Growth Metrics

Nordson (NDSN) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Nordson (NDSN) has disclosed Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 24.86% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 195.0% to 24.86% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 25.9% through Jan 2026, up 137.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 25.49% for FY2025, 44.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin hit 24.86% in Q1 2026 for Nordson, down from 28.5% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 28.95% in Q2 2022 to a low of 22.9% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 25.73% across 5 years, with a median of 25.59% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: surged 488bps in 2022 and later plummeted -242bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 25.98% in 2022, then decreased by -1bps to 25.72% in 2023, then fell by -7bps to 24.03% in 2024, then grew by 19bps to 28.5% in 2025, then dropped by -13bps to 24.86% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for NDSN at 24.86% in Q1 2026, 28.5% in Q4 2025, and 25.32% in Q3 2025.