Growth Metrics

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

Nordson's Return on Invested Capital history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.12% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.12%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.12%, up 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.11%, 4.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.12% at Nordson, up from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.31% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.11% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.15% (2023), against an average of 0.16%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Invested Capital increased 15bps in 2022 before it fell -10bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.31% in 2022, then tumbled by -33bps to 0.21% in 2023, then crashed by -46bps to 0.11% in 2024, then rose by 0bps to 0.11% in 2025, then grew by 4bps to 0.12% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NDSN's Return on Invested Capital are 0.12% (Q1 2026), 0.11% (Q4 2025), and 0.11% (Q3 2025).