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Nordson Corporation

IndustrialsIndustrial MachineryS&P 500
Ticker NDSNWESTLAKE, OHFiscal year ends OctoberBook value per share $58.29Diluted shares 56.1M

Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) engineers, manufactures and markets precision technology products and systems that dispense, apply and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials and other fluids; test and inspect products for quality; and treat and cure surfaces. Its customers span medical,… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2025, Nordson Corporation reported revenue of $2.79B, up 3.8% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $484.47M. Its operating margin was 25.5%, and operations generated $719.17M in cash. Over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, revenue was $2.98B.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 10-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-07-31
Sales & profitability
$2.79BFY2025
+3.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $2.98B
25.49%FY2025
+0.4 percentage points
Last 12 mo 26.88%
$484.47MFY2025
+3.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $555.18M
15.92%FY2025
No change, year over year
Last 12 mo 16.98%
Cash & financing
$719.17MFY2025
+29.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $773.38M
$661.12MFY2025
+34.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $724.01M
0.66FY2025
Was 0.76× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.54
56.9MFY2025
−1.2% year over year
Last 12 mo 56.1M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Nordson Corporation does

In the company’s own words

Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) engineers, manufactures and markets precision technology products and systems that dispense, apply and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials and other fluids; test and inspect products for quality; and treat and cure surfaces. Its customers span medical, electronics, consumer, industrial and other markets, including packaging, appliances, energy, transportation, agriculture, building and construction, and product assembly. Nordson operates through three segments: Industrial Precision Solutions, serving markets such as packaging, nonwovens, coatings, polymer processing and product assembly; Medical and Fluid Solutions, supplying medical components, interventional devices and fluid-handling products; and Advanced Technology Solutions, focused primarily on electronics and semiconductor production, dispensing, testing and inspection. The company sells through direct operations in more than 35 countries and distributors and sales representatives; approximately 67% of revenue was generated outside the United States in fiscal 2025. Nordson had approximately 8,000 employees worldwide as of October 31, 2025. Incorporated in 1954, it has expanded through acquisitions alongside organic product development. Its website is https://investors.nordson.com.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry (SIC)
Industrial Machinery
Headquarters
WESTLAKE, OH
Fiscal year end
October
CIK
72331
SIC
3569

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-297.98M$595.96M$1.49B$2.38B$3.28B2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Nordson Corporation — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

569
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$5.33B
held by funds, at market
32.3%
of shares held by funds
3
bond issues held by funds

Largest fund holders · Nordson Corporation’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.02%of fund net assets
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND
VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.02%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.19%of fund net assets
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV · iShares Trust
0.02%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND
VBK · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.45%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Nordson Corporation’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 3 issues of Nordson Corporation’s debt, $267.84M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 5.04%, maturing 2028 to 2033.

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”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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