NDSN PEER ANALYSIS

Nordson Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

NDSNNordson Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · US · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Specialty Industrial Machinery

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

NDSNIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	NDSN	G1A	ALFA	SAND	OZATD	ATS	Ind. Median
P/E	30.85	24.67●	30.03	34.85	—	54.70	32.80
P/B	5.09	3.98	5.25	5.15	29.70	2.20●	3.86
EV/EBITDA	19.95	11.61●	17.84	19.05	217.34	14.17	17.51
P/S	5.61	1.88	3.55	4.23	47.56	1.32●	3.17

Financial Health
Metric	NDSN	G1A	ALFA	SAND	OZATD	ATS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.60●	1.11	1.38	1.96	2.10	1.64	1.87
Debt/Equity	61.6%	12.4%●	40.6%	41.4%	44.7%	80.8%	48.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.06	-0.16●	0.94	1.15	1.74	3.22	1.63

Profitability
Metric	NDSN	G1A	ALFA	SAND	OZATD	ATS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	18.2%●	7.6%	11.8%	12.1%	-14.2%	2.4%	9.6%
ROE	17.1%	16.7%	18.3%●	15.4%	-9.7%	4.1%	12.9%
ROA	8.8%●	7.1%	8.6%	8.3%	-6.2%	1.6%	6.0%
EBITDA Margin	31.4%●	16.0%	21.0%	23.7%	22.1%	12.0%	19.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	NDSN	G1A	ALFA	SAND	OZATD	ATS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	7.4%	1.3%	0.9%	-0.9%	23.4%●	17.4%	3.5%
NI Growth	18.3%●	7.9%	6.2%	0.7%	—	—	0.8%
Div. Yield	1.1%	2.1%●	1.6%	1.5%	0.0%	—	1.1%
Payout	34.4%	44.6%	42.9%	0.0%	0.0%	—	28.0%

Valuation
Metric	NDSN	ITT	IEX	GNRC	RRX	CR	Ind. Median
P/E	30.85●	35.84	32.80	79.20	50.92	39.12	32.80
P/B	5.09	3.46	4.11	5.60	2.14●	6.09	3.86
EV/EBITDA	19.95	22.99	19.12	31.36	15.97●	26.81	17.51
P/S	5.61	3.87	4.72	3.46	2.43●	5.23	3.17

Financial Health
Metric	NDSN	ITT	IEX	GNRC	RRX	CR	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.60	1.53	3.39●	2.03	2.17	2.85	1.87
Debt/Equity	61.6%	83.7%	46.9%●	49.5%	71.4%	57.9%	48.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.06	3.91	1.40●	2.07	3.74	1.69	1.63

Profitability
Metric	NDSN	ITT	IEX	GNRC	RRX	CR	Ind. Median
Net Margin	18.2%●	10.8%	14.4%	4.4%	4.8%	13.4%	9.6%
ROE	17.1%●	12.2%	12.8%	7.3%	4.3%	16.9%	12.9%
ROA	8.8%	5.7%	7.4%	3.5%	2.1%	9.8%●	6.0%
EBITDA Margin	31.4%●	20.3%	26.6%	11.8%	19.9%	20.8%	19.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	NDSN	ITT	IEX	GNRC	RRX	CR	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	7.4%	16.6%●	7.5%	-0.5%	1.5%	9.7%	3.5%
NI Growth	18.3%	-11.3%	6.0%	-45.3%	22.6%●	-3.1%	0.8%
Div. Yield	1.1%●	0.8%	1.0%	0.0%	0.6%	0.4%	1.1%
Payout	34.4%	25.6%	42.0%	0.2%	32.5%	16.7%	28.0%

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