NORDSON CORP (NDSN) closed fiscal year 2025 with 55.9 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.16 USD per share.
NORDSON CORP (NDSN) closed fiscal year 2025 with 55.9 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.16 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 1.28 M shares on a net basis. Since 2009 the share count has shrunk by 16.7 %. The dividend per share was 3.16 USD, up 12.1 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 179 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 18 fiscal years, from 2008 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: October
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 67.1M | 67.9M | 65.6M | 64.3M | 64.2M | 62.4M | 57.4M | 57.3M | 57.7M | 58.0M | 57.6M | 58.1M | 58.2M | 57.1M | 57.0M | 57.2M | 55.9M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 32,822k | 742k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 408k | 322k | 0.00k | 481k | 73.0k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 190k | 0.00k |
| Shares issued (%) | 48.89 % | 1.09 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.71 % | 0.55 % | 0.00 % | 0.83 % | 0.13 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.33 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00M | 0.00M | -2.27M | -1.34M | -0.04M | -1.78M | -5.08M | -0.05M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -0.44M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -1.04M | -0.10M | 0.00M | -1.28M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -3.46 % | -2.09 % | -0.06 % | -2.86 % | -8.85 % | -0.09 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.76 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -1.83 % | -0.18 % | 0.00 % | -2.28 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 32,822k | 742k | -2,270k | -1,344k | -39.0k | -1,783k | -5,077k | -51.0k | 408k | 322k | -437k | 481k | 73.0k | -1,043k | -104k | 190k | -1,277k |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 48.89 % | 1.09 % | -3.46 % | -2.09 % | -0.06 % | -2.86 % | -8.85 % | -0.09 % | 0.71 % | 0.55 % | -0.76 % | 0.83 % | 0.13 % | -1.83 % | -0.18 % | 0.33 % | -2.28 % |
Fiscal year end: October
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 1.11 | 1.25 | 1.43 | 1.53 | 1.69 | 2.18 | 2.63 | 2.82 | 3.16 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | 15.73 % | 13.42 % | 15.04 % | 18.25 % | 19.61 % | 25.98 % | 20.76 % | 21.58 % | 19.20 % | 24.37 % | 35.40 % | 21.50 % | 24.54 % | 30.84 % | 34.55 % | 36.96 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 24.7M | 26.4M | 29.8M | 33.8M | 40.5M | 48.4M | 54.8M | 56.4M | 63.8M | 72.4M | 82.1M | 88.3M | 97.7M | 126M | 150M | 161M | 179M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.38 % | 1.00 % | 0.92 % | 0.90 % | 0.86 % | 1.01 % | 1.27 % | 1.00 % | 0.88 % | 1.08 % | 0.92 % | 0.80 % | 0.67 % | 0.96 % | 1.24 % | 1.13 % | 1.34 % |
Figures in USD