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How Nordson Corporation stacks up
NDSN · against 214 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
92/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #40 of 215 · scores higher than 81% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score50 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including NDSN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 92?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 71% of peers. Return on invested capital: 12.5% vs peer median 7.1%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 92% of peers. Return on assets: 9.3% vs peer median 3.1%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 94% of peers. Operating margin: 26.9% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NDSN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NDSN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 198 reported | 12.5% | 12.2% | 51% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 213 reported | 26.9% | 12.1% | 94% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 207 reported | 9.3% | 5.3% | 76% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 204 reported | 17.8% | 15.8% | 60% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 216 reported | 55.4% | 30.5% | 90% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NDSN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 1.71T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 100 | 75 | |
| 1 | 2.78T INR (≈$33.3B) | 100 | 72 | |
| 1 | 25.6B USD | 100 | 50 | |
| 5 | 1.29T INR (≈$15.5B) | 99 | 69 | |
| 33 | 17.0B CHF (≈$19.6B) | 94 | 48 | |
| 33 | 12.0B USD | 94 | 69 | |
| 39 | 13.1B GBP (≈$17.1B) | 93 | 63 | |
| 40 | 317.0B NOK (≈$30.1B) | 92 | 64 | |
| 40 | 18.4B USD | 92 | 57 | |
| 40 | 28.3B USD | 92 | 64 | |
| 43 | 126.9B HKD (≈$16.2B) | 91 | 68 | |
| 43 | 21.8B EUR (≈$24.0B) | 91 | 66 | |
| 43 | 9.1B GBP (≈$11.8B) | 91 | 47 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score