---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072331-26-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDSN"
cik: "0000072331"
company_name: "NORDSON CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-20T20:33:44+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T20:50:41.583203+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nordson Q2 record sales $741M (+8% YoY) and adj EPS $2.86 (+18% YoY); raises FY outlook

## Summary
- Net income $117M, $2.09 diluted EPS; adjusted diluted EPS $2.86 (record, +18% YoY).
- Revenue $741M (record Q2), organic growth 7% and favorable FX 3%; all segments up.
- Segments: Industrial Precision Solutions $350M (+10%), Medical & Fluid Solutions $213M (+5%), Advanced Technology Solutions $178M (+10%).
- Backlog up 18% YoY; Q3 sales guidance $760-790M, adj EPS $2.95-3.15; FY guidance raised to $2.93-3.01B revenue, adj EPS $11.30-11.80.
- Acquired CapstanAG Systems (precision agriculture) in March; small bolt-on.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072331-26-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDSN
- cik: 0000072331
- company_name: NORDSON CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-20T20:33:44+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233126000022/0000072331-26-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233126000022/ndsn-20260520.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NORDSON CORP reported second quarter of fiscal 2026 results: revenue $741 million, net income $117 million, EPS $2.09 per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  - Period: second quarter of fiscal 2026
  - Revenue: $741 million
  - Net income: $117 million
  - EPS: $2.09 per diluted share
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: --- Nordson Corporation Reports Record Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results and Increases Full Year Guidance Second Quarter Highlights: • Sales were a second quarter record of $741 million, an increase of 8% year-over-year • Earnings per diluted share were $2.09, up 6% year-over-year • Adjusted earnings per diluted share were $2.86, a second quarter record and up
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233126000022/0000072331-26-000022-index.htm

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