secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK:        0000072331
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000072331-26-000011
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Nordson Q1 record sales $669M (+9% YoY); raises FY adj. EPS guidance to $11.00-$11.60
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- Q1 GAAP EPS $2.38 (up 44% YoY); adjusted EPS $2.37 (record, up 15%).
- Advanced Technology Solutions sales $149M (+23% YoY) led by electronics dispense and x-ray.
- Backlog grew ~4% YoY; Q2 guidance: sales $710-$740M, adj. EPS $2.70-$2.90.
- Full-year sales outlook raised to $2,860-$2,980M; adj. EPS raised to $11.00-$11.60.
- Non-cash gain on minority tech investment boosted GAAP earnings; EBITDA $203M (30% of sales).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233126000011/0000072331-26-000011-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233126000011/ndsn-20260218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072331-26-000011

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