---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072331-23-000141"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDSN"
cik: "0000072331"
company_name: "NORDSON CORP"
filed_at: "2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T06:37:19.201288+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nordson Q3 sales down 2% to $649M; adjusted EPS $2.35; FY23 guidance narrowed

## Summary
- Sales $649M (-2% YoY); organic sales -5% offset by acquisitions; GAAP EPS $2.22, adjusted EPS $2.35.
- EBITDA $208M (32% of sales); adjusted operating profit $181M (28% of sales).
- Electronics & biopharma weakness; medical interventional solutions and polymer processing posted growth.
- FY23 guidance narrowed: revenue growth 0-2% over record FY22, adjusted EPS $8.90-$9.05.
- ARAG acquisition expected to close late August, contributing ~$20-30M sales in Q4.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072331-23-000141
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDSN
- cik: 0000072331
- company_name: NORDSON CORP
- filed_at: 2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000141/0000072331-23-000141-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000141/ndsn-20230821.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072331-23-000141.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NORDSON CORP reported the fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2023 results: revenue $649 million, net income $128 million, EPS $2.22.
  - Period: the fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $649 million
  - Net income: $128 million
  - EPS: $2.22
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Nordson Corporation Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results and Narrows Annual Guidance Third Quarter: • Sales were $649 million, a 2% decrease from the prior year • Operating profit was $171 million • EBITDA was $208 million, 32% of sales • Earnings per share were $2.22 • Adjusted earnings per share were $2.35
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000141/0000072331-23-000141-index.htm

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