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Nordson Corporation

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American multinational corporation

Nordson Corporation is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures dispensing equipment for consumer and industrial adhesives, sealants and coatings. The company also manufactures equipment used in the testing and inspection of electronic components, technology-based systems for curing and surface treatment processes as well as medical devices and component technologies.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

$2.8BRevenue, fiscal 20255
$484.5MNet income, fiscal 20255
1954Founded1

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  • TickerNDSN on Nasdaq1
  • IndustryGeneral Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC1
  • HeadquartersWestlake1
  • Websitewww.nordson.com/de-de/pages/home.aspx
  • Incorporated inOH6
  • Business address28601 Clemens Rd, Westlake, Oh 441456
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer6

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Nordson Corporation is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures dispensing equipment for consumer and industrial adhesives, sealants and coatings. The company also manufactures equipment used in the testing and inspection of electronic components, technology-based systems3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

25.5%Operating margin5
17.4%Net margin5
3.8%Revenue growth, 20255
15.9%Return on equity5
0.55×Debt to equity5
$661.1MFree cash flow5

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Business segments

Industrial Precisions Solutions brought in 48% of the revenue Nordson Corporation broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Industrial Precisions Solutions$1.3B548%down 5% from 2024
  2. Medical Fluid Systems$835.4M530%up 20% from 2024
  3. Advanced Technology Systems$624.5M522%up 5% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments202320242025
Industrial Precisions Solutions$1.3B$1.4B$1.3B
Medical Fluid Systems$660.3M$695.5M$835.4M
Advanced Technology Systems$671.2M$595.6M$624.5M

Regions

Americas brought in 32% of the revenue Nordson Corporation broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Americas$1.2B532%up 2% from 2024
  2. United States$922.7M525%up 3% from 2024
  3. Asia Pacific Excluding Japan$863.6M523%up 10% from 2024
  4. Europe$722.2M519%down 1% from 2024
Regions by year
Regions202320242025
Americas$1.1B$1.2B$1.2B
United States$888.4M$899.4M$922.7M
Asia Pacific Excluding Japan$796.2M$785.2M$863.6M
Europe$682.7M$726.1M$722.2M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Cost of revenue45¢$1.3B
  • Research and development2¢$68.2M
  • Selling, general and admin29¢$815.5M
  • Other costs2¢$58.4M
  • Income tax4¢$113.2M
  • Profit17¢$484.5M

Out of $2.8B in revenue.5

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending8¢$58.1M
  • Dividends paid25¢$179.1M
  • Share buybacks43¢$306.4M
  • Kept or used elsewhere24¢$175.7M

Out of $719.2M of cash from operations.5

Financial statements

Revenue891011125$2.8B in 2025+24% since 2018
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2018: $2.3B$2.3B20182019: $2.2B$2.2B2019−3%2020: $2.1B$2.1B2020−3%2021: $2.4B$2.4B2021+11%2022: $2.6B$2.6B2022+10%2023: $2.6B$2.6B2023+1%2024: $2.7B$2.7B2024+2%2025: $2.8B$2.8B2025+4%
Operating income891011125$711.7M in 2025+42% since 2018
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M2018: $502.6M$502.6M20182019: $483.1M$483.1M2019−4%2020: $349.5M$349.5M2020−28%2021: $615.1M$615.1M2021+76%2022: $702.4M$702.4M2022+14%2023: $672.8M$672.8M2023−4%2024: $674.0M$674.0M2024+0%2025: $711.7M$711.7M2025+6%
Net income891011125$484.5M in 2025+28% since 2018
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2018: $377.4M$377.4M20182019: $337.1M$337.1M2019−11%2020: $249.5M$249.5M2020−26%2021: $454.4M$454.4M2021+82%2022: $513.1M$513.1M2022+13%2023: $487.5M$487.5M2023−5%2024: $467.3M$467.3M2024−4%2025: $484.5M$484.5M2025+4%

Every line of the income statement in the latest annual report, as filed.5

Period ending2025-10-312024-10-312023-10-31
Sales$2.8B$2.7B$2.6B
Cost of sales$1.3B$1.2B$1.2B
Selling and administrative expenses$815.5M$812.1M$752.6M
Divestiture and related charges$12.5M$0$0
Total operating costs and expenses$2.1B$2.0B$2.0B
Operating profit$711.7M$674.0M$672.8M
Interest expense-$104.2M-$88.9M-$59.5M
Interest and investment income$3.1M$4.9M$2.7M
Other - net-$13.0M-$4.5M-$597.0K
Total other income (expense)-$114.1M-$88.5M-$57.4M
Income before income taxes$597.6M$585.5M$615.3M
Income tax expense$113.2M$118.2M$127.8M
Net income$484.5M$467.3M$487.5M
Average common shares (in shares)56.6M shares57.2M shares57.1M shares
Incremental common shares attributable to outstanding stock options, restricted stock and deferred stock-based compensation (in shares)310.0K shares440.0K shares541.0K shares
Average common shares and common share equivalents (in shares)56.9M shares57.6M shares57.6M shares
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)$8.56$8.17$8.54
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)$8.51$8.11$8.46
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)$3.16$2.82$2.63

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Leadership

Who has led Nordson Corporation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Edward P. Campbell2003–2009
  2. Michael F. Hilton2010–2019
  3. Sundaram Nagarajan2019–now

Chair

  1. Edward P. Campbell2004–2009

President

  1. Edward P. Campbell2003–2009
  2. Peter S. Hellman2004–2008
  3. Michael F. Hilton2010–2019
  4. Sundaram Nagarajan2019–now

Chief financial officer

  1. Gregory A. Thaxton2008–2020
  2. Joseph P. Kelley2020–2023
  3. Stephen F. Shamrock2023–2024
  4. Daniel Roy Hopgood2024–now
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (52)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Nordson (Germany)
  • Nordson (United Kingdom)

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

In November 2022, it was announced Nordson Corporation had completed the acquisition of the Minneapolis, Minnesota-headquartered developer and manufacturer of high-precision 3D optical sensing technology, CyberOptics Corporation.

In August 2023, Nordson completed the acquisition of ARAG Group of Italy for €960 million in an all-cash deal.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nordson Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Timeline

  1. Aug 1, 2019New chief executive Sundaram Nagarajan becomes CEO16
  2. Jan 19, 2010New chief executive Michael F. Hilton becomes CEO17
  3. Sep 19, 2003New chief executive Edward P. Campbell becomes CEO18
  4. 1954Founded Founded1

Recent filings

  1. Oct 14, 2026144
  2. Oct 14, 20264
  3. Sep 16, 20264
  4. Sep 3, 20264
  5. Sep 2, 20264
  6. Sep 2, 2026144
  7. Aug 28, 20264
  8. Aug 27, 20264
  9. Aug 27, 2026144
  10. Aug 26, 2026144
  11. Aug 20, 202610-Q
  12. Aug 19, 20268-K
  13. Aug 3, 20264
  14. Aug 3, 20264
  15. Aug 3, 20264

Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.2

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