What is Nordson's goodwill?

Nordson (NDSN) reported goodwill of $3.33B in Q1 2026.

How has Nordson's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Nordson's goodwill increased by 0.7% year-over-year, from $3.31B to $3.33B.

What is the long-term trend for Nordson's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Nordson's goodwill has grown at a 14.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.71B to $3.3B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Nordson NDSN Goodwill

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Segments

By segment

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Medical and Fluid Solutions$1.65B-1.4%

Industrial Precision Solutions$1.24B+3.5%

Industrial Precisions Solutions$1.21B+0.2%

Advanced Technology Solutions$449.49M+0.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$740.8M+8.5%

Gross profit$404.1M+8.1%

Operating income$197.2M+16.9%

Net income$117.3M+4.4%

EPS (diluted)$2.09+6.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$102.0M-21.6%

Total debt$2.0B-15.1%

Total equity$3.2B+8.2%

Total assets$6.0B-1.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$180.7M+51.6%

CapEx$10.2M-36.5%

Free cash flow$170.5M+65.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$16.03B+27.1%

Enterprise value$17.91B+20.9%

P/E30.4×+2.1×

P/S5.5×+0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin55.1%+0.3pp

Operating margin26.4%+2.1pp

Net margin18.2%+1.7pp

FCF margin24.6%+7.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity17.1%+1.6pp

Debt / equity0.6×-0.2×

Current ratio2.6×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Nordson in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

The official record: Nordson’s 10-Q, filed May 21, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nordson's goodwill?: Nordson (NDSN) reported goodwill of $3.33B in Q1 2026.
How has Nordson's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Nordson's goodwill increased by 0.7% year-over-year, from $3.31B to $3.33B.
What is the long-term trend for Nordson's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Nordson's goodwill has grown at a 14.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.71B to $3.3B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.