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Nordson NDSN Price / sales

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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-15.0%
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$16.17B+49.2%
Enterprise value$18.04B+38.4%
P/E30.6×+6.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin55.1%+0.3pp
Operating margin26.4%+2.1pp
Net margin18.2%+1.7pp

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

Calculated from Nordson’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 price / sales?
Nordson (NDSN) reported price / sales of 5.5× in Q1 2026.
How has Nordson's price / sales changed year-over-year?
Nordson's price / sales increased by 39.0% year-over-year, from 4× to 5.5×.
What is the long-term trend for Nordson's price / sales?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Nordson's price / sales has grown at a -5.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 22.3× to 17.7×.
What does price / sales mean?
How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual sales.
How do you interpret price / sales?
Useful when earnings are negative or volatile (e.g. early-stage or cyclical firms). Only comparable across companies with similar margins — a sales dollar is worth more at a high-margin business.
How does price / sales compare across companies?
Best compared within a margin cohort; a software P/S and a retailer P/S are not directly comparable.