Nordson Corporation (NDSN) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 270 Industrials companies.
Nordson Corporation (NDSN) scores 6.8 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on predictability, and growth is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for NDSN stands at 6.8 out of 10 as of October 18, 2026, which puts Nordson Corporation in the solid quality band. This band covers companies that do several things well but not everything, so the pillar detail below matters more than the headline. It rolls Nordson Corporation’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Ranked with the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 81st percentile, in the top quarter of its peers. A typical company in the group scores 5.6, and the best quarter starts from 6.5. Nordson Corporation is above that typical reading.
Profitability scores 7.3 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 262 Industrials companies is 4.9, so Nordson Corporation is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 80th percentile. High profitability means each unit of capital and of sales is turning into more profit than at most of its peers, which is usually the first sign of pricing power or a cost advantage.
Nordson Corporation’s solvency score is 7.5 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 7.1 among 241 Industrials companies, that is in line with the group and the 55th percentile. Strong solvency points to a balance sheet that can carry its debts comfortably, with interest well covered and little pressure from creditors.
Growth scores 4.3 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 216 Industrials companies is 5.4, so Nordson Corporation is below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 34th percentile. A middling growth reading is typical of a mature company whose next step depends on reinvestment rather than on its market growing for it.
On efficiency, Nordson Corporation scores 6.2, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.2 across 264 Industrials companies, which places it in line with them, at the 50th percentile. Middling efficiency is unremarkable on its own, though improvements here tend to show up in free cash flow first.
On predictability, Nordson Corporation scores 8.4, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 5.0 across 267 Industrials companies, which places it well above them, at the 97th percentile. Steady results like these are what make a long term view of the business easier to hold.
The gap between Nordson Corporation’s best and worst pillar is wide: predictability at 8.4 against growth at 4.3, 4.1 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with predictability suits a steady compounder, even if the other pillars are less striking. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
Of everything that could lift Nordson Corporation’s score, growth matters most. Bringing it up to the 5.4 median of Industrials companies would take the overall from 6.8 to roughly 7.0. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Nordson Corporation has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Industrials companies below are nearest to Nordson Corporation by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Nordson Corporation scores 6.8 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is predictability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Nordson Corporation ranks at the 81st percentile of the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.5, against Nordson Corporation’s 6.8.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 18, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for NDSN are in the app.
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