MTD vs PSIX vs NDSN Stock Comparison

Mettler Toledo International, Power Solutions International and Nordson Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NDSN Nordson Corp
$329.10 -0.1% 1M +41.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.33B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
1.03%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Power Solutions International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Power Solutions International 6, Mettler Toledo International 3, Nordson 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTDPSIXNDSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.26B $1.12B $18.33B MTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x 16.4x 33.0x PSIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.2x 15.6x 29.5x PSIX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +13.2% +7.0% PSIX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.9% 10.0% 18.6% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 47.1% 26.5% 13.1% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.0x 1.7x PSIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% -45.1% +41.1% NDSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +62.3%/yr +5.3%/yr PSIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 109.6% 22.2% NDSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 75/100 58/100 PSIX

Percentile Scorecard

MTDPSIXNDSN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMTDPSIXNDSN
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 81 #39 of 203 30 #143 of 203
Growth 39 #115 of 188 61 #74 of 188 58 #80 of 188
Profitability 100 #1 of 183 86 #26 of 183 97 #6 of 183
Financial Health 24 #165 of 216 73 #59 of 216 53 #103 of 216
Shareholder Returns 85 #23 of 152 – 54 #71 of 152
Overall 52 75 58
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PSIX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NDSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMTDPSIXNDSNSPY
1 month +11.7%+2.7%-0.1% +0.7%
3 months +24.2%+73.8%+11.5% +3.7%
6 months +34.6%-34.0%+14.1% +7.1%
Year to date +23.3%-15.3%+36.9% +12.8%
1 year +23.3%-45.1%+41.1% +11.9%
3 years +78.6%+1,597.5%+55.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.3%+157.2%+15.8% +22.8%
5 years +16.0%+1,025.1%+29.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.0%+62.3%+5.3% +10.9%
10 years +328.9%+413.0%+232.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.7%+17.8%+12.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTDPSIXNDSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%109.6%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%118.0%21.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.823.540.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.71-0.411.86 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-78.0%-39.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-51.0%-1.7% -1.2%
52-week high $1,718.48$98.77$334.70 $779.14
52-week low $1,025.53$25.44$226.69 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMTDPSIXNDSN
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 25.8x 16.4xmedian 25.8x 33.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 14.6x 11.7xmedian 14.6x 21.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 22.2x 16.6xmedian 22.2x 25.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2,906xmedian 2.2x 5.5xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.52median 1.45 0.37median 1.45 7.50median 1.45

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMTDPSIXNDSN
Revenue $4.13B $676.19M $2.98B
Gross profit $2.49B $161.31M $1.65B
Operating income $1.23B $87.91M $800.96M
Net income $905.61M $67.87M $555.18M
Free cash flow $863.97M $67.09M $724.01M
R&D $208.01M $19.16M –
EPS (diluted) $44.91 $2.94 $9.91
Cash & equivalents $51.40M $70.06M $113.43M
Total debt $2.11B $66.19M $1.73B
Shares (diluted) 20.17M 23.07M 56.03M
Enterprise value $37.02B $909.70M $17.89B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMTDPSIXNDSN
P/E 38.2x 16.4x 33.0x
P/FCF 43.1x 16.6x 25.3x
P/Operating cash flow 38.2x 15.0x 23.7x
P/S 9.0x 1.6x 6.2x
P/B 2,906x 5.5x 5.6x
P/Tangible book -147.0x 5.5x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 28.9x 11.7x 21.5x
EV/EBIT 32.0x 12.6x 24.9x
EV/Revenue 9.5x 1.6x 6.7x
EV/FCF 45.5x 16.6x 27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 40.3x 14.9x 25.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.52 0.37 7.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTDPSIXNDSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 13.2% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 10.6% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% -7.3% 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 15.8% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.3% -14.4% 18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 29.0% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% -38.8% 22.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 44.2% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.2% -38.8% 23.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 43.9% 4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% 5.2% 26.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 15.8% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% 7.8% 33.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 13.6% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTDPSIXNDSN
Gross margin 60.3% 23.9% 55.3%
EBITDA margin 32.9% 14.0% 31.2%
Operating margin 29.7% 13.0% 26.9%
Pretax margin 26.5% 12.1% 22.6%
Net margin 21.9% 10.0% 18.6%
FCF margin 20.9% 9.9% 24.3%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 11.0% 26.0%
Return on equity – 34.9% 17.2%
Return on assets 24.7% 15.4% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 47.1% 26.5% 13.1%
Return on capital employed 49.8% 27.1% 15.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTDPSIXNDSN
Debt / assets 57.5% 14.6% 29.1%
Debt / equity 164.7x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.0x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 1.0x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 99.7% 55.2% 45.0%
Equity / assets 0.3% 44.8% 55.0%
Interest coverage 17.7x 13.4x 8.8x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 12.07 5.44 6.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTDPSIXNDSN
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.0% – 1.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% – 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 33.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMTDPSIXNDSN
Forward P/E 34.2xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 29.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $50.31FY2026 $3.11FY2026 $11.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 -37.6%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +22.5% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.52BFY2026 $656.20MFY2026 $3.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +31.5% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTDPSIXNDSN
Held by institutions 94.4% 36.4% 76.0%
Institutions holding 805 159 756
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +24.1% +3.1%
Institutions buying 331 92 390
Institutions selling 324 45 240
Buyers to sellers 1.02 2.04 1.63

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MTDPSIXNDSN
MTD 1.00 0.10 0.38
PSIX 0.10 1.00 0.27
NDSN 0.38 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTD, PSIX and NDSN?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $37.26B, Power Solutions International (PSIX) $1.12B, Nordson (NDSN) $18.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTD, PSIX and NDSN?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 38.2x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 16.4x, Nordson (NDSN) 33.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Power Solutions International (PSIX) is cheapest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 34.2x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 15.6x, Nordson (NDSN) 29.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +13.2%, Nordson (NDSN) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 10.0%, Nordson (NDSN) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 26.5%, Nordson (NDSN) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nordson (NDSN) returned the most: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +23.3%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) -45.1%, Nordson (NDSN) +41.1%. Over five years, Power Solutions International (PSIX) compounded fastest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +3.0%/yr, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +62.3%/yr, Nordson (NDSN) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nordson (NDSN) 1.03%. Mettler Toledo International (MTD) and Power Solutions International (PSIX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nordson (NDSN) has been the steadiest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 109.6%, Nordson (NDSN) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTD, PSIX and NDSN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Power Solutions International (PSIX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.