NDSN
Nordson CorporationPrevious close
322.67
Change
−6.43 / −1.95%
P/E (TTM) ?
32.4
Market Cap
$18.0B
1M
−1.58%
S&P 500 −0.91% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
562K / 336K
1.68× average
Latest earnings analysisFY2026 Q3Reported 2026-08-19
Nordson Q3 FY2026: record $817.7 million sales, guidance raised
Nordson closed its fiscal third quarter with record sales of $817.7 million, up 10.3% year over year, record GAAP EPS of $2.73 and a raised full-year outlook. The growth was organic at 11.7% and every segment set a record, so this reads as a demand story rather than a currency or accounting one. Read the guidance and the balance sheet next.
Read the full analysis →Revenue$0.82BYoY +10.30%
EPS (non-GAAP)$3.25
Next-quarter revenue guidance$3.06B ±0.66%Above estimatesest. $0.84B
Next-day move+8.00%
Recent Earnings
Click to read the FinDog analysis| Period | Reported | Revenue | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q3 Quarter ended 2026-07 | 2026-08-19 | $818M | Read analysis → |
| FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2026-04 | 2026-05-20 | $741M | Pending |
| FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2026-01 | 2026-02-18 | $669M | Pending |
| FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2025-10 | 2025-12-10 | $2.8B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-07 | 2025-08-20 | $742M | Pending |
| FY2025 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-04 | 2025-05-28 | $683M | Pending |
Decision Panel
Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market dataValuation
P/E is at percentile 90 of its 5-year rangeExpensive
5-year range 24.9 – 33.5 · Median 29.5
Last 4 quarters: $247M in buybacks + $183M in dividends, 2.39% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
32.4
P/B
5.5
P/S
6.0
Dividend Yield
1.16%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±4.0% on average on the first trading day after, rising 4 times
Most recent +8.00%
Guidance Credibility
Of the last 4 next-quarter revenue guides, 4 were met; actual results averaged 3.1% above guidance
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta 0.88 · Correlation with S&P 500 0.50Tracks the market
Annualized volatility 22% vs. 13% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
View all →Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 5 · $0.88MNet selling $0.88M
- 10-14Morris Milton MayoDirectorSell$0.08M255 shares · Avg price 327.20
- 09-15Rutledge Joseph MVP, CAOSell$0.21M684 shares · Avg price 309.38
- 09-02Morris Milton MayoDirectorSell$0.05M156 shares · Avg price 316.63
- 08-27MCDONOUGH JENNIFER LEVP, GC, and SecretarySell$0.09M260 shares · Avg price 336.00
- 08-26Hopgood Daniel RoyEVP, CFOSell$0.44M1,329 shares · Avg price 334.29
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
View all quarters →Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
| Quarter | Revenue ($B) | YoY | Gross Margin | Net Income ($B) | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q3 | 0.82 | +10.3% | 55.5% | 0.15 | 2.73 |
| FY2026 Q2 | 0.74 | +8.5% | 54.5% | 0.12 | 2.09 |
| FY2026 Q1 | 0.67 | +8.8% | 54.7% | 0.13 | 2.38 |
| FY2025 Q4 | 0.75 | +1.0% | 56.3% | 0.15 | 2.67 |
| FY2025 Q3 | 0.74 | +12.1% | 54.8% | 0.13 | 2.22 |
| FY2025 Q2 | 0.68 | +5.0% | 54.7% | 0.11 | 1.97 |
| FY2025 Q1 | 0.62 | −2.8% | 54.6% | 0.09 | 1.65 |
| FY2024 Q4 | 0.74 | +3.5% | 54.1% | 0.12 | 2.12 |
| FY2024 Q3 | 0.66 | +2.0% | 55.8% | 0.12 | 2.04 |
| FY2024 Q2 | 0.65 | +0.1% | 56.2% | 0.12 | 2.05 |
| FY2024 Q1 | 0.63 | +3.7% | 55.0% | 0.11 | 1.90 |
| FY2023 Q4 | 0.72 | +5.2% | 53.4% | 0.13 | 2.22 |
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