Nordson has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 3.2%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 6.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.1% per year. Nordson's return on equity is 16.5%, and it has net margins of 18.2%.
Key information
3.20%
Earnings growth rate
3.81%
EPS growth rate
Machinery Industry Growth
19.41%
Revenue growth rate
4.05%
Return on equity
16.49%
Net Margin
18.19%
Last Earnings Update
30 Apr 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Nordson makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1NDSN Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
30 Apr 26
2,904
528
841
0
31 Jan 26
2,846
523
814
0
31 Oct 25
2,792
484
809
0
31 Jul 25
2,784
455
824
0
30 Apr 25
2,704
447
819
0
31 Jan 25
2,672
452
812
0
31 Oct 24
2,690
467
806
0
31 Jul 24
2,665
473
786
0
30 Apr 24
2,652
483
775
0
31 Jan 24
2,651
493
757
0
31 Oct 23
2,629
487
744
0
31 Jul 23
2,593
501
690
0
30 Apr 23
2,606
515
764
0
31 Jan 23
2,592
497
759
0
31 Oct 22
2,590
513
764
0
31 Jul 22
2,506
482
799
0
30 Apr 22
2,491
483
715
0
31 Jan 22
2,445
497
717
0
31 Oct 21
2,362
454
715
0
31 Jul 21
2,321
362
707
0
30 Apr 21
2,213
307
703
0
31 Jan 21
2,153
275
695
0
31 Oct 20
2,121
250
704
0
31 Jul 20
2,148
334
710
0
30 Apr 20
2,170
341
711
0
31 Jan 20
2,191
341
717
0
31 Oct 19
2,194
337
713
0
31 Jul 19
2,178
321
728
0
30 Apr 19
2,200
322
739
0
31 Jan 19
2,202
321
746
0
31 Oct 18
2,255
377
738
0
31 Jul 18
2,259
371
735
0
30 Apr 18
2,268
377
722
0
31 Jan 18
2,210
350
711
0
31 Oct 17
2,067
296
682
0
31 Jul 17
2,002
292
650
0
30 Apr 17
1,903
275
626
0
31 Jan 17
1,844
281
599
0
31 Oct 16
1,809
272
594
0
31 Jul 16
1,746
246
587
0
30 Apr 16
1,719
231
582
0
31 Jan 16
1,682
209
583
0
31 Oct 15
1,689
211
585
0
31 Jul 15
1,711
234
585
0
Quality Earnings: 1NDSN has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1NDSN's current net profit margins (18.2%) are higher than last year (16.5%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1NDSN's earnings have grown by 3.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1NDSN's earnings growth over the past year (18.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (3.2% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1NDSN earnings growth over the past year (18.3%) exceeded the Machinery industry 4.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1NDSN's Return on Equity (16.5%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/29 18:41
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/29 00:00
Earnings
2026/04/30
Annual Earnings
2025/10/31
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Analyst Sources
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