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NORDSON CORP NDSN

Nasdaq · stock · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC · website · IPO 1980-03-18 · LEI

NORDSON CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$16.8B
P / E34.7×
P / S6.0×
P / B5.5×
P / FCF25.4×
Dividend yield1.07%
Net margin17.4%
Return on equity15.9%
FCF margin23.7%
Net debt$1.9B
Net debt / EBITDA2.4×
Enterprise value USD$18.7B
EV / EBITDA23.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.8%
Return on capital13.8%
Graham number -67.5%$101.19

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($101.19); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
15.00% 14.30% 16.70% 15.40% 11.80% 19.20% 19.80% 18.50% 17.40% 17.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
21.50% 22.60% 22.30% 22.00% 16.50% 26.00% 27.10% 25.60% 25.10% 25.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
31.90% 25.60% 26.00% 21.30% 14.20% 21.00% 22.40% 18.80% 15.90% 15.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
57.5M 58.2M 58.9M 58.2M 58.5M 58.7M 58.2M 57.6M 57.6M 56.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$913.6M $1.49B $1.22B $1.09B $897.7M $512.4M $574.4M $1.62B $2.07B $1.89B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
11.20% 8.70% 11.00% 9.60% 6.80% 12.00% 13.40% 9.30% 7.80% 8.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
15.10% 13.80% 18.40% 14.50% 21.30% 21.50% 17.80% 23.10% 18.30% 23.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.15× 1.37× 0.91× 0.79× 0.63× 0.38× 0.32× 0.67× 0.75× 0.66× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.73 $5.08 $6.40 $5.79 $4.27 $7.74 $8.81 $8.46 $8.11 $8.51 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

NORDSON CORP trades at about 36.6× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.8×–47.7×, median 27.9×).

18.8× 47.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (18.8×–47.7×); dot = today's 36.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin25.5%25.1%25.6%27.1%26.0%16.5%22.0%22.3%22.6%21.5%
Net margin17.4%17.4%18.5%19.8%19.2%11.8%15.4%16.7%14.3%15.0%
FCF margin23.7%18.3%23.1%17.8%21.5%21.3%14.5%18.4%13.8%15.1%
Return on assets8.2%7.8%9.3%13.4%12.0%6.8%9.6%11.0%8.7%11.2%
Return on equity15.9%15.9%18.8%22.4%21.0%14.2%21.3%26.0%25.6%31.9%
Debt / equity0.66×0.75×0.67×0.32×0.38×0.63×0.79×0.91×1.37×1.15×
Current ratio1.642.412.111.362.622.812.122.521.372.25

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-10-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.