NORDSON CORP
Ticker: NDSNIndustrialsIndustrial MachineryS&P 500The business
Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN) is an innovative precision technology company headquartered in Westlake, Ohio and operates at https://investors.nordson.com. The company engineers, manufactures, and markets differentiated products and systems used for precision dispensing, applying, and controlling of adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids, as well as equipment for testing, inspecting, and treating surfaces. Nordson also produces medical components and device solutions including catheters, cannulas, medical balloons, and medical tubing.
The company operates through three reportable segments. Industrial Precision Solutions delivers dispensing and material processing technology across consumer durables, non-durables, industrial, agriculture, and automotive markets, with product lines including industrial coatings, nonwovens, packaging, polymer processing, precision agriculture, and product assembly solutions. Medical and Fluid Solutions includes engineered fluid solutions, medical interventional solutions, medical fluid components, and surgical solutions serving medical, life science, and high-tech industrial end markets. Advanced Technology Solutions integrates proprietary technologies for semiconductor and electronics customers, offering electronics dispense systems and test and inspection solutions.
Nordson maintains principal manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, Bulgaria, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The company employs approximately 8,000 people worldwide and operates through direct sales and service networks in more than 35 countries. Approximately 67 percent of revenues are generated outside the United States, reflecting the company's global market presence.
The company's competitive advantages stem from its technical expertise, innovative product portfolio encompassing more than 2,100 granted and pending patents and over 1,000 trademarks, and its worldwide network of direct sales and technical resources. Nordson serves diverse end markets including packaging, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation, precision agriculture, and building and construction. The company pursues growth through organic innovation and strategic acquisitions of companies with differentiated precision technology portfolios and customer-centric business models. The Ascend strategy, launched in 2021, drives top-tier revenue growth through the NBS Next growth framework, Owner Mindset organizational structure, and Winning Teams talent strategy.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery
- HQ
- WESTLAKE, OH
- FY end
- 10-31
- CIK
- 72331
- SIC
- 3569
Ownership
Who holds NORDSON CORP — across funds, superinvestors and bonds · N-PORT 2026Q2 · 13F 2026-06-30
Top fund holders
| Fund | % of fund | Value |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.02% | $506.61M |
| VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.02% | $414.53M |
| VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.19% | $366.19M |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV · iShares Trust | 0.02% | $220.41M |
| VANGUARD SMALL-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND VBK · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.45% | $211.23M |
Bonds held by funds
Funds report holding 3 issues of NORDSON CORP's debt, $267.84M at fund-held market value — what funds hold, not the company's debt outstanding. Weighted-average coupon 5.04%, maturing 2028–2033.
| Issue | Coupon | Matures | Funds | Fund-held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordson Corp | 4.500% | 2029-12-15 | 43 | $151.24M |
| Nordson Corp | 5.800% | 2033-09-15 | 50 | $76.38M |
| Nordson Corp | 5.600% | 2028-09-15 | 44 | $40.22M |
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
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