Nordson (NDSN) Ratios
Nordson Ratios
MX:NDSN's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $236.75M. For the 2026 fiscal year, MX:NDSN's free cash flow was decreased by $-12.62M and operating cash flow was $249.37M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Oct 25 | Oct 24 | Oct 23 | Oct 22 | Oct 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 1.64 | 2.41 | 2.11 | 1.36 | 2.62 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.05 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 0.90 | 1.88 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.67 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.40 | 0.34 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.95 | 1.05 | 1.10 | 0.62 | 1.23 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 2.13 | 4.41 | 5.54 | 1.31 | 15.97 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -1.63B | $ -1.79B | $ -1.42B | $ -393.03M | $ -466.99M |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.23 | 0.25 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.38 | 0.44 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.27 | 0.31 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 0.27 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.94 | 2.05 | 2.02 | 1.67 | 1.76 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.68 | 3.22 | 3.76 | 1.53 | 9.78 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 7.16 | 7.58 | 11.31 | 31.34 | 24.13 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 39.89 | 43.22 | 33.67 | 15.32 | 16.82 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 2.41 | 2.82 | 2.22 | 0.90 | 0.93 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 55.16% | 55.25% | 54.23% | 55.07% | 56.05% |
| EBIT Margin | 25.03% | 25.07% | 25.67% | 25.93% | 25.39% |
| EBITDA Margin | 30.42% | 30.13% | 29.93% | 29.79% | 29.78% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 25.94% | 25.06% | 25.59% | 27.12% | 26.04% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 21.41% | 21.77% | 23.41% | 25.07% | 24.31% |
| Net Profit Margin | 17.35% | 17.37% | 18.55% | 19.81% | 19.23% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 17.35% | 17.37% | 18.55% | 19.81% | 19.23% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 81.06% | 79.81% | 79.22% | 79.03% | 79.13% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 82.52% | 86.87% | 91.46% | 92.44% | 93.34% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 8.19% | 7.79% | 9.28% | 13.43% | 11.99% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 15.92% | 15.94% | 18.76% | 22.36% | 21.04% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 14.04% | 12.32% | 14.41% | 23.52% | 18.39% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.68% | 9.61% | 11.09% | 16.33% | 14.31% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 25.08% | 23.61% | 27.16% | 30.43% | 26.41% |
| Earnings Yield | 3.69% | 3.27% | 4.02% | 3.96% | 3.02% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 4.75 | 4.52 | 4.45 | 4.82 | 4.83 |
| Payables Turnover | 10.35 | 12.30 | 11.32 | 11.72 | 11.32 |
| Inventory Turnover | 2.81 | 2.52 | 2.65 | 3.04 | 3.17 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 4.70 | 4.21 | 5.27 | 7.33 | 6.64 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.68 | 0.62 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 4.54 | 3.86 | 5.56 | 5.09 | 3.43 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 171.27 | 195.64 | 187.75 | 164.83 | 158.42 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 76.86 | 80.69 | 82.05 | 75.71 | 75.62 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 129.69 | 144.61 | 137.96 | 120.25 | 115.04 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 35.28 | 29.67 | 32.25 | 31.14 | 32.24 |
| Operating Cycle | 206.55 | 225.30 | 220.00 | 195.96 | 190.66 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 12.70 | 9.65 | 11.23 | 8.90 | 9.40 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 11.68 | 8.54 | 10.63 | 8.01 | 8.74 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 3.03 | 2.46 | 3.47 | 2.89 | 4.01 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 12.39 | 8.64 | 18.54 | 9.98 | 14.25 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.60 | 0.57 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.23 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.04% | 3.44% | 5.00% | 3.56% | 3.38% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 27.10 | 30.56 | 24.90 | 25.27 | 33.08 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 4.70 | 5.31 | 4.62 | 5.01 | 6.36 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 4.31 | 4.87 | 4.67 | 5.65 | 6.96 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 19.86 | 29.04 | 20.00 | 28.08 | 29.61 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 18.26 | 25.68 | 18.93 | 25.27 | 27.53 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 5.68 | -7.05 | -6.15 | 1.83 | 0.41 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 17.87 | 20.44 | 17.65 | 17.71 | 22.29 |
| Enterprise Value | 15.18B | 16.57B | 13.88B | 13.66B | 15.68B |
| EV to EBITDA | 17.87 | 20.44 | 17.65 | 17.71 | 22.29 |
| EV to Sales | 5.44 | 6.16 | 5.28 | 5.27 | 6.64 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 22.96 | 33.69 | 22.88 | 29.59 | 30.89 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 21.10 | 29.79 | 21.65 | 26.63 | 28.73 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | -16.65 | -18.91 | -15.04 | 2.78 | 1.53 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 53.77 | 50.89 | 45.51 | 39.81 | 37.17 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| Revenue Per Share | 49.32 | 46.69 | 46.04 | 44.95 | 40.66 |
| Net Income Per Share | 8.56 | 8.11 | 8.54 | 8.90 | 7.82 |
| Tax Burden | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 |
| Interest Burden | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.97 | 0.96 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Income Quality | 1.48 | 1.19 | 1.32 | 1.00 | 1.20 |
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