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NASDAQ: NDSN · USD

Nordson cash flow and EPS91

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$432.791M
Nordson capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q317.14% · $3.581M0% · $0M51.86% · $10.836M31% · $6.478MUnavailable100% · $20.895M
FY 2010 Q425.98% · $6.505M0.34% · $0.084M45.23% · $11.324M28.45% · $7.124MUnavailable100% · $25.037M
FY 2011 Q17.18% · $5.53M27.66% · $21.296M12.37% · $9.522M9.28% · $7.144M43.51% · $33.5M100% · $76.992M
FY 2011 Q26.32% · $5.184M0% · $0M11.73% · $9.612M8.72% · $7.147M73.23% · $60.024M100% · $81.967M
FY 2011 Q35.48% · $3.592M20.33% · $13.331M41.5% · $27.208M10.91% · $7.151M21.79% · $14.286M100% · $65.568M
FY 2011 Q40.55% · $5.933M23.76% · $258.353M8.43% · $91.647M0.77% · $8.396M66.5% · $723.127M100% · $1,087.456M
FY 2012 Q113.54% · $8.644MUnavailable73.67% · $47.024M12.74% · $8.133M0.04% · $0.027M100% · $63.828M
FY 2012 Q210.22% · $5.726MUnavailable48.77% · $27.328M14.38% · $8.058M26.64% · $14.927M100% · $56.039M
FY 2012 Q311.71% · $7.18MUnavailable20.6% · $12.63M13.05% · $7.998M54.64% · $33.502M100% · $61.31M
FY 2012 Q46.39% · $9.409M26.25% · $38.662M1% · $1.473M6.53% · $9.616M59.84% · $88.133M100% · $147.293M
FY 2013 Q117.72% · $7.524M2.9% · $1.231M6.1% · $2.591M22.7% · $9.641M50.58% · $21.477M100% · $42.464M
FY 2013 Q211.61% · $16.19M0% · $0M16.2% · $22.583M6.93% · $9.667M65.26% · $91.003M100% · $139.443M
FY 2013 Q317.98% · $10.855M0% · $0M6.06% · $3.657M15.93% · $9.622M60.04% · $36.254M100% · $60.388M
FY 2013 Q44.81% · $12.65M66.53% · $175.102M1.74% · $4.571M4.39% · $11.548M22.54% · $59.333M100% · $263.204M
FY 2014 Q114.92% · $7.891MUnavailable8.63% · $4.564M21.85% · $11.561M54.61% · $28.89M100% · $52.906M
FY 2014 Q29.94% · $8.603MUnavailable61.8% · $53.504M13.33% · $11.543M14.93% · $12.93M100% · $86.58M
FY 2014 Q312.52% · $11.442MUnavailable39.75% · $36.342M12.49% · $11.421M35.23% · $32.21M100% · $91.415M
FY 2014 Q44.86% · $15.638M57.98% · $186.42M22.4% · $72.024M4.31% · $13.866M10.44% · $33.561M100% · $321.509M
FY 2015 Q110.66% · $16.821M0.24% · $0.371M46.32% · $73.075M8.64% · $13.635M34.13% · $53.844M100% · $157.746M
FY 2015 Q29.16% · $19.362M0% · $0M31.13% · $65.78M6.38% · $13.481M53.33% · $112.687M100% · $211.31M
FY 2015 Q36.98% · $12.715M7.99% · $14.565M26.84% · $48.891M7.33% · $13.35M50.86% · $92.657M100% · $182.178M
FY 2015 Q44.2% · $13.189M19.29% · $60.629M62.39% · $196.105M4.58% · $14.383M9.55% · $30.014M100% · $314.32M
FY 2016 Q115.95% · $11.093MUnavailable48.03% · $33.408M19.63% · $13.654M16.39% · $11.401M100% · $69.556M
FY 2016 Q215.36% · $14.428MUnavailable0.01% · $0.013M14.54% · $13.664M70.09% · $65.845M100% · $93.95M
FY 2016 Q331.5% · $19.931MUnavailable0% · $0M21.64% · $13.69M46.86% · $29.644M100% · $63.265M
