Nordson (NDSN) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Nordson's Times Interest Earned was 10.71 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 49.8% from 7.15 a year earlier and up 19.2% from the prior quarter.
Nordson (NDSN) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nordson's Times Interest Earned was 8.83 through Jul 31, 2026, up 41.0% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was 6.83, down 9.8% from FY2024.
- Times Interest Earned has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years.
- In earlier fiscal years, Times Interest Earned was 7.58 in FY2024 (-33.0%), 11.31 in FY2023 (-63.9%), 31.34 in FY2022 (+29.9%) and 24.13 in FY2021 (+122.0%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Times Interest Earned has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 10.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned over five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (growth of 422.7%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 78.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, NDSN's Times Interest Earned in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 8.99 (Q2 2026), 7.19 (Q1 2026) and 8.65 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 8.21 |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 14.23 |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 2.81 |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 8.03 |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 8.19 |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | - |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | - |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 14.18 |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 153.72 |
| 10 | Nordson | 18.11 Bn | 17.66 Bn | 453.73 Mn | 10.71 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 10.71 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 8.99 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 8.65 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 7.15 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 6.35 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 5.31 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 6.26 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 8.88 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.39 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 7.44 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 6.86 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 14.14 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 17.40 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 13.70 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 31.35 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 32.23 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 34.32 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 27.59 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 28.68 |
Nordson Times Interest Earned API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=NDSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=NDSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();