NDSN is the ticker symbol for NORDSON CORP, a publicly traded Industrials sector company listed on Nasdaq. 13F Pro tracks NDSN with AI-powered analysis, an AI quality score, SEC EDGAR financials, insider transactions, and institutional 13F holdings — all sourced directly from public SEC filings.

Is NDSN a good stock to buy?

13F Pro's AI ranking engine scores NDSN at 68.2/100, ranked #314 of 2,925 stocks on a composite quality score built from its SEC filings, covering profitability, growth, balance sheet strength, and free cash flow. The full AI verdict and bull/bear case for NDSN is available at https://13fpro.ai/company/NDSN. Not investment advice — review the underlying SEC filings before making any trade.

Where does 13F Pro source NDSN data?

All NORDSON CORP fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. NORDSON CORP files with the SEC under CIK 72331. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

NORDSON CORP NDSN

NasdaqLarge CapIndustrials

13F Pro quality score

Rank #314 of 2,925TOP 25%

Why it scores 68 Industrials peers →

Rankings refresh quarterly once 80% of peers have filed. Next update: ~Nov 14, 2026.

Revenue

$817.67M

Quarter to Jul 31

Net income

$152.85M

Quarter to Jul 31

Free cash flow

$236.75M

Quarter to Jul 31

Operating margin

27.3%

Quarter to Jul 31

Top Institutional Holders

as of Q2 2026

$12.78B total

BlackRock, Inc.

$1.25B+4.8%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

$1.05B+0.5%

STATE STREET CORP

$899.87M+2.4%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

$712.04M+0.5%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

$573.45M+23.5%

KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

$516.98M-16.2%

$427.84M-1.6%

$397.80M+37.4%

$253.54M+3.3%

$215.72M--

$207.64M+7.6%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

$191.98M-0.6%

ProShare Advisors LLC

$174.29M-5.8%

NORTHERN TRUST CORP

$160.43M+4.5%

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC

$148.04M+42.4%

CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC

$147.13M+0.8%

MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/

$144.88M-48.7%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

$140.69M+2.7%

Bank of New York Mellon Corp

$127.23M-0.4%

JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC

$120.23M+2.7%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN

$118.28M-6.6%

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

$98.01M+116.4%

AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC

$96.90M-0.8%

CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC

$95.99M+333.5%

UBS Group AG

$95.77M-4.0%

See all 762 institutional holders →

What's Driving NDSN's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

32/32 datapoints verified

AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-08-20 — Q3 FY2026 (quarter ended July 31, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

Nordson posted $817.7M in Q3 FY2026 revenue (+10.3% YoY) as a 30.9% organic surge in Advanced Technology Solutions drove net income up 21.5% to $152.8M.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Industrial Precision Solutions$367.2M+4.7% YoY

Organic growth of 3.3% driven by strength in packaging, industrial coatings, polymer processing and nonwovens product lines

Medical and Fluid Solutions$230.5M+5.0% YoY

Organic growth of 10.6% from engineered fluid solutions and medical product lines, partly offset by a 5.6% drag from a divestiture

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Total revenue: $817.7M+10.3% YoY

Industrial Precision Solutions$367.2M+4.7% YoY

Organic growth of 3.3% driven by strength in packaging, industrial coatings, polymer processing and nonwovens product lines

Medical and Fluid Solutions$230.5M+5.0% YoY

Organic growth of 10.6% from engineered fluid solutions and medical product lines, partly offset by a 5.6% drag from a divestiture

Advanced Technology Solutions$219.9M+28.4% YoY

Organic growth of 30.9% driven by strong growth in electronics dispense and test and inspection product lines

Largest Expense Items

Cost of sales$363.9M+8.6% YoY

Rose with higher sales volume, though slower than revenue growth, lifting gross margin

Selling and administrative expenses$230.6M+11.7% YoY

Increased in support of higher sales, up slightly as a percentage of sales for the quarter

Other expense - net$16.8M+470.3% YoY

Included unrealized losses on minority investments of $14,892K and $2,023K of foreign currency losses

Interest expense$20.8M-20.8% YoY

Decrease due to lower average debt levels enabled by strong cash generation and a stable-to-declining rate environment

Margins: Gross margin expanded to 55.5% from 54.8% YoY. Segment EBITDA margin was roughly flat overall (34.7% vs 34.4%) as a 560bps gain in ATS EBITDA margin offset a 170bps decline in IPS margin from innovation investment and inflationary pressures.

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Other expense-net included a $14,892K unrealized loss on a minority interest investment publicly listed on a foreign exchange; Nordson is contractually restricted from selling shares until December 2028.
IPS segment EBITDA margin fell 170 basis points YoY to 35.4% despite higher sales, due to continued innovation investment and near-term inflationary pressures.
ATS organic sales grew 30.9% driven by electronics dispense and test/inspection demand, making the segment's growth increasingly concentrated in electronics end markets.
Company established a new commercial paper program ($192M outstanding) and a term loan due 2031 with a 7.65% weighted-average interest rate, shifting financing mix.
Asia Pacific sales rose 22.2% (24.1% organic) to 36.0% of total revenue, up from 32.4% a year ago, increasing geographic concentration in the region.

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

Read the full 10-Q on SEC EDGAR →

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NORDSON CORP reported revenue, net income and margins by fiscal period, from SEC filings.
Period	Form	Revenue	Net income	Op. marginOperating margin
FY 2025	10-K	$2.8B	$484.5M	25.5%
FY 2024	10-K	$2.7B	$467.3M	25.1%
FY 2023	10-K	$2.6B	$487.5M	25.6%
FY 2022	10-K	$2.6B	$513.1M	27.1%
FY 2021	10-K	$2.4B	$454.4M	26.0%
FY 2020	10-K	$2.1B	$249.5M	16.5%

About NORDSON CORP (NDSN): stock profile, AI score and financials

NORDSON CORP (NDSN) stock profile, AI quality score, and SEC EDGAR financial data, a Industrials sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores NDSN at 68.2/100 on a composite quality score built from its SEC filings, placing it at rank #314 of 2,925 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. NDSN scores in the top quartile across institutional flow (99.5), balance sheet strength (83.9), profitability (80.1). Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q3 2026), NORDSON CORP reports quarterly revenue of $817.7M, net income of $152.8M, an operating margin of 27.3%. Top institutional holders of NDSN by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, STATE STREET, based on the most recent SEC filings. NDSN trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 72331. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate NDSN daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for NORDSON CORP directly from SEC EDGAR.

Financials through the period ended Jul 31, 2026SEC EDGAR: CIK 72331 →

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About NORDSON CORP (NDSN): stock profile, AI score and financials

NORDSON CORP NDSN

Top Institutional Holders

What's Driving NDSN's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Key Metrics

Financial Trends

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

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About NORDSON CORP (NDSN): stock profile, AI score and financials