Industrials
Nordson Corporation(NDSN)
Live Price
Offline$295.92
+1.96% today
1Y Change
+39.20%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $15.80B
- Revenue Growth
- +3.8%
- EPS Growth
- +4.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.1%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Nordson Corporation (NDSN) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $15.80B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $295.92 and up 39.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +3.8%, EPS growth of +4.8%, a dividend yield of 1.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +3.8%, EPS +4.8%, free cash flow +34.4% with operating margin 25.9% and ROIC 10.7%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.1%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 30.2 and price/sales 5.6. Stock Foundry combines NDSN price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+3.8% vs +3.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+25.9% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
30.2 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 27, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +3.8% and EPS at +4.8%, with operating margin around 25.9%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.1%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 27, 2026 | โ | -0.2% | +0.2% | โ |
2026 Feb 18, 2026 | +0.0% | -1.8% | -2.8% | -10.6% |
2025 Dec 10, 2025 | +3.4% | -0.8% | +0.7% | +11.0% |
Benchmark Edge
NDSN vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NDSN Max Drawdown
-14.41%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NDSN and SPY.
Company Overview
Nordson Corporation
NASDAQ Global Select
Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids worldwide. It operates through two segments, Industrial Precision Solutions (IPS) and Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS). The IPS segment provides dispensing, coating, and laminating systems for adhesives, lotions, liquids, and fibers to disposable products and roll goods; automated adhesive dispensing systems used in packaged goods industries; components and systems used in the thermoplastic melt stream; and product assembly systems for use in paper and paperboard converting applications, and manufacturing roll goods, as well as for the assembly of plastic, metal, and wood products. It also offers automated and manual dispensing products and systems to apply adhesive and sealant materials; dispensing and curing systems to coat and cure containers; systems to apply liquid paints and coatings to consumer and industrial products; and systems to apply powder paints and coatings to metal, plastic, and wood products, as well as ultraviolet equipment for use in curing and drying operations for specialty coatings, semiconductor materials, and paints. The ATS segment provides automated dispensing systems for the attachment, protection, and coating of fluids, as well as related gas plasma treatment systems for cleaning and conditioning surfaces; precision manual and semi-automated dispensers, minimally invasive interventional delivery devices, plastic molded syringes, cartridges, tips, fluid connection components, tubing, balloons, and catheters; and bond testing and automated optical, acoustic microscopy, and x-ray inspection systems for use in semiconductor and printed circuit board industries. The company markets its products through direct sales force, as well as distributors and sales representatives. Nordson Corporation was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio.
- Leadership
- Sundaram Nagarajan
- IPO Date
- Mar 18, 1980
- Employees
- 8.0k
- Street Address
- 28601 Clemens Road
- Mailing
- Westlake, OH, 44145
- Region
- Westlake, OH, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 440 892 1580
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 30.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 19.5
- Price/Sales
- 5.6
- Price/Book
- 5.1
Growth
- Revenue
- +3.8%
- EPS
- +4.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +34.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 55.2%
- Operating Margin
- 25.9%
- Net Margin
- 18.4%
- ROE
- 17.3%
- ROIC
- 10.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.69
- Current Ratio
- 2.72
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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