# Nordson Corporation (NDSN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $318.36, market value $17.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 32.3×** (5-yr avg 27.3×, 3-yr avg 27.0×). Nordson Corporation trades at 32.3× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 27.3×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 24.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 4.99**. A PEG of 4.99 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 6.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.0×.
- **Price / book: 5.4×**. The shares trade at 5.4× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 22.4×**. Enterprise value is 22.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.1%** (5-yr avg 4.2%). Free cash flow equals 4.1% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 4.2%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 26.9%**. 26.9% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 17.4%**. 17.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.9%**. 15.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.8%.
- **Return on assets: 9.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.8%** (3-yr 2.5%/yr, 5-yr 5.6%/yr). Revenue grew 3.8% over the last year, against 5.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 4.9%** (3-yr -1.1%/yr, 5-yr 14.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 4.9%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 12.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 12.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.66**. Debt is 0.66 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.2×**. It would take 2.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.18%** ($3.28 per share, trailing). Nordson Corporation yields 1.18%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 37%** (25% of free cash flow). 37% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 20.9%/yr** (1-yr 86.0%). The dividend has compounded at 20.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 42.7%** (YTD 33.2%, 3-mo 12.9%). The shares are up 42.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.1%** (44.4% above the low). Trading 6% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.86** (volatility 22%). Beta of 0.86 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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