Nordson vs SPX Technologies
Nordson reported revenue of $2.8 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times SPX Technologies' $2.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Nordson's revenue grew 3.8% in its latest year, and SPX Technologies' grew 14.2%. Nordson had an operating margin of 25.5%, against 15.5% at SPX Technologies. Free cash flow was $661 million at Nordson and $241 million at SPX Technologies. Their fiscal years end in different months (October 31 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Nordson | SPX Technologies | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Oct 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.8B | $2.3B |
| Revenue growth | 3.8% | 14.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.6% | 15.0% |
| Gross margin | 55.2% | 40.5% |
| Operating margin | 25.5% | 15.5% |
| Net margin | 17.4% | 10.8% |
| Free cash flow | $661M | $241M |
| Free cash flow margin | 23.7% | 10.7% |
| Return on capital | 11.6% | 13.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.4x | 0.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $486M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.2% | 3.0% |
| Last close | $321.98 | $161.79 |
| P/E at the last close | 32.6× | 29.0× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $25.7 million | sold $19.9 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Nordson and SPX Technologies pages.