---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072331-23-000096"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDSN"
cik: "0000072331"
company_name: "NORDSON CORP"
filed_at: "2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T18:47:10.399296+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nordson Q2 2023 adjusted EPS $2.26, down 7% YoY; narrows FY2023 adjusted EPS guidance

## Summary
- Sales $650M (+2% YoY); organic +1%, acquisition +3%, currency -2%.
- Adjusted EPS $2.26 vs $2.43 prior year; net income $128M.
- Industrial Precision Solutions sales $336M (+9% organic); Medical/Fluid $167M (-3% organic); Advanced Tech $148M (-10% organic).
- FY2023 adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $8.90-$9.30; revenue growth guidance maintained 0-3%.
- Backlog $950M; expect Q4 sales strongest, Q3 comparable to prior year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072331-23-000096
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDSN
- cik: 0000072331
- company_name: NORDSON CORP
- filed_at: 2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000096/0000072331-23-000096-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000096/ndsn-20230522.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NORDSON CORP reported second quarter of fiscal 2023 results: revenue $650 million, net income $128 million, EPS $2.21. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: second quarter of fiscal 2023
  - Revenue: $650 million
  - Net income: $128 million
  - EPS: $2.21
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: is attached as Exhibit 99.1. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- Nordson Corporation Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results and Updates Annual Guidance Second Quarter: • Sales were $650 million, a 2% increase over the prior year • Operating profit was $173 million • Adjusted operating profit was $176 million, 27% of sales • Earnings per share were $2.21 • Adjusted
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000096/0000072331-23-000096-index.htm

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