---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072331-23-000232"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDSN"
cik: "0000072331"
company_name: "NORDSON CORP"
filed_at: "2023-12-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T13:47:24.305745+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nordson Q4 adj EPS $2.46, full-year record sales $2.6B; guides FY2024 sales growth 4-9%

## Summary
- Q4 sales $719M (+5% YoY); adj. EPS $2.46 vs $2.44; EBITDA record $227M (32% of sales).
- FY2023 sales $2.6B (+2%), adj. EPS $9.03 vs $9.43; EBITDA record $819M (31% of sales).
- FY2024 guidance: sales growth 4-9%, adj. EPS growth 1-8%; Q1 sales $615-640M, adj. EPS $2.00-2.10.
- Industrial Precision Solutions sales +14% (record packaging/coating/polymer); Medical & Fluid Solutions -7%; Advanced Technology Solutions -1% (electronics softness).
- Ascend strategy on track for $3B sales and >30% EBITDA by 2025; backlog ~$800M entering FY2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072331-23-000232
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDSN
- cik: 0000072331
- company_name: NORDSON CORP
- filed_at: 2023-12-13T23:59:59+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/72331/000007233123000232/0000072331-23-000232-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000232/ndsn-20231213.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NORDSON CORP reported fourth quarter ended October 31, 2023 results: revenue $719 million, net income $128 million, EPS $2.22.
  - Period: fourth quarter ended October 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $719 million
  - Net income: $128 million
  - EPS: $2.22
  - Result: reported results
  source text: A copy is attached as Exhibit 99.1. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- Nordson Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Record Fiscal Year 2023 Results Fourth Quarter: • Sales were $719 million, a 5% increase over prior year • Operating profit was $185 million • EBITDA was a quarterly record of $227 million, 32% of sales • Earnings per diluted share were $2.22 •
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000232/0000072331-23-000232-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  NORDSON CORP reported fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 results: revenue $2.6 billion, net income $487 million, EPS $8.46.
  - Period: fiscal year ended October 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $2.6 billion
  - Net income: $487 million
  - EPS: $8.46
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Sales for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, were a record $2.6 billion
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000232/0000072331-23-000232-index.htm

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