NDSN Nordson
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Nordson (NDSN) is an industrial company in the General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec industry, with a market capitalization of $18.2 billion. Shares last traded at $327.58, 3.4% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 41.3%. NDSN trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.87, in line with the General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec median of 32.97. Net profit margin is 18.6%, above the peer median of 5.5%. Revenue grew 3.8% year over year. The shares yield 1.0% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-07-31. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
NDSN Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | $179M | $3.15 | 37% |
| 2024-10-31 | $161M | $2.80 | 35% |
| 2023-10-31 | $150M | $2.61 | 31% |
| 2022-10-31 | $126M | $2.16 | 25% |
| 2021-10-31 | $98M | $1.66 | 21% |
| 2020-10-31 | $88M | $1.51 | 35% |
| 2019-10-31 | $82M | $1.41 | 24% |
| 2018-10-31 | $72M | $1.23 | 19% |
| 2017-10-31 | $64M | $1.10 | 22% |
| 2016-10-31 | $56M | $0.98 | 21% |
| 2015-10-31 | $55M | $0.90 | 26% |
| 2014-10-31 | $48M | $0.75 | 20% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
NDSN is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.73 | 2026-08-20 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.09 | 2026-05-21 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.38 | 2026-02-19 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $2.67 | 2025-12-17 |
| FY 2025 | $8.51 | 2025-12-17 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.22 | 2025-08-21 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec peers
NDSN vs 14 industry peers (General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec), by market cap. Data as of close
| NDSN | Nordson | $18.2B | 32.87 | 6.12 | 18.6% | +1.42% |
| RRX | Regal Rexnord Corp | $10.7B | 33.08 | 1.77 | 5.4% | +2.36% |
| SYM | Symbotic | $4.8B | 382.90 | 1.83 | 0.5% | -1.95% |
| ESAB | Esab Corp | $4.7B | 27.51 | 1.58 | 5.7% | +9.36% |
| OUST | Ouster, Inc. | $2.0B | — | 9.97 | -26.0% | -4.69% |
| CHRN | ChronoScale Corp | $1.9B | — | 26.44 | -70.3% | -10.34% |
| ATS | ATS Corp /ATS | $1.8B | — | — | — | +2.99% |
| HLP | Hongli Group Inc. | $299M | 153.84 | 15.25 | 9.9% | -0.25% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP. | $269M | — | — | — | -0.33% |
| SERV | Serve Robotics Inc. /De/ | $217M | — | 27.82 | — | -4.58% |
| RR | Richtech Robotics Inc. | $191M | — | — | — | -10.17% |
| TAYD | TAYLOR DEVICES, INC. | $183M | 26.86 | 4.40 | 16.4% | +1.46% |
| INLF | INLIF Ltd | $2M | — | 0.13 | -29.6% | +96.45% |
| KITT | Nauticus Robotics, Inc. | $2M | — | 0.42 | — | -7.48% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.