Nordson NDSN
NASDAQ NDSN
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As of: Oct 21, 2026 · 11:36 AM EDT

Nordson (NDSN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Updated

Nordson (NDSN) reported Operating Expenses of $230.64 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 58.3% from $553.74 million a year earlier but up 11.5% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Nordson (NDSN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Nordson's Operating Expenses came in at $1.17 billion, down 44.3% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at $2.08 billion, up 3.2% from FY2024.

  • Operating Expenses has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • By fiscal year, Operating Expenses came in at $2.02 billion in FY2024 (+3.1%), $1.96 billion in FY2023 (+3.6%), $1.89 billion in FY2022 (+8.1%) and $1.75 billion in FY2021 (-1.4%).
  • Five-year quarterly Operating Expenses spans a low of $199.72 million in fiscal Q1 2026 and a high of $565.59 million in fiscal Q4 2024.
  • Year over year, Operating Expenses has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 19.5% over the last eight quarters.
  • The high point for year-over-year Operating Expenses in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 13.0%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2026 (a decline of 59.8%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $206.87 million (Q2 2026), $199.72 million (Q1 2026) and $537.56 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 338.35 Bn 310.05 Bn 7.76 Bn 16.25 Bn
2 Amphenol 196.58 Bn 191.16 Bn 3.55 Bn 963.40 Mn
3 Deere 170.02 Bn 138.12 Bn 4.66 Bn 10.73 Bn
4 Eaton 151.86 Bn 149.05 Bn 2.86 Bn 1.46 Bn
5 Parker-Hannifin 120.43 Bn 118.55 Bn 2.25 Bn 874.00 Mn
6 Emerson Electric 91.10 Bn 83.83 Bn 2.66 Bn 1.34 Bn
7 3M 89.06 Bn 70.46 Bn 2.68 Bn 5.52 Bn
8 Vertiv Holdings 81.48 Bn 72.10 Bn 1.23 Bn 490.50 Mn
9 Illinois Tool Works 79.16 Bn 75.71 Bn 1.90 Bn -
10 Nordson 18.39 Bn 17.95 Bn 453.73 Mn 230.64 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 230.64 Mn
Apr 30, 2026 206.87 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 199.72 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 537.56 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 553.74 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 514.19 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 474.47 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 565.59 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 494.55 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 482.03 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 473.76 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 534.27 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 477.68 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 477.66 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 466.26 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 505.97 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 477.21 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 451.43 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 453.31 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 447.81 Mn
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