NORDSON CORP financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Symbol
NDSN on Nasdaq
Location
Westlake, OH
Fiscal year end
31 October
Latest financial report
19 Feb 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • NDSN - NORDSON CORP financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 17%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-green-600">+8.2%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 18 Feb 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

See Original Filing

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-18) highlights Return On Equity 17.5%, Return On Assets 8.0%, and Operating Margin 25.0%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

74.4/100

Balanced Confidence high

Return On Equity

17%

Metric score 55.7/100

Return On Assets

8%

Metric score 75.2/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
2.72x
Quick Ratio
1.51x
Debt to Equity
0.67x

Strengths

Return On Assets, Operating Margin, and Current Ratio

Watchpoints

No major risk flags from available metrics.

Key metrics snapshot

Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 17% +8.2%
Return On Assets 8% +8.7%
Operating Margin 25% +5.6%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 2.72x +7.4%
Quick Ratio 1.51x +12%
Debt-to-equity 0.67x

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 6.5%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 16%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 55,783,598 -2%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $12,253,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 55,789,000 -2.3%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 56,127,000 -2.4%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $2,845,728,000 +6.5%
Operating Income (Loss) $737,183,000 +12%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $645,294,000 +14%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $122,090,000 +9.7%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 9.29 +17%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 9.24 +18%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $120,392,000 -7.7%
Inventory, Net $451,138,000 -4.5%
Assets, Current $1,251,671,000 +2.1%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $11,320,000 -3.6%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $69,758,000 -21%
Goodwill $3,332,244,000 +2.8%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $102,965,000 +70%
Assets $5,960,922,000 +1.5%
Accounts Payable, Current $117,708,000 +33%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $182,964,000 +0.46%
Liabilities, Current $460,049,000 -5%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $194,321,000 -6.8%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $56,747,000 -25%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $97,856,000 +189%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $57,203,000 +76%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $4,688,200,000 +7.9%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $3,112,106,000 +8.2%
Liabilities and Equity $5,960,922,000 +1.5%
Other Noncash Income (Expense) $21,410,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $4,891,000 +5.6%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $140,428,000 -12%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $112,241,000 +12%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $17,671,000 -24%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $11,950,000 -17%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $120,392,000 -7.7%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 0.21 0%
Depreciation $70,555,000 +12%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment $17,513,000 -18%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $702,008,000 +90%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $16,238,000 -1.8%
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $5,620,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets $79,522,000 +3.4%
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $36,585,000 -1.2%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY