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Nordson Corporation NDSN

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Nordson Corporation

Overview of Nordson Corporation

NDSN NMS
Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery Large Cap
Nordson Corporation (NDSN), is a Large Cap company, in the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry, last closed at $267.57, about 68.7% overvalued vs fair value, +27.0% 1Y return, placing in the top 10% of its sector.
$267.57
-0.05%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 18.9%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$15.22B
Enterprise Value
$17.24B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.nordson.com
HQ Westlake, OH
Employees 8,200
Fiscal year Oct 31

Next Events

Dividend Apr 3 Ex-div: Mar 19
Earnings May 27 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$73
$84
$95
Current: $267.57 -69% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$2.8B
3.8%%
Gross Profit
$1.5B
3.6%%
Operating Income
$724.3M
7.5%%
Net Income
$484.5M
3.7%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
136.5%
Excellent

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$715.4M
108.2% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
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Improving
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High Impact
0
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Nordson Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
80
/100
Strong
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Strong
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing NDSN's balance between Growth (23.0%), Profitability (46.8%), and Safety (30.2%). Growth 23% Safety 30% Profitability 47%

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Growth

41th percentile vs peers
42
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 3.8% 50p EPS Growth YoY 5.0% 49p Revenue CAGR 3Y 2.5% 35p EPS CAGR 3Y -1.1% 34p TSR -5.1% 26p
Strengths
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • Operating Margin in top 20% of peers (25.9%, 93th percentile)
  • Fcf Margin in top 20% of peers (23.7%, 96th percentile)
  • Gross Profit Margin in top 20% of peers (55.2%, 91th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

84th percentile vs peers
85
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Safety

54th percentile vs peers
55
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Nordson Corporation.

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