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Company snapshot — Nordson Corporation

NDSN in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Nordson makes machines that dispense and control adhesives, coatings and other fluids with precision, sold through three segments: industrial dispensing and coating systems, medical fluid-delivery components, and electronics assembly and inspection tools. Its Advanced Technology Solutions unit builds bond testers and optical, acoustic and x-ray inspection systems used in semiconductor and circuit-board manufacturing. It is based in Westlake, in the United States.
Where it sits in the stack
In our index, the Rubin Build-Out 100, Nordson sits in Layer 3, Assembly & Test, within the Advanced Packaging & Bonding sleeve — the stage covering chiplet integration and hybrid bonding that the diary treats as the packaging bottleneck behind the build-out. Nordson supplies dispensing and inspection tools that chip and board makers use to bond and verify packages, making it a toolmaker to that bottleneck rather than a chipmaker inside it.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group places it with the packaging and bonding equipment names — Hanmi Semicon, Kulicke and Soffa, BE Semiconductor Industries, ASM Pacific Technology and LPKF Laser & Electronics — grouped for their shared exposure to the same bonding and chiplet processes.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Nordson is a constituent of the Rubin Build-Out 100 and carries a Closelooknet score, strongest on quality and weakest on valuation. The diary's Midday 10 has quoted it once, noting a share move toward its 52-week high.
What the diary watches
Whether orders for bonding and inspection tools track the pace of chiplet and hybrid-bonding adoption, and whether the valuation gap to its quality score narrows or widens as that plays out.

Nordson Corporation (NDSN) trades on US exchanges, classified under Industrials, and sits in Layer 3 of the build-out stack. Constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 59/100 composite (momentum 74, quality 69, valuation 37) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for NDSN, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 3 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Baird, 2026-08-21 · last print 2026-08-19

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for NDSN from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Baird — target 351 from 328 Target raised to $351 from $328 (+4.9% to spot) 2026-08-21
  • Price target Oppenheimer — target 370 from 335 Target raised to $370 from $335 (+10.2% to spot) 2026-08-21
  • Price target KeyBanc — target 360 from 335 Target raised to $360 from $335 (+16.2% to spot) 2026-08-20
  • Latest print EPS 3.25 against 3.09 expected — a +5.2% beat 2026-08-19

3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Rubin Build-Out 100 · Advanced Packaging & Bonding · 5 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Rubin Build-Out 100 · Advanced Packaging & Bonding

CoWoS, hybrid bonding, and chiplet integration. The packaging bottleneck the Rubin thesis is built around.

Compared against NDSN on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Versus its index Rubin Build-Out 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Rubin Build-Out 100 · as of 2026-09-25

DayWeekMonth3 months
NDSN+0.8%+4.6%−2.6%+8.1%
Advanced Packaging & Bonding+0.3%+4.8%+2.1%—
Rubin Build-Out 100+1.7%+5.0%+4.1%—

Against the index: 0.4 pts behind on the week, 6.7 pts behind on the month; against its Advanced Packaging & Bonding sleeve 4.7 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.04%, quarterly · buybacks 306 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What NDSN pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 3.40 USD per share · a 1.04% yield on the 2026-09-25 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-25
  • Change on the year +7.6% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 3.16 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.94 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-10
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.68 USD (partial) · 2024: 2.14 USD · 2025: 3.98 USD · 2026: 2.58 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-18
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 179 m USD 30% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 306 m USD 1.7% of today's market value
  • Share count −1.2% in FY2025 19 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 485 m USD · 73% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

How it trades on rate days beta 0.61 to TLT · on the worst bond days it moved with the market

How it trades on rate days

How NDSN has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.61 — moves strongly with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Nordson Corporation moved 0.61% on average · correlation 0.26 · higher than 62% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 0.58 about the same as over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −0.97% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days +0.57% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sector × region Industrials in US: +0.7% week · −5.2% month · −5.7% quarter · +0.5% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLI.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-25
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is Nordson Corporation (NDSN)?

Nordson Corporation trades as NDSN on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Industrials in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is NDSN in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — Nordson Corporation is a constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100, as of 2026-09-26.

What is Nordson Corporation's Closelooknet composite score?

59 out of 100, with momentum 74, quality 69 and valuation 37 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-26. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does NDSN trade against its moving averages?

Trending: Above its 20-, 50- and 200-day — still in an uptrend. As of 2026-09-24 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is NDSN doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month Nordson Corporation is −2.6% against +4.1% for the Rubin Build-Out 100 — 6.7 points behind its index, as of 2026-09-25. Its Advanced Packaging & Bonding sleeve is +2.1% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does Nordson Corporation do?

Nordson makes machines that dispense and control adhesives, coatings and other fluids with precision, sold through three segments: industrial dispensing and coating systems, medical fluid-delivery components, and electronics assembly and inspection tools. Its Advanced Technology Solutions unit builds bond testers and optical, acoustic and x-ray inspection systems used in semiconductor and circuit-board manufacturing. It is based in Westlake, in the United States. Closelooknet's peer group places it with the packaging and bonding equipment names — Hanmi Semicon, Kulicke and Soffa, BE Semiconductor Industries, ASM Pacific Technology and LPKF Laser & Electronics — grouped for their shared exposure to the same bonding and chiplet processes.

Where does Nordson Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

In our index, the Rubin Build-Out 100, Nordson sits in Layer 3, Assembly & Test, within the Advanced Packaging & Bonding sleeve — the stage covering chiplet integration and hybrid bonding that the diary treats as the packaging bottleneck behind the build-out. Nordson supplies dispensing and inspection tools that chip and board makers use to bond and verify packages, making it a toolmaker to that bottleneck rather than a chipmaker inside it. Nordson is a constituent of the Rubin Build-Out 100 and carries a Closelooknet score, strongest on quality and weakest on valuation. The diary's Midday 10 has quoted it once, noting a share move toward its 52-week high.

Does Nordson Corporation pay a dividend?

Nordson Corporation has paid 3.40 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.04% on the 2026-09-25 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.94 USD on 2026-09-10. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 179 m USD in dividends and bought back 306 m USD of its own shares, 73% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 1.2% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

How does Nordson Corporation trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Nordson Corporation had a beta of 0.61 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly with bonds, higher than 62% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −0.97% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Nordson Corporation recently?

The most recent analyst action on Nordson Corporation on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by Baird on 2026-08-21 (target 351 from 328). 3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Its latest earnings print on the wire, 2026-08-19: EPS 3.25 against 3.09 expected — a +5.2% beat. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

Where has Closelooknet written about Nordson Corporation?

Nordson Corporation appears in 1 Closelooknet piece, most recently Midday 10: Yields reverse back through the buyback within hours — 10-year 4.692%, 30-year 5.234% — as Walmart's double beat is sold 9% and Bitcoin holds a new local high above 71,500 (2026-08-20). What Closelooknet said most recently: NDSN adds 5.71% to 327.61, within reach of its 52-week high; TEM gains 7.10% to 65.60. (Midday 10, 2026-08-20). The "Mentioned on Closelooknet" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for NDSN, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet 1 piece · newest: Midday 10, “Yields reverse back through the buyback within hours — 10-year 4.692%, 30-year 5.234% — as Walmart's double beat is sold 9% and Bitcoin holds a new local high above 71,500” (2026-08-20)

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where NDSN appears in the diary — 1 piece, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Dailies

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Specialty Industrial Machinery. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.