84; 27.75
PS Ratio: 6.07; 2.35
PB Ratio: 5.53; 2.44
P/FCF Ratio: 24.98; 21.13
P/OCF Ratio: 23.39; 15.59

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 6.61; 2.27
EV / EBITDA: 22.46; 16.08
EV / EBIT: 24.60; 19.85
EV / FCF: 27.22; 22.29

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 56M; 59M
Shares Change (YoY): -1.83%; 0.54%
Float: 55M; 52M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.55%; 5.00%
Shares Held by Institutions: 76.5%; 81.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 1M; –
Short Interest Change: -9.62%; -0.88%
Short % of Float: 2.19%; 4.17%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 2.18%; 3.65%
Days to Cover: 3.18; 3.58

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $339.12; –
52-Week Low: $223.29; –
20-Day Moving Average: $324.16; –
50-Day Moving Average: $323.04; –
200-Day Moving Average: $297.66; –
Average True Range (14): $8.17; –
Price Change (1 Week): 4.80%; 3.01%
Price Change (1 Month): -1.23%; -4.86%
Price Change (3 Months): 4.81%; -14.1%
Price Change (6 Months): 18.1%; -11.1%
Price Change (YTD): 35.1%; 5.81%
Price Change (1 Year): 37.5%; 4.03%
Price Change (3 Years): 39.8%; 29.5%
Price Change (5 Years): 21.4%; 14.4%
Price Change (10 Years): 201.5%; 89.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 310,889; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 334,439; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 363,345; –
Relative Volume: 0.54; 0.76
Relative Strength Index (14): 50.4; 44.5
Volatility (1 Year): 23.5%; 53.2%
Beta (5 Years): 1.02; 1.06

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 55.3%; 34.6%
Operating Margin: 26.9%; 5.85%
Pretax Margin: 22.6%; 6.52%
Profit Margin: 18.6%; 4.89%
EBITDA Margin: 29.4%; 9.73%
FCF Margin: 24.3%; 7.10%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 17.8%; 7.46%
Return on Assets (ROA): 9.29%; 3.06%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 13.4%; 7.81%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 15.3%; 6.97%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.82; 2.02
Quick Ratio: 1.05; 0.96
Debt / Equity: 0.53; 0.52
Debt / EBITDA: 1.97; 1.99
Debt / FCF: 2.39; 2.68
Net Debt / EBITDA: 1.84; 1.24
Interest Coverage: 8.83; 4.88

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 7.02%; 9.19%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 22.0%; 10.2%
EPS Growth (YoY): 24.2%; 14.1%
FCF Growth (YoY): 33.3%; 17.1%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 2.53%; 3.31%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 5.65%; 7.11%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -1.15%; 7.25%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 14.8%; 15.5%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.50; 0.70
Inventory Turnover: 2.87; 3.65
Revenue Per Employee: $372.47K; $427.56K
Profits Per Employee: $69.40K; $17.14K
Employee Count: 8,000; 1,633
WACC: 9.69%; 9.69%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $2.98B; $906.74M
Gross Profit: $1.65B; $333.11M
Operating Income: $800.96M; $38.90M
Pretax Income: $674.51M; $62.51M
Net Income: $555.18M; $28.24M
EBITDA: $877.22M; $67.41M
EPS (Diluted): $9.89; $0.71

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $113.43M; $107.13M
Total Debt: $1.73B; $498.70M
Net Cash (Debt): -$1.62B; $224.23K
Net Cash Per Share: -$29.04; $0.00
Equity (Book Value): $3.27B; $449.80M
Book Value Per Share: $58.69; $10.18
Tangible Book Value: -$673.10M; $74.75M
Working Capital: $599.40M; $231.24M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $773.38M; $76.02M
Capital Expenditures: -$49.37M; -$26.59M
Free Cash Flow: $724.01M; $61.59M
FCF Per Share: $13.00; $1.38

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 3.07%; 2.76%
FCF Yield: 4.00%; 3.51%
Dividend Yield: 0.97%; 1.08%
Buyback Yield: 1.07%; 1.37%
Shareholder Yield: 2.05%; 1.87%
Dividend Per Share: $3.16; $1.14
Dividend Growth (YoY): 12.1%; 5.27%
Years of Dividend Growth: 17; 4
Payout Ratio: 33.0%; 29.1%
FCF Payout Ratio: 25.3%; 24.9%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $90.66M; $18.27M
Income Tax: $119.34M; $18.38M
Effective Tax Rate: 17.7%; 21.3%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $114.28; $32.11
Graham Upside: -64.8%; -51.9%
Altman Z-Score: 6.26; 3.10
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.65; -2.54
Lynch Fair Value: $146.26; –
Lynch Upside: -55.0%; -39.8%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	NDSN	S&P 500	Difference	NDSN per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-1.8%	-3.0%	+1.3 pts
3 months	+5.1%	-2.8%	+7.9 pts
Year to date	+36.3%	+11.5%	+24.8 pts
1 year	+41.0%	+13.5%	+27.6 pts
3 years	+50.9%	+77.7%	−26.8 pts	+14.7%	+21.1%
5 years	+28.8%	+72.6%	−43.8 pts	+5.2%	+11.5%
10 years	+241.6%	+308.2%	−66.6 pts	+13.1%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M NDSN shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 9.6% from the previous report, or 2.19% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 50.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,211,878	-9.6%	381,307	3.2
Oct 15, 2026	1,340,856	-7.3%	335,796	4.0
Sep 30, 2026	1,446,518	-4.4%	371,560	3.9
Sep 15, 2026	1,512,772	-6.1%	338,417	4.5
Aug 31, 2026	1,611,120	+7.2%	516,070	3.1
Aug 14, 2026	1,502,399	-10.5%	300,525	5.0
Jul 31, 2026	1,678,170	-2.8%	311,485	5.4
Jul 15, 2026	1,726,425	-6.6%	375,042	4.6
Jun 30, 2026	1,848,683	+29.7%	493,689	3.7
Jun 15, 2026	1,425,757	-3.8%	375,901	3.8
May 29, 2026	1,481,563	-3.5%	499,561	3.0
May 15, 2026	1,534,669	+26.3%	342,885	4.5