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NORDSON CORP NDSN
NORDSON CORP (NDSN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.07% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $2.8B at a 17.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.67 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-27 | DA Davidson | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-22 | BNP Paribas | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-21 | DA Davidson | Buy (main) |
| 2026-02-24 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-02-23 | DA Davidson | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.082 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.777 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.12 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.059 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSN | NORDSON CORP | 7/9 | 4.99 | 34.7 | +3.8% |
| ESAB | ESAB Corp | 5/9 | 2.86 | 27 | +3.7% |
| SYM | Symbotic Inc. | 4/9 | -1.45 | — | +25.7% |
| HSAI | Hesai Group | 5/9 | 6.34 | — | +52.1% |
| OUST | Ouster, Inc. | 5/9 | -3.47 | — | +52.5% |
| TAYD | TAYLOR DEVICES, INC. | 3/9 | 14.74 | 21.3 | +3.8% |
| HLP | Hongli Group Inc. | 6/9 | 5.23 | 20.8 | +39% |
About NORDSON CORP
Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, medical components, and other fluids. The Industrial Precision Solutions segment provides dispensing, coating, and laminating systems for adhesives, lotions, liquids, and fibers to disposable products and roll goods; automated adhesive dispensing systems; components and systems for thermoplastic and biopolymer melt stream; fluid components, such as nozzles, pumps, and filters; smart components that measure and control the flow, quantity and location of dispensed fluid; control systems; and product assembly solutions. It also offers automated and manual dispensing products and systems for cold materials, container coating, liquid finishing, and powder coating, as well as ultraviolet equipment. The Medical and Fluid Solutions segment offers precision manual and semi-automated dispensers, plastic molded syringes, cartridges, tips, and fluid connection components; interventional solutions for engineered shafts and interventional delivery systems, medical tubing, balloons, balloon inflators, nitinol devices, cardiovascular cannula, and biomaterial delivery; medical fluid components; and microplegia myocardial protection devices and related consumables. The Advanced Technology Solutions segment provides automated dispensing systems for high-speed, precise application of various attachment, protection, and coating fluids, and related gas plasma treatment systems; destructive and non-destructive testing technologies, such as bond testers and automated optical, acoustic microscopy, and x-ray inspection systems used in the semiconductor and printed circuit board industries; and precision measurement and control technologies. The company markets its products through direct sales force, distributors, and sales representatives. Nordson Corporation was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio.
FAQ
Is NDSN financially healthy?
NORDSON CORP's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does NDSN pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. NORDSON CORP pays a dividend yielding about 1.07% with a 37.0% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is NDSN?
In FY2025, NORDSON CORP had a net margin of 17.4% and a return on equity of 15.9%.
Is NDSN overvalued or undervalued?
NORDSON CORP trades at about 36.6× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.8×–47.7×, median 27.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NDSN?
The average Wall-Street price target for NORDSON CORP is $316.86, about 1.8% above the recent price, from 7 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is NDSN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on NORDSON CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 34.7×, a dividend yield of 1.07%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-10-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.