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Nordson NDSN Ratios & Valuation

Q2 '26Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25
Profitability
Gross margin55.1%-0.1pp55.2%0.0pp55.2%+0.6pp54.6%-0.2pp54.8%-0.4pp
Operating margin26.4%+0.5pp25.9%+0.4pp25.5%+1.2pp24.3%0.0pp24.2%-0.3pp
Net margin18.2%-0.2pp18.4%+1.0pp17.4%+1.0pp16.3%-0.2pp16.5%-0.4pp
EBITDA margin30.8%+0.3pp30.5%+0.3pp30.2%+1.3pp28.9%+0.1pp28.8%-0.2pp
Free cash flow margin24.6%+1.9pp22.7%-1.0pp23.7%+4.2pp19.5%+2.5pp17%-0.4pp
Returns
Return on equity17.1%-0.3pp17.5%+1.3pp16.2%+0.6pp15.6%+0.1pp15.5%-0.6pp
Return on assets8.8%-0.1pp8.8%+0.7pp8.1%0.0pp8.1%+0.2pp8%-0.2pp
Return on invested capital12.2%+0.4pp11.8%+0.5pp11.4%-0.3pp11.7%+0.5pp11.2%0.0pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×
Inventory turnover2.8×0.0×2.8×0.0×2.7×-0.1×2.8×+0.2×2.7×+0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.6×-0.1×2.7×+1.1×1.6×-0.1×1.7×-0.9×2.6×0.0×
Quick ratio1.6×-0.1×1.7×+0.7×1.1×-0.1×1.1×-0.5×1.6×+0.1×
Cash ratio0.2×-0.1×0.3×+0.1×0.1×0.0×0.2×-0.1×0.3×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.6×-0.1×0.7×0.0×0.7×-0.1×0.7×0.0×0.8×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA2.1×-0.2×2.3×-0.1×2.4×-0.2×2.6×-0.2×2.8×0.0×
Interest coverage+0.6×7.3×+0.5×6.8×+0.6×6.3×-0.3×6.5×-0.4×
Per Share
Book value per share$57.08+2.9%$55.45+3.7%$53.47+1.7%$52.56+1.3%$51.90+3.7%
Valuation
Market capitalization$16.09B+5.2%$15.29B+17.3%$13.03B+7.7%$12.1B+12.3%$10.78B-14.2%
Enterprise value$17.96B+4.1%$17.26B+14.9%$15.02B+5.9%$14.18B+9.3%$12.98B-12.0%
Price / earnings30.5×+1.2×29.2×+2.3×26.9×+0.3×26.6×+2.5×24.1×-3.6×
Price / sales5.5×+0.2×5.4×+0.7×4.7×+0.3×4.3×+0.4×-0.7×
Price / book+0.1×4.9×+0.6×4.3×+0.2×4.1×+0.4×3.6×-0.7×
EV / EBITDA20.1×+0.2×19.9×+2.1×17.8×+0.2×17.6×+1.0×16.7×-2.4×
EV / sales6.2×+0.1×6.1×+0.7×5.4×+0.3×5.1×+0.3×4.8×-0.7×
Free cash flow yield4.4%+0.2pp4.2%-0.8pp5.1%+0.6pp4.5%+0.2pp4.3%+0.6pp
Earnings yield3.3%-0.1pp3.4%-0.3pp3.7%0.0pp3.8%-0.4pp4.1%+0.5pp
Dividend yield1.1%0.0pp1.2%-0.2pp1.4%-0.1pp1.5%-0.1pp1.6%+0.3pp
PEG ratio1.7×-0.2×1.9×-5.4×7.3×

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Questions, answered.

What are Nordson's profit margins?
Nordson (NDSN) runs a 55.1% gross margin and a 26.4% operating margin, with a 18.2% net margin.
Where do Nordson's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Nordson's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.