NORDSON CORP(NDSN)— Stock Profile, AI Score & Financials
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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 69.2/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #279 of 2,960 stocks — the top 10% of the AI-ranked universe. NDSN scores in the top quartile across institutional flow (99.5), balance sheet strength (84.0), profitability (80.4). Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 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.
AI Quality Score
69.2/100
AI Rank
#279
Revenue
$817.7M
Net Income
$152.8M
Free Cash Flow
$236.8M
Operating Margin
27.3%
NDSN key financials by period
NORDSON CORP reported revenue, net income and margins by fiscal period, from SEC filings.
Period
Form
Revenue
Net income
Operating 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%
Institutions holding NDSN
Institutional investors reporting a position in NORDSON CORP on SEC Form 13F.
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.
Watch Items from the Filing
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.
