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NORDSON CORP

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SYMBOLNDSN

SIC3569

STATE OF INC.OH

FISCAL YEAR ENDSOctober 31

CIK72331

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, NEC · LARGE ACCELERATED FILER · 10 FISCAL YEARS OF SEC XBRL DATA, 2016–2025

Fiscal years labelled by the calendar year in which they end. Bars in $ billions; per-share figures as reported.

CAPITALIZATION 10/31/25

($ millions)	Amount	%
Total debt	1,996	39.6
Stockholders' equity	3,044	60.4
Total capitalization	5,040	100.0

55,699,366 shares outstanding at 18 August 2026 (cover page of the 10-Q filed 20 August 2026).

LONG-TERM DEBT 10/31/25

($ millions)	Amount
Long-term debt, incl. current maturities	1,996
Long-term debt, noncurrent	1,681
Current maturities	315

CAPITAL STOCK 10/31/25

Common shares authorized	160,000,000
Common shares issued	98,023,000
Preferred stock ($ millions)	0
Outstanding at 8/18/26	55,699,366

DIVIDENDS DECLARED/PAID

Fiscal year	Per share $	Payout %
2025	3.16	37.1
2024	2.82	34.8
2023	2.63	31.1
2022	2.18	24.7
2021	1.69	21.8

HISTORY AND BUSINESS

HISTORY: Incorporated in Ohio.

BUSINESS: Classified by the SEC under Standard Industrial Classification 3569, General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC. Large accelerated filer. Principal executive office: 28601 Clemens Rd, Westlake, OH 44145. Fiscal year ends October 31. For a description of the business, see Item 1 of the latest 10-K.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT, YEARS ENDED

($ millions)	10/31/25	10/31/24	10/31/23
Revenues	2,792	2,690	2,629
Cost of revenues	1,252	1,204	1,203
Research and development	68	65	71
Selling, general and administrative	816	812	753
Depreciation and amortization	79	77	60
Operating income	712	674	673
Interest expense	104	89	60
Income before income taxes	598	585	615
Income taxes	113	118	128
Net income	484	467	487
Earned per share, diluted ($)	8.51	8.11	8.46
Dividends per share ($)	3.16	2.82	2.63

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

($ millions)	10/31/25	10/31/24
Cash and equivalents	108	116
Receivables, net	588	595
Inventories	445	477
Total current assets	1,243	1,275
Property, plant and equipment, net	517	545
Goodwill	3,305	3,281
Total assets	5,918	6,001
Total current liabilities	758	528
Long-term debt	1,681	2,101
Stockholders' equity	3,044	2,932
Total liabilities and equity	5,918	6,001

TEN-YEAR STATISTICS: FISCAL YEARS ($ millions except per share)

Fiscal year ended	Revenues	Oper. income	Net income	Net margin %	EPS diluted $	Div. per share $	Oper. cash flow	Capital expend.	Free cash flow	Total assets	Total liabilities	Total debt	Stockholders' equity	ROE %	Debt / equity
10/31/25	2,792	712	484	17.4	8.51	3.16	719	58	661	5,918	2,874d	1,996	3,044	15.9	0.66
10/31/24	2,690	674	467	17.4	8.11	2.82	556	64	492	6,001	3,069d	2,187	2,932	15.9	0.75
10/31/23	2,629	673	487	18.5	8.46	2.63	641	35	607	5,252	2,654d	1,732	2,598	18.8	0.67
10/31/22	2,590	702	513	19.8	8.81	2.18	513	51	462	3,820	1,526d	738	2,294	22.4	0.32
10/31/21	2,362	615	454	19.2	7.74	1.69	546	38	508	3,791	1,632d	812	2,159	21.0	0.38
10/31/20	2,121	350	250	11.8	4.27	1.53	502	51	452	3,675	1,916d	1,106	1,759	14.2	0.63
10/31/19	2,194	483	337	15.4	5.79	1.43	383	64	319	3,516	1,935d	1,244	1,581	21.3	0.79
10/31/18	2,255	503	377	16.7	6.40	1.25	505	90	415	3,421	1,970d	1,314	1,451	26.0	0.91
10/31/17	2,067	466	296	14.3	5.08	1.11	357	72	285	3,415	2,259d	1,583	1,155	25.6	1.37
10/31/16	1,809	388	272	15.0	4.73	0.99	335	61	274	2,421	1,569d	981	852	31.9	1.15

Net margin = net income ÷ revenues; ROE = net income ÷ year-end stockholders’ equity; total debt = long-term debt including current maturities plus short-term borrowings/commercial paper, as tagged in XBRL; free cash flow = operating cash flow − purchases of property, plant and equipment; d = derived as total assets − total equity where the filing does not tag total liabilities; – = not reported in XBRL for that year.

REGISTRANT:

NORDSON CORP
CIK 72331 · EIN 34-0590250

PRINCIPAL OFFICE:

28601 Clemens Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
Tel.: 4408921580

INCORPORATED:

Ohio

INDUSTRY (SEC SIC CODE):

3569 · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC

FILER STATUS:

Large accelerated filer

LATEST ANNUAL REPORT:

10-K for period ended 10/31/25, filed 17 December 2025

RECENT FILINGS (ANNUAL REPORT REFERENCES BELOW):

8/20/26	10-Q	period 7/31/26
8/19/26	8-K	period 8/19/26
6/3/26	8-K	period 6/2/26
5/21/26	10-Q	period 4/30/26
5/20/26	8-K	period 5/20/26
3/4/26	8-K	period 3/2/26
2/19/26	10-Q	period 1/31/26
2/18/26	8-K	period 2/18/26

Sources: SEC XBRL company facts (all financial figures) · SEC submissions (registrant, address, SIC, filings) · annual reports: 10-K FY2025 (filed 12/17/25) · 10-K FY2024 (filed 12/18/24) · 10-K FY2023 (filed 12/20/23) · 10-K FY2022 (filed 12/19/22) · 10-K FY2021 (filed 12/17/21) · 10-K FY2020 (filed 12/18/20) · 10-K FY2019 (filed 12/13/19) · 10-K FY2018 (filed 12/14/18). Values are the latest figures filed for each fiscal year (restated where a later 10-K restated them). Ratios and free cash flow are Pathos calculations from those figures. Retrieved 31 October 2026.