FY 2016 Q44.86% · $15.399MUnavailable0% · $0M4.87% · $15.428M90.27% · $285.885M100% · $316.712M
FY 2017 Q111.68% · $10.079M16.23% · $14M3.57% · $3.08M17.94% · $15.475M50.58% · $43.642M100% · $86.276M
FY 2017 Q21.96% · $16.95M91.54% · $791.218M0% · $0.018M1.8% · $15.524M4.7% · $40.647M100% · $864.357M
FY 2017 Q328.57% · $22.295M0.93% · $0.725M0.02% · $0.016M19.92% · $15.55M50.56% · $39.464M100% · $78.05M
FY 2017 Q414.53% · $22.234M0% · $0M0.07% · $0.102M11.3% · $17.291M74.11% · $113.43M100% · $153.057M
FY 2018 Q114.68% · $16.681M38.09% · $43.284M4.39% · $4.989M15.24% · $17.321M27.59% · $31.355M100% · $113.63M
FY 2018 Q29.39% · $16.368M0.51% · $0.892M0.01% · $0.016M9.97% · $17.376M80.13% · $139.712M100% · $174.364M
FY 2018 Q33.55% · $12.923M0.33% · $1.188M0.02% · $0.058M4.78% · $17.412M91.33% · $332.698M100% · $364.279M
FY 2018 Q49.98% · $43.818M1.19% · $5.222M4.32% · $18.949M4.63% · $20.334M79.89% · $350.773M100% · $439.096M
FY 2019 Q19.94% · $14.121M0.01% · $0.014M75.8% · $107.667M14.23% · $20.21M0.02% · $0.034M100% · $142.046M
FY 2019 Q27.4% · $12.482M0.03% · $0.055M6.18% · $10.422M11.87% · $20.029M74.53% · $125.773M100% · $168.761M
FY 2019 Q325.99% · $19.399M16.13% · $12.041M0.05% · $0.035M26.91% · $20.086M30.92% · $23.076M100% · $74.637M
FY 2019 Q412.29% · $18.242M0.25% · $0.376M1.61% · $2.386M14.7% · $21.82M71.15% · $105.59M100% · $148.414M
FY 2020 Q18.36% · $13.881MUnavailable2.6% · $4.311M13.2% · $21.915M75.85% · $125.951M100% · $166.058M
FY 2020 Q216.71% · $11.954MUnavailable52.59% · $37.619M30.7% · $21.963M0% · $0M100% · $71.536M
FY 2020 Q312.81% · $10.261MUnavailable12.44% · $9.967M27.28% · $21.859M47.48% · $38.043M100% · $80.13M
FY 2020 Q46.86% · $14.439M8.15% · $17.154M0.34% · $0.717M10.74% · $22.61M73.91% · $155.556M100% · $210.476M
FY 2021 Q15.83% · $7.917M0% · $0M3.91% · $5.31M16.68% · $22.672M73.58% · $100M100% · $135.899M
FY 2021 Q25.07% · $10.826M0% · $0M11.69% · $24.964M10.62% · $22.67M72.61% · $155M100% · $213.46M
FY 2021 Q310.18% · $9.33M0% · $0M18.08% · $16.566M24.75% · $22.679M46.98% · $43.041M100% · $91.616M
FY 2021 Q418.66% · $10.23M0% · $0M25.78% · $14.13M54.12% · $29.662M1.44% · $0.789M100% · $54.811M
FY 2022 Q14.99% · $12.491M68.52% · $171.613M13.98% · $35.002M11.87% · $29.724M0.65% · $1.618M100% · $250.448M
FY 2022 Q28.06% · $12.285M0% · $0M69.16% · $105.464M19.4% · $29.577M3.39% · $5.167M100% · $152.493M
FY 2022 Q38.55% · $14.597M0% · $0M54.67% · $93.301M17.21% · $29.374M19.56% · $33.377M100% · $170.649M
FY 2022 Q48.92% · $12.055M0% · $0M21.52% · $29.102M27.54% · $37.239M42.02% · $56.813M100% · $135.209M
FY 2023 Q11.25% · $9.302M50.65% · $377.843M0.92% · $6.875M4.99% · $37.199M42.19% · $314.7M100% · $745.919M
FY 2023 Q21.6% · $6.047M0% · $0M12.59% · $47.49M9.88% · $37.264M75.93% · $286.483M100% · $377.284M
FY 2023 Q31.32% · $8.895M0% · $0M3.53% · $23.798M5.5% · $37.084M89.64% · $604.012M100% · $673.789M
