NDSN

Nordson Corporation

Industrials · $18.2B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$333.54

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$207.72

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$83.09

buy price

Overpriced

NDSN is Overpriced: at $333.54 it trades 61% above its fair value of $207.72. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $83.09, 75% below today's price. Business quality is solid: 3 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Free Cash Flow. Sales grew 3% a year over the last 3 years, below the 15% we look for in a fast grower, so we value it on its free cash flow instead of an earnings forecast.

Business quality

3 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth8.7% a year✗
Equity per share growth13.1% a year✓
Sales growth6.4% a year✗
Free cash flow growth10.4% a year✓
Return on invested capital10.5%✓

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Superinvestors

1 of the investors we track holds NDSN. In Q2 2026, 1 trimmed. Who we track

Moves in Q2 2026

Trimmed: Jensen Investment Management

Insider activity

Since Jul 31, 2026: no open-market purchases, 3 sales worth $581K and 5 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

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About Nordson Corporation

Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, medical components, and other fluids. The Industrial Precision Solutions segment provides dispensing, coating, and laminating systems for adhesives, lotions, liquids, and fibers to disposable products and roll goods; automated adhesive dispensing…

Industrial - Machinery

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works