Nordson (NDSN) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Nordson (NDSN) recorded Selling, General & Administrative of $230.64 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 11.7% from $206.54 million a year earlier and up 11.5% from the prior quarter.
Nordson (NDSN) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Nordson's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $846.1 million as of Jul 31, 2026, up 1.9% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was $815.51 million, up 0.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has increased for five straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $812.13 million in FY2024 (+7.9%), $752.64 million in FY2023 (+3.9%), $724.18 million in FY2022 (+2.1%) and $708.95 million in FY2021 (+2.2%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 3.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Selling, General & Administrative in the last five years was growth of 12.5% in fiscal Q4 2024, against a decline of 6.7% in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $206.87 million (Q2 2026), $199.72 million (Q1 2026) and $208.87 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 323.56 Bn | 295.25 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 2.02 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 180.19 Bn | 174.89 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 939.90 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.53 Bn | 182.29 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 143.22 Bn | 140.45 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 112.51 Bn | 110.65 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 874.00 Mn |
| 6 | 3M | 90.71 Bn | 73.12 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 921.00 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 89.39 Bn | 82.15 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.53 Bn | 76.09 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.29 Bn | 65.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 494.40 Mn |
| 10 | Nordson | 17.75 Bn | 17.31 Bn | 453.73 Mn | 230.64 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 230.64 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 206.87 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 199.72 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 208.87 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 206.54 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 205.15 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 194.95 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 223.93 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 201.94 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 197.26 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 188.99 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 199.05 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 189.32 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 179.62 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 184.65 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 185.57 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 180.67 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 173.66 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 184.27 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 179.72 Mn |
Nordson Selling, General & Administrative API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=NDSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "NDSN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=NDSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();