R&D expense · 2011–2025

Nordson R&D expense

$68.2M+5.0% · FY2025

Nordson (NDSN) reported $68.2M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +5.0% year on year.

$27.0M2011$36.5M2012$48.0M2013$47.5M2014$46.7M2015$46.2M2016$52.5M2017$58.8M2018$60.0M2019$63.6M2020$59.4M2021$52.5M2022$71.4M2023$65.0M2024$68.2M2025
Nordson — R&D expense, 2011–2025
Fiscal yearR&D expenseChangeFiling
FY20252025-10-31$68.2M+5.0%Open →
FY20242024-10-31$65.0M−9.0%Open →
FY20232023-10-31$71.4M+35.9%Open →
FY20222022-10-31$52.5M−11.6%Open →
FY20212021-10-31$59.4M−6.6%Open →
FY20202020-10-31$63.6M+6.0%Open →
FY20192019-10-31$60.0M+2.1%Open →
FY20182018-10-31$58.8M+12.1%Open →
FY20172017-10-31$52.5M+13.4%Open →
FY20162016-10-31$46.2M−0.9%Open →
FY20152015-10-31$46.7M−1.8%Open →
FY20142014-10-31$47.5M−0.9%Open →
FY20132013-10-31$48.0M+31.3%Open →
FY20122012-10-31$36.5M+35.3%Open →
FY20112011-10-31$27.0M—Open →

R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +6.8%

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  title        = {{Nordson R\&D expense}},
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