profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Nordson
$324.74-0.57% today
+39.3% in 1 year
1-year low $226.691-year high $334.70
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $37.35 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Nordson sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.59 billion in 2022 to $2.79 billion in 2025, with $484 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Nordson handed back 73% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $306M$179M
Free cash flow 2025$661M
Bought back its own shares$306M
Paid as dividends$179M
Cash vs. debt$108M vs. $2.1B
Nordson vs. similar companies
Nordson grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordson | 37.3× · Expensive | ||
 Everpure | 191.2× · Very expensive | ||
 Ingersoll Rand | 56.2× · Expensive | ||
 Otis Worldwide | 21.3× · Fair price | ||
 Dover | 25.5× · Fair price |
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AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Nordson's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,121 | 2,362 | 2,590 | 2,629 | 2,690 | 2,792 | |
| 1,130 | 1,324 | 1,427 | 1,425 | 1,486 | 1,540 | |
| 350 | 615 | 702 | 673 | 674 | 724 | |
| 447 | 704 | 772 | 787 | 811 | 852 | |
| 250 | 454 | 513 | 487 | 467 | 484 | |
| 4.27 | 7.74 | 8.81 | 8.46 | 8.11 | 8.51 | |
| 53.3% | 56.1% | 55.1% | 54.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | |
| 16.5% | 26.0% | 27.1% | 25.6% | 25.1% | 25.9% | |
| 11.8% | 19.2% | 19.8% | 18.5% | 17.4% | 17.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 3,675 | 3,791 | 3,820 | 5,252 | 6,001 | 5,918 |
| Cash | 208 | 300 | 163 | 116 | 116 | 108 |
| Total debt | 1,232 | 927 | 860 | 1,863 | 2,320 | 2,092 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 1,526 | 2,654 | 3,069 | 2,874 |
| 1,759 | 2,159 | 2,294 | 2,598 | 2,932 | 3,044 | |
| 58 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | |
| 8.8% | 15.3% | 16.8% | 12.0% | 10.1% | 10.8% | |
| 14.2% | 21.0% | 22.4% | 18.8% | 15.9% | 15.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502 | 546 | 513 | 641 | 556 | 719 | |
| 51 | 38 | 51 | 35 | 64 | 58 | |
| 452 | 508 | 462 | 607 | 492 | 661 | |
| Dividends paid | 88 | 98 | 126 | 150 | 161 | 179 |
| 53 | 61 | 263 | 90 | 33 | 306 | |
| 13 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Valuation
- 37.3×
- 28.4×
- 2.53
- 4.9×
- 6.5×
- 27.4×
- 23.6×
- 3.7%
- 2.7%
- 1.2%
Profitability
- 55.2%
- 25.9%
- 17.4%
- 32.1%
- 10.7%
- 11.8%
- 17.3%
- 8.8%
- 13.4%
- –
Growth
- +5.6%
- +14.8%
- +34.4%
- +20.9%
- −0.6%
Financial health
- 2.2×
- 0.69
- 35.9%
- 6.2×
- 2.72
- 1.74
- 0.48
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 32%of 978
Top 6%of 985
Bottom 19%of 866
Bottom 42%of 984
Bottom 49%of 987
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $311.50
- Range
- $270.00 – $335.00
- 5 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | 2.37 | 2.37 | +0.0% |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 3.03 | 2.93 | +3.4% |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 2.73 | 2.64 | +3.4% |
| May 28, 2025 | 2.42 | 2.36 | +2.5% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | 2.06 | 2.09 | −1.4% |
| Dec 11, 2024 | 2.78 | 2.59 | +7.3% |
| Aug 21, 2024 | 2.41 | 2.33 | +3.4% |
| May 20, 2024 | 2.34 | 2.32 | +0.9% |
1.2%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$12a year at today's yield, before tax
+20.9%2020 to 2025
Raised1 yearin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.92 in 2015 → $3.98 in 2025
How safe it looks
37.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 27.1%
News
Nordson stock surges after lifting FY26 outlook for third timeSeeking Alpha · Aug 20, 2026The newest story we have is from Aug 20, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
3/7Passes 3 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
63Pass
Benjamin Graham
49No pass
Philip Fisher
69Pass
Peter Lynch
47No pass
Joel Greenblatt
17No pass
Charlie Munger
60Pass
Terry Smith
59No pass
Questions about Nordson
Is Nordson a good stock to buy?
A solid business, but the price is high. 3 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Nordson AI analysis
What does Nordson do?
Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids worldwide. It is in Industrial - Machinery, based in Westlake, OH, United States, with 8,200 employees.
Does Nordson pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.2% a year, about 37% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $179 million in dividends.
Is Nordson stock halal?
Yes. Nordson passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 12% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Nordson stock done over the past year?
Up 39.3% over the past twelve months, to $324.74. It traded between $226.69 and $334.70 and is 3.0% below its high.
Who are Nordson's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Everpure, Ingersoll Rand, Otis Worldwide and Dover. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Nordson's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.