Nordson Corporation dividend history

Nordson Corporation's dividend was $3.16 a share in fiscal 2025, up 12.1% on the year before. That was 37.0% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2009, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $247M
Dividends (TTM): $183M
Returned to shareholders: 59%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $429M
Diluted share count: −1.8%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 2.4%; dividends 1.0% + buybacks 1.4% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 33%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 28.4%; of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Nordson Corporation: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Oct 2009	2010Oct 2010	2011Oct 2011	2012Oct 2012	2013Oct 2013	2014Oct 2014	2015Oct 2015	2016Oct 2016	2017Oct 2017	2018Oct 2018	2019Oct 2019	2020Oct 2020	2021Oct 2021	2022Oct 2022	2023Oct 2023	2024Oct 2024	2025Oct 2025	LTMJul 2026
Dividend per share	$0.369	$0.390	$0.440	$0.525	$0.630	$0.760	$0.900	$0.990	$1.11	$1.25	$1.43	$1.53	$1.69	$2.18	$2.63	$2.82	$3.16	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+5.7%	+12.8%	+19.3%	+20.0%	+20.6%	+18.4%	+10.0%	+12.1%	+12.6%	+14.4%	+7.0%	+10.5%	+29.0%	+20.6%	+7.2%	+12.1%	—
Dividends paid	25	26	30	34	40	48	55	56	64	72	82	88	98	126	150	161	179	183
Share buybacks	7	25	138	88	33	166	384	33	3	24	121	53	61	263	90	33	306	247
Dividends ÷ net income	—	15.7%	13.4%	15.0%	18.2%	19.6%	26.0%	20.8%	21.6%	19.2%	24.4%	35.4%	21.5%	24.5%	30.8%	34.5%	37.0%	33.0%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	15.8%	21.0%	13.2%	13.9%	18.3%	19.8%	27.4%	20.6%	22.4%	17.5%	25.8%	19.6%	19.2%	27.3%	24.8%	32.8%	27.1%	25.3%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

August 27, 2026 Nordson Corporation Board of Directors Increases Dividend 15 Percent, Marking 63 Consecutive Years of Annual Dividend Increases Source

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Figures from Nordson Corporation's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Nordson Corporation.