Nordson (NDSN) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

Nordson (NDSN) Cash Flow Statement

In fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Oct 31, 2025), Nordson generated $719.17M of operating cash flow and spent $58.06M on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $661.12M, up 34.4% from $491.78M a year earlier, or 23.7% of revenue. It returned $485.44M to shareholders through $179.07M in dividends and $306.37M in share buybacks.

Nordson Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for Nordson Corporation (NDSN) - Annual data in billions USD
Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Oct 2025	Oct 2024	Oct 2023	Oct 2022	Oct 2021	Oct 2020	Oct 2019	Oct 2018	Oct 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	0.48	0.47	0.49	0.51	0.45	0.25	0.34	0.38	0.30
Depreciation & Amortization	0.15	0.14	0.11	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.11	0.11	0.09
Deferred Income Tax	0.00	-0.02	-0.02	-0.01	0.00	-0.01	0.00	-0.03	-0.01
Stock Based Compensation	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02
Change in Working Capital	0.06	-0.05	0.03	-0.11	0.03	0.05	-0.08	0.03	-0.06
Change in Accounts Receivable	0.00	0.01	0.02	-0.01	-0.01	0.05	-0.06	0.01	-0.04
Change in Inventory	0.00	0.05	0.02	-0.07	-0.05	0.01	-0.02	0.01	-0.02
Change in Accounts Payable	0.00	-0.04	-0.02	0.01	0.02	-0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Other Working Capital	0.06	-0.02	0.01	-0.04	-0.08	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.00
Other Operating Activities	0.03	-0.01	-0.01	-0.01	0.01	0.09	0.00	0.00	0.01
Net Cash from Operating Activities	0.72	0.56	0.64	0.51	0.55	0.50	0.38	0.50	0.35
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-0.06	-0.06	-0.03	-0.05	-0.04	-0.05	-0.06	-0.09	-0.07
Acquisitions	0.03	-0.79	-1.42	-0.17	0.00	-0.14	-0.01	-0.05	-0.80
Purchases of Investments	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Sales/Maturities of Investments	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Investing Activities	0.00	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Cash from Investing Activities	-0.03	-0.84	-1.44	-0.22	-0.03	-0.19	-0.08	-0.14	-0.88
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	-0.23	-0.32	-1.20	-0.04	-0.30	-0.16	-0.07	-0.28	0.60
Common Stock Issued	0.01	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.05	0.03	0.02	0.01
Common Stock Repurchased	-0.31	-0.03	-0.09	-0.26	-0.06	-0.05	-0.12	-0.02	0.00
Dividends Paid	-0.18	-0.16	-0.15	-0.13	-0.10	-0.09	-0.08	-0.07	-0.06
Other Financing Activities	0.00	-0.01	-0.01	0.00	-0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Cash from Financing Activities	-0.71	0.29	0.75	-0.42	-0.42	-0.25	-0.25	-0.35	0.55
Summary
Effect of Forex Changes on Cash	0.01	-0.01	0.00	-0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.01	0.00
Net Change in Cash	-0.01	0.00	-0.05	-0.14	0.09	0.06	0.06	0.01	0.02
Cash at Beginning of Period	0.12	0.12	0.16	0.30	0.21	0.15	0.10	0.09	0.07
Cash at End of Period	0.11	0.12	0.12	0.16	0.30	0.21	0.15	0.10	0.09
Free Cash Flow	0.66	0.49	0.61	0.46	0.51	0.45	0.32	0.41	0.28
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	0.10	0.09	0.05	0.02	0.03	-	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	0.15	0.16	0.11	0.14	0.11	-	-	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jul 31, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Nordson Cash Flow

What is Nordson's free cash flow?

Nordson generated free cash flow of $661.12M in fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Oct 31, 2025), operating cash flow of $719.17M minus $58.06M of capital expenditures. That was up 34.4% from $491.78M a year earlier. Free cash flow equaled 23.7% of revenue.

How much does Nordson spend on capital expenditures?

Nordson spent $58.06M on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, compared with $64.41M a year earlier. That equals 8.1% of operating cash flow.

Does Nordson pay dividends or buy back shares?

Yes. In fiscal 2025 Nordson returned $179.07M in dividends and $306.37M in share buybacks to shareholders, according to its cash flow statement.

What is free cash flow?

Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company has left for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions after funding its operations and investment. Full definition