Stocks · Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
Nordson Corporation NDSN
$333.54 +1.37% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $18.58B
High qualityStrong trend
Next earnings report: Dec 9, 2026
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Three things to know
- The shares trade at 33.7× trailing earnings, higher than 90% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 281 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $9.89, up 24.4% year over year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth49Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 46%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 34%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 33%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 40%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 29%
Quality89Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 19%
- Gross marginTop 7%
- Operating marginTop 3%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 44%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 46%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 47%
- Interest coverTop 33%
Value26Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 45%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 42%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 39%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 11%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 14%
Momentum90Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 25%
- 6-month returnTop 22%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 21%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 2%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 10%
Revisions34Weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 40%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 45%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 44%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 15%
Stability75Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 32%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 44%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 47%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 7.4% | 7.0% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 20.4% | 24.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 54.6% | 55.3% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 24.3% | 26.9% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 19.5% | 24.4% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 7.0% | 7.4% | ↓ | Bottom 46% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 24.4% | 20.4% | ↑ | Top 34% |
| Gross margin | 55.3% | 54.6% | ↑ | Top 7% |
| Operating margin | 26.9% | 24.3% | ↑ | Top 3% |
| Net margin | 18.6% | 16.3% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 24.4% | 19.5% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 12.1% | — | Top 19% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 2.5% | — | Bottom 40% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.40×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -3.7%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.4%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +3.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.80×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 7.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.99%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.54%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.53%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.8%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 31, 2026 (filed Aug 20, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +2.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $360.20
- Target vs current price
- +8.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 21
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 62%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | +5.2% | +1.9% | +9.7% | +1.6% | — |
| May 20, 2026 | +1.4% | +1.7% | +6.3% | +6.8% | +13.7% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | +0.0% | +0.8% | -0.7% | -8.7% | -6.1% |
| Dec 10, 2025 | +3.4% | +1.2% | +1.3% | +9.3% | +16.3% |
| Aug 20, 2025 | +3.4% | -1.8% | +4.1% | +2.8% | +8.6% |
| May 28, 2025 | +2.5% | -1.1% | +7.2% | +7.4% | +11.1% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | -1.4% | -0.8% | -2.1% | -5.0% | -8.4% |
| Dec 11, 2024 | +7.3% | -1.3% | -11.4% | -20.9% | -18.5% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | $3.25 | $3.09 | +5.2% | $817.7M |
| May 20, 2026 | $2.86 | $2.82 | +1.4% | $740.8M |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $2.37 | $2.37 | +0.0% | $669.5M |
| Dec 10, 2025 | $3.03 | $2.93 | +3.4% | $751.8M |
| Aug 20, 2025 | $2.73 | $2.64 | +3.4% | $741.5M |
| May 28, 2025 | $2.42 | $2.36 | +2.5% | $682.9M |
| Feb 19, 2025 | $2.06 | $2.09 | -1.4% | $615.4M |
| Dec 11, 2024 | $2.78 | $2.59 | +7.3% | $744.5M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 33.7× | 27.9× | 90th | Top 45% |
| P/E (forward) | 27.9× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 21.4× | — | — | Bottom 39% |
| EV / Sales | 6.81× | — | — | Bottom 11% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.92% | — | — | Top 42% |
| Earnings yield | 2.97% | — | — | Top 45% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 24.4× – 38.7× since Jul 31, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +45.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +24.4%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +22.3%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 53
- Days above the 200-day average
- 281
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.0%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +5.7%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +16.2%
- RSI (14)
- 66.8
- Relative volume
- 0.88×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 23.9%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 49th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.00
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.59
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -0.3%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -39.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -39.9% | 227 days | 207 days (Feb 4, 2026) |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Jun 17, 2022 | -27.8% | 130 days | 421 days (Feb 22, 2024) |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Jan 29, 2021 | -15.2% | 67 days | 58 days (Apr 23, 2021) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | -14.4% | 28 days | 60 days (Jun 25, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $18.58B
- P/E (TTM)
- 33.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $9.89
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.98B
- Dividend yield
- 1.02%
- 52-week range
- $223.29 – $339.12
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.36B | $2.59B | $2.63B | $2.69B | $2.79B |
| Gross profit | $1.32B | $1.43B | $1.43B | $1.49B | $1.54B |
| Operating income | $615.1M | $702.4M | $672.8M | $674.0M | $724.3M |
| Net income | $454.4M | $513.1M | $487.5M | $467.3M | $484.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | $7.74 | $8.81 | $8.46 | $8.11 | $8.51 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $744.5M | $615.4M | $682.9M | $741.5M | $751.8M | $669.5M | $740.8M | $817.7M |
| Net income | $122.2M | $94.7M | $112.4M | $125.8M | $151.6M | $133.4M | $117.3M | $152.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.12 | $1.65 | $1.97 | $2.21 | $2.69 | $2.38 | $2.09 | $2.73 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $545.9M | $513.1M | $641.3M | $556.2M | $719.2M |
| Capital expenditure | -$38.3M | -$51.4M | -$34.6M | -$64.4M | -$58.1M |
| Free cash flow | $507.6M | $461.7M | $606.7M | $491.8M | $661.1M |
| Dividends paid | -$97.7M | -$125.9M | -$150.4M | -$161.4M | -$179.1M |
| Net share buybacks | -$29.2M | -$250.7M | -$68.3M | -$2.3M | -$297.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $113.4M
- Total assets
- $5.95B
- Total liabilities
- $2.68B
- Total debt
- $1.81B
- Net debt
- $1.70B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $3.27B
As of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Aug 20, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | $0.94 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $0.82 | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | $0.82 | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | $0.82 | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Sep 11, 2025 | $0.82 | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | $0.78 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | $0.78 | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Jan 2, 2025 | $0.78 | Jan 16, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 1,512,772
- Days to cover
- 4.47
- Change vs previous report
- -6.1%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Apr 13, 2011
- 2-for-1
- Sep 13, 2000
- 2-for-1
- Sep 25, 1991
- 2-for-1
- May 1, 1987
- 3-for-2
- Jan 4, 1984
- 3-for-2