SuperworthNordson profit margin NDSN
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 18.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 26.9%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +2.3 pts
- Peer median
- 12.9%
Over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Nordson kept 18.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 26.9% and a gross margin of 55.3%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 15.6%.
The median for 10 industrial machinery stocks of a similar size is 12.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17.4% | 25.5% | 55.2% |
| FY2024 | 17.4% | 25.1% | 55.2% |
| FY2023 | 18.5% | 25.6% | 54.2% |
| FY2022 | 19.8% | 27.1% | 55.1% |
| FY2021 | 19.2% | 26.0% | 56.1% |
| FY2020 | 11.8% | 16.5% | 53.3% |
| FY2019 | 15.4% | 22.0% | 54.3% |
| FY2018 | 16.7% | 22.3% | 54.8% |
| FY2017 | 14.3% | 22.1% | 55.1% |
| FY2016 | 15.0% | 21.5% | 54.9% |
| FY2015 | 12.5% | 18.8% | 54.1% |
| FY2014 | 14.5% | 21.5% | 55.5% |
| FY2013 | 14.4% | 21.0% | 56.1% |
| FY2012 | 16.0% | 23.8% | 58.6% |
| FY2011 | 18.0% | 25.6% | 60.7% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 18.6% | +2.3 pts | 26.9% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 18.2% | +1.7 pts | 26.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 18.4% | +1.5 pts | 25.9% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 17.4% | −0.0 pts | 25.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 16.3% | −1.4 pts | 24.3% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 16.5% | −1.7 pts | 24.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 16.9% | −1.7 pts | 24.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 17.4% | −1.2 pts | 25.1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 17.7% | −1.6 pts | 25.5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 18.2% | −1.5 pts | 25.8% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 18.6% | −0.6 pts | 25.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 18.5% | −1.3 pts | 25.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrial - Machinery nearest Nordson's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| NDSNNordson | 18.6% |
| ITTITT | 8.9% |
| IEXIDEX | 14.5% |
| RBCRBC Bearings INC | 16.4% |
| LECOLincoln Electric | 12.4% |
| SYMSymbotic | 0.5% |
| LIILennox International | 14.9% |
| XYLXylem | 11.2% |
| WTSWatts Water Technologies | 14.3% |
| DOVDover | 13.5% |
| BWXTBWX Technologies | 10.1% |
| Peer median | 12.9% |
Where Nordson ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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