Buyback yield (TTM)
2.37%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.50%
5Y share count change
-2.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$381.01M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.32B
Key takeaways
- Nordson (NDSN) repurchased about $381.01M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 19.74× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +42.2% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 71% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Nordson (NDSN)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Nordson (NDSN)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Nordson (NDSN)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Nordson (NDSN)
Latest: $306.37M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Nordson (NDSN) came in at $306.37M – surged 818.9% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Nordson buyback spend produced a CAGR of +42.2% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Nordson buyback spend peaked at $383.85M in 2015; the latest annual figure is $306.37M in 2025 (20.2% below peak).
2015 marks the peak buyback spend at $383.85M, with the historical low of $73.00K recorded in 2003.
Nordson Buyback Spend 2025: $306.37M
Nordson buyback spend in 2025 was $306.37M, surged 818.9% from 2024.
Nordson Buyback Spend 2024: $33.34M
2024's buyback spend for Nordson came in at $33.34M, plunged 62.8% below 2023.
Nordson Buyback Spend 2023: $89.71M
Nordson posted buyback spend of $89.71M in 2023, plunged 65.9% below 2022.
Nordson Buyback Spend 2022: $262.87M
In 2022, Nordson reported buyback spend of $262.87M, surged 331.1% from 2021.
Nordson Buyback Spend 2021: $60.97M
Nordson buyback spend in 2021 was $60.97M.
See more financial history for Nordson (NDSN).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $306.37M | $18.94M | $287.42M | 2.36% | 0.06B | -1.2% | |
| 2024 | $33.34M | $18.96M | $14.38M | 0.23% | 0.06B | -0.0% | |
| 2023 | $89.71M | $22.71M | $67.00M | 0.74% | 0.06B | -1.1% | |
| 2022 | $262.87M | $30.75M | $232.12M | 2.04% | 0.06B | -0.8% | |
| 2021 | $60.97M | $22.76M | $38.21M | 0.41% | 0.06B | +0.4% | |
| 2020 | $52.61M | $12.86M | $39.76M | 0.47% | 0.06B | +0.5% | |
| 2019 | $120.51M | $18.09M | $102.42M | 1.34% | 0.06B | -1.2% | |
| 2018 | $24.01M | $21.55M | $2.46M | 0.34% | 0.06B | +1.2% | |
| 2017 | $3.22M | $20.17M | −$16.95M | 0.04% | 0.06B | +1.2% | |
| 2016 | $33.42M | $18.21M | $15.21M | 0.58% | 0.06B | -5.9% | |
| 2015 | $383.85M | $15.26M | $368.59M | 9.15% | 0.06B | -4.9% | |
| 2014 | $166.43M | $17.41M | $149.03M | 3.45% | 0.06B | -1.0% | |
| 2013 | $33.40M | $11.76M | $21.64M | 0.72% | 0.06B | -0.3% | |
| 2012 | $88.45M | $10.37M | $78.09M | 2.34% | 0.07B | -3.1% | |
| 2011 | $137.99M | $8.85M | $129.14M | 4.40% | 0.07B | -1.9% | |
| 2010 | $24.93M | $7.63M | $17.30M | 0.94% | 0.07B | +2.0% | |
| 2009 | $7.12M | $814.00K | $6.30M | 0.40% | 0.07B | -2.2% | |
| 2008 | $35.62M | $0.00 | $35.62M | 2.88% | 0.07B | +0.4% | |
| 2007 | $9.09M | $0.00 | $9.09M | 0.51% | 0.07B | +0.0% | |
| 2006 | $22.52M | $0.00 | $22.52M | 1.46% | 0.07B | -6.4% | |
| 2005 | $132.16M | $0.00 | $132.16M | 10.42% | 0.07B | -0.1% | |
| 2004 | $3.12M | $0.00 | $3.12M | 0.25% | 0.07B | +7.8% | |
| 2003 | $73.00K | $0.00 | $73.00K | 0.01% | 0.07B | +0.6% | |
| 2002 | $300.00K | $0.00 | $300.00K | 0.03% | 0.07B | +1.9% | |
| 2001 | $462.00K | $0.00 | $462.00K | 0.06% | 0.07B | +0.9% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$306.37M
- 2024$33.34M
- 2023$89.71M
- 2022$262.87M
- 2021$60.97M
- 2020$52.61M
- 2019$120.51M
- 2018$24.01M
- 2017$3.22M
- 2016$33.42M
- 2015$383.85M
- 2014$166.43M
- 2013$33.40M
- 2012$88.45M
- 2011$137.99M
- 2010$24.93M
- 2009$7.12M
- 2008$35.62M
- 2007$9.09M
- 2006$22.52M
- 2005$132.16M
- 2004$3.12M
- 2003$73.00K
- 2002$300.00K
- 2001$462.00K
- 2000$17.65M
- 1999$29.10M
- 1998$30.00M
- 1997$59.90M
- 1996$25.80M
- 1995$25.30M
- 1994$33.70M
- 1993$9.40M
- 1992$22.80M
- 1991$8.60M
- 1990$10.40M
- 1989$16.40M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Nordson (NDSN)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 19.74×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Nordson (NDSN)
How Nordson splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $536.37M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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