Company data
Nordson Corporation employees and revenue per employee
NDSN · Industrial - Machinery · $18.6B market cap
Nordson Corporation had 8,000 employees at the end of fiscal Oct 2025, unchanged from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $2.79B, up 3.8% from a year earlier, or $349K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
8,000
+0.0% YoY
Revenue
$2.79B
+3.8% YoY
Revenue / employee
$349K
Peer median $354K
Rank in industry
17 of 32
Industrial - Machinery
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 8,000 | $2.79B | $349K | +0.0% | +3.8% |
| Oct 2024 | 8,000 | $2.69B | $336K | +1.3% | +2.3% |
| Oct 2023 | 7,900 | $2.63B | $333K | +7.8% | +1.5% |
| Oct 2022 | 7,331 | $2.59B | $353K | +7.6% | +9.7% |
| Oct 2021 | 6,813 | $2.36B | $347K | -9.8% | +11.4% |
| Oct 2020 | 7,555 | $2.12B | $281K | -0.3% | -3.3% |
| Oct 2019 | 7,579 | $2.19B | $290K | +0.6% | -2.7% |
| Oct 2018 | 7,536 | $2.25B | $299K | +0.1% | +9.1% |
| Oct 2017 | 7,532 | $2.07B | $274K | +22.9% | +14.3% |
| Oct 2016 | 6,127 | $1.81B | $295K | — | — |
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Nordson Corporation against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Industrial - Machinery.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYM Symbotic Inc. | 2,000 | $2.25B | $1.12M | Efficient growth |
| GGG Graco Inc. | 4,400 | $2.24B | $508K | Efficient growth |
| WTS Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | 5,700 | $2.44B | $428K | Hiring ahead |
| IEX IDEX Corporation | 8,700 | $3.46B | $397K | Leaner |
| NDSN Nordson Corporation | 8,000 | $2.79B | $349K | Leaner |
| JBTM JBT Marel Corporation | 11,500 | $3.80B | $330K | Hiring ahead |
| CR Crane Company | 7,100 | $2.31B | $325K | Leaner |
| GTES Gates Industrial Corporation plc | 13,000 | $3.44B | $265K | Leaner |
| MOD Modine Manufacturing Company | 13,200 | $3.18B | $241K | Efficient growth |
Questions about Nordson Corporation
- How many employees does Nordson Corporation have?
- Nordson Corporation reported 8,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Oct 2025, in the annual report it filed on December 17, 2025. That is unchanged from a year earlier.
- What is Nordson Corporation's revenue per employee?
- Nordson Corporation brought in $2.79B of revenue in fiscal Oct 2025, which is $349K per employee. That ranks 17 of 32 companies we track in Industrial - Machinery, where the median is $354K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Nordson Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed December 17, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell NDSN.