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Nordson (NDSN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Nordson (NDSN) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.13% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 6.0% to 0.13% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.13% through Jan 2026, down 6.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.14% for FY2025, 9.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.13% in Q1 2026 for Nordson, down from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.34% in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.13% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.19% across 5 years, with a median of 0.19% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: increased 11bps in 2023 and later decreased -21bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.24% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 46bps to 0.34% in 2023, then tumbled by -61bps to 0.13% in 2024, then rose by 3bps to 0.14% in 2025, then dropped by -2bps to 0.13% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for NDSN at 0.13% in Q1 2026, 0.14% in Q4 2025, and 0.13% in Q3 2025.