Nordson Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index
Nordson Corporation cash flow quality index. Nordson Corporation (NDSN) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.34x as of October 2025. Operating cash flow of $202.91 Million exceeds net income of $151.63 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See NDSN FCF to total liabilities ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Nordson Corporation (1989–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Nordson Corporation from 1989 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Nordson Corporation across 36 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore NDSN operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Nordson Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2025)
Nordson Corporation cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Nordson Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Nordson Corporation cash conversion from operations.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.48x | $719.17 Million | $484.47 Million | ▲ +24.7% |
| 2024 | 1.19x | $556.19 Million | $467.28 Million | ▼ -9.5% |
| 2023 | 1.32x | $641.28 Million | $487.49 Million | ▲ +31.5% |
| 2022 | 1.00x | $513.13 Million | $513.10 Million | ▼ -16.8% |
| 2021 | 1.20x | $545.93 Million | $454.37 Million | ▼ -40.3% |
| 2020 | 2.01x | $502.42 Million | $249.54 Million | ▲ +77.3% |
| 2019 | 1.14x | $382.89 Million | $337.09 Million | ▼ -15.1% |
| 2018 | 1.34x | $504.64 Million | $377.38 Million | ▲ +13.1% |
| 2017 | 1.18x | $349.67 Million | $295.80 Million | ▼ -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.22x | $331.16 Million | $271.84 Million | ▼ -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.24x | $261.95 Million | $211.11 Million | ▲ +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.17x | $288.15 Million | $246.77 Million | ▼ -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.21x | $268.38 Million | $221.82 Million | ▼ -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.22x | $274.40 Million | $224.83 Million | ▼ -98.4% |
| 2011 | 78.33x | $246.73 Million | $3.15 Million | ▲ +9289.3% |
| 2010 | 0.83x | $140.19 Million | $168.05 Million | ▼ -14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97x | $114.04 Million | $117.50 Million | ▼ -29.2% |
| 2007 | 1.37x | $124.25 Million | $90.69 Million | ▲ +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.34x | $121.28 Million | $90.60 Million | ▼ -11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.52x | $118.83 Million | $78.34 Million | ▼ -12.1% |
| 2004 | 1.73x | $109.32 Million | $63.33 Million | ▼ -30.7% |
| 2003 | 2.49x | $87.55 Million | $35.16 Million | ▼ -57.9% |
| 2002 | 5.91x | $130.39 Million | $22.07 Million | ▲ +98.0% |
| 2001 | 2.98x | $73.43 Million | $24.61 Million | ▲ +91.8% |
| 2000 | 1.56x | $84.98 Million | $54.63 Million | ▼ -9.1% |
| 1999 | 1.71x | $81.30 Million | $47.50 Million | ▼ -49.3% |
| 1998 | 3.38x | $70.20 Million | $20.80 Million | ▲ +223.3% |
| 1997 | 1.04x | $52.20 Million | $50.00 Million | ▲ +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.01x | $53.60 Million | $53.10 Million | ▲ +26.4% |
| 1995 | 0.80x | $42.