FY 2023 Q40.94% · $10.339M94.51% · $1,044.937M1.04% · $11.545M3.51% · $38.809MUnavailable100% · $1,105.63M
FY 2024 Q14.66% · $7.53M0% · $0M4.56% · $7.371M24.02% · $38.855M66.77% · $108M100% · $161.756M
FY 2024 Q29.34% · $14.377M0% · $0M0.36% · $0.556M25.3% · $38.941M65% · $100.046M100% · $153.92M
FY 2024 Q317.13% · $21.879M0% · $0M20.5% · $26.178M30.54% · $38.993M31.83% · $40.643M100% · $127.693M
FY 2024 Q42.23% · $20.624M85.38% · $789.996MUnavailable4.83% · $44.649M7.57% · $69.997M100% · $925.266M
FY 2025 Q114.24% · $21.399MUnavailable39.98% · $60.098M29.67% · $44.602M16.11% · $24.218M100% · $150.317M
FY 2025 Q210.5% · $16.04MUnavailable56.4% · $86.154M29.02% · $44.335M4.08% · $6.227M100% · $152.756M
FY 2025 Q35.33% · $11.563M0% · $0M33.19% · $71.942M20.33% · $44.071M41.14% · $89.171M100% · $216.747M
FY 2025 Q43.31% · $9.058MUnavailable32.25% · $88.173M16.85% · $46.061M47.6% · $130.14M100% · $273.432M
FY 2026 Q14.23% · $17.513MUnavailable20.76% · $86.001M11.05% · $45.786M63.96% · $264.993M100% · $414.293M
FY 2026 Q24.88% · $10.18MUnavailable20.74% · $43.302M21.96% · $45.856M52.43% · $109.472M100% · $208.81M
FY 2026 Q32.92% · $12.62M0% · $0M6.81% · $29.489M10.57% · $45.742M79.7% · $344.94M100% · $432.791M
Jul 31, 2010 through Jul 31, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$249.372M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$12.62M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$236.752M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$6.474M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

2.73%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

2.6%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$2.73

Quarterly data

Nordson cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q3Jul 31, 2026249.3712.62236.756.472.73%2.6%—$2.73
FY 2026 Q2Apr 30, 2026180.6710.18170.496.153.61%3.4%—$2.09
FY 2026 Q1Jan 31, 2026140.4317.51122.914.893.98%3.48%—$2.38
FY 2025 Q4Oct 31, 2025202.919.06193.855.692.93%2.8%——
FY 2025 Q3Jul 31, 2025237.9711.56226.413.831.69%1.61%—$2.22
FY 2025 Q2Apr 30, 2025119.1716.04103.134.794.65%4.02%—$1.97
FY 2025 Q1Jan 31, 2025159.1221.4137.724.633.36%2.91%—$1.65
FY 2024 Q4Oct 31, 202496.3820.6275.764.415.81%4.57%——
FY 2024 Q3Jul 31, 2024164.8521.88142.974.513.15%2.74%—$2.04
FY 2024 Q2Apr 30, 2024122.6114.38108.235.384.97%4.39%—$2.05
FY 2024 Q1Jan 31, 2024172.367.53164.834.662.83%2.7%—$1.9
FY 2023 Q4Oct 31, 2023163.2110.34152.875.643.69%3.46%——
FY 2023 Q3Jul 31, 2023190.178.9181.275.863.23%3.08%—$2.22
FY 2023 Q2Apr 30, 2023164.576.05158.524.973.14%3.02%—$2.21
FY 2023 Q1Jan 31, 2023123.349.3114.046.245.47%5.06%—$1.81
FY 2022 Q4Oct 31, 2022173.4412.06161.397.344.55%4.23%——
FY 2022 Q3Jul 31, 2022125.1914.6110.597.626.89%6.09%—$2.45
FY 2022 Q2Apr 30, 202296.4112.2984.137.398.79%7.67%—$1.88
