Nordson (NDSN) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.17% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.17%.

Nordson
NDSN
TTM buyback yield
2.17%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.17%
5Y share count change
-2.7%
TTM buyback spend
$332.27M
SBC coverage (TTM)
38.54x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 38.54x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $306.37M | $0.00 | $306.37M | 0.06B | -1.2% | 2.36% |
| 2024 | $33.34M | $0.00 | $33.34M | 0.06B | -0.0% | 0.23% |
| 2023 | $89.71M | $0.00 | $89.71M | 0.06B | -1.1% | 0.74% |
| 2022 | $262.87M | $30.75M | $232.12M | 0.06B | -0.8% | 2.04% |
| 2021 | $60.97M | $22.76M | $38.21M | 0.06B | 0.4% | 0.41% |
| 2020 | $52.61M | $12.86M | $39.76M | 0.06B | 0.5% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | $120.51M | $18.09M | $102.42M | 0.06B | -1.2% | 1.34% |
| 2018 | $24.01M | $21.55M | $2.46M | 0.06B | 1.2% | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $3.22M | $20.17M | −$16.95M | 0.06B | 1.2% | 0.04% |
| 2016 | $33.42M | $18.21M | $15.21M | 0.06B | -5.9% | 0.58% |
| 2015 | $383.85M | $15.26M | $368.59M | 0.06B | -4.9% | 9.15% |
| 2014 | $166.43M | $17.41M | $149.03M | 0.06B | -1.0% | 3.45% |
| 2013 | $33.40M | $11.76M | $21.64M | 0.06B | -0.3% | 0.72% |
| 2012 | $88.45M | $10.37M | $78.09M | 0.07B | -3.1% | 2.34% |
| 2011 | $137.99M | $8.85M | $129.14M | 0.07B | -1.9% | 4.40% |
| 2010 | $24.93M | $7.63M | $17.30M | 0.07B | 2.0% | 0.94% |
| 2009 | $7.12M | $814.00K | $6.30M | 0.07B | -2.2% | 0.40% |
| 2008 | $35.62M | $0.00 | $35.62M | 0.07B | 0.4% | 2.88% |
| 2007 | $9.09M | $0.00 | $9.09M | 0.07B | 0.0% | 0.51% |
| 2006 | $22.52M | $0.00 | $22.52M | 0.07B | -6.4% | 1.46% |
| 2005 | $132.16M | $0.00 | $132.16M | 0.07B | -0.1% | 10.42% |
| 2004 | $3.12M | $0.00 | $3.12M | 0.07B | 7.8% | 0.25% |
| 2003 | $73.00K | $0.00 | $73.00K | 0.07B | 0.6% | 0.01% |
| 2002 | $300.00K | $0.00 | $300.00K | 0.07B | 1.9% | 0.03% |
| 2001 | $462.00K | $0.00 | $462.00K | 0.07B | 0.9% | 0.06% |
| 2000 | $17.65M | $0.00 | $17.65M | 0.07B | -2.0% | — |
| 1999 | $29.10M | $0.00 | $29.10M | 0.07B | 1.3% | — |
| 1998 | $30.00M | $0.00 | $30.00M | 0.07B | -5.6% | — |
| 1997 | $59.90M | $0.00 | $59.90M | 0.07B | -3.9% | — |
| 1996 | $25.80M | $0.00 | $25.80M | 0.07B | — | — |
| 1995 | $25.30M | $0.00 | $25.30M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $33.70M | $0.00 | $33.70M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $9.40M | $0.00 | $9.40M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $22.80M | $0.00 | $22.80M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $8.60M | $0.00 | $8.60M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $10.40M | $0.00 | $10.40M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $16.40M | $0.00 | $16.40M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)71% of headroom
Headroom $466.05M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Nordson buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Nordson (NDSN) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Nordson spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $332.27M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Nordson's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.17% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Nordson's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.17% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Nordson diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Nordson's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -2.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).