FY 2022 Q1Jan 31, 2022118.0912.49105.68.397.95%7.11%—$2.05
FY 2021 Q4Oct 31, 2021170.4710.23160.244.682.92%2.75%——
FY 2021 Q3Jul 31, 2021127.749.33118.414.083.45%3.19%—$2.42
FY 2021 Q2Apr 30, 2021104.4310.8393.63.884.14%3.71%—$2.12
FY 2021 Q1Jan 31, 2021143.297.92135.3710.127.48%7.06%—$1.32
FY 2020 Q4Oct 31, 2020192.4614.44178.023.852.16%2%—$0.31
FY 2020 Q3Jul 31, 202091.7810.2681.522.973.65%3.24%—$1.49
FY 2020 Q2Apr 30, 2020101.911.9589.95-0.07-0.08%-0.07%—$1.58
FY 2020 Q1Jan 31, 2020116.2813.88102.396.115.96%5.25%—$0.89
FY 2019 Q4Oct 31, 2019146.4618.24128.225.073.95%3.46%—$1.76
FY 2019 Q3Jul 31, 201974.5219.455.123.796.88%5.09%—$1.62
FY 2019 Q2Apr 30, 2019105.0712.4892.584.875.26%4.63%—$1.58
FY 2019 Q1Jan 31, 201956.8514.1242.734.3610.2%7.67%—$0.83
FY 2018 Q4Oct 31, 2018161.7143.82117.895.044.27%3.11%—$1.47
FY 2018 Q3Jul 31, 2018130.6212.92117.694.43.74%3.37%—$1.61
FY 2018 Q2Apr 30, 2018103.0316.3786.675.135.92%4.98%—$1.55
FY 2018 Q1Jan 31, 2018109.2816.6892.66.997.55%6.39%—$1.78
FY 2017 Q4Oct 31, 2017133.4822.23111.255.284.74%3.95%—$1.37
FY 2017 Q3Jul 31, 201776.8322.354.535.089.32%6.62%—$1.74
FY 2017 Q2Apr 30, 201761.3616.9544.416.3314.26%10.32%—$1.11
FY 2017 Q1Jan 31, 201778.0110.0867.933.485.12%4.46%—$0.86
FY 2016 Q4Oct 31, 2016136.4215.4121.034.453.67%3.26%—$1.31
FY 2016 Q3Jul 31, 201667.8519.9347.924.198.75%6.18%—$1.46
FY 2016 Q2Apr 30, 201678.3514.4363.924.727.39%6.03%—$1.23
FY 2016 Q1Jan 31, 201648.5411.0937.444.8512.94%9.99%—$0.72
FY 2015 Q4Oct 31, 201594.6613.1981.473.894.77%4.11%—$0.84
FY 2015 Q3Jul 31, 201549.8612.7237.142.787.49%5.58%—$1.14
FY 2015 Q2Apr 30, 201591.5219.3672.164.115.69%4.49%—$0.8
FY 2015 Q1Jan 31, 201525.9116.829.094.4849.3%17.3%—$0.69
FY 2014 Q4Oct 31, 2014105.215.6489.563.914.37%3.72%—$1.13
FY 2014 Q3Jul 31, 201480.7711.4469.333.785.45%4.68%—$1.21
FY 2014 Q2Apr 30, 201454.58.645.94.179.09%7.65%—$0.96
FY 2014 Q1Jan 31, 201447.697.8939.85.5413.93%11.62%—$0.54
FY 2013 Q4Oct 31, 201373.7912.6561.142.984.88%4.04%—$0.92
FY 2013 Q3Jul 31, 201391.9610.8681.12.643.26%2.87%—$1.01
FY 2013 Q2Apr 30, 201362.8716.1946.682.585.53%4.11%—$0.84
FY 2013 Q1Jan 31, 201339.767.5232.233.5611.03%8.94%—$0.65
FY 2012 Q4Oct 31, 201296.829.4187.412.693.08%2.78%—$1.04
FY 2012 Q3Jul 31, 201278.617.1871.432.723.8%3.46%—$1.03
FY 2012 Q2Apr 30, 201254.665.7348.932.444.98%4.46%—$0.8
FY 2012 Q1Jan 31, 201244.318.6435.672.527.07%5.69%—$0.58
FY 2011 Q4Oct 31, 201166.445.9360.52.083.43%3.12%—$0.81
FY 2011 Q3Jul 31, 201168.233.5964.642.073.2%3.03%—$0.82
FY 2011 Q2Apr 30, 201156.145.1850.962.094.1%3.72%—$0.95
FY 2011 Q1Jan 31, 201155.925.5350.392.615.19%4.67%—$0.67
FY 2010 Q4Oct 31, 201073.666.5167.150.991.47%1.34%—$0.78
FY 2010 Q3Jul 31, 201047.593.5844.013.958.98%8.3%—$0.81
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · NDSN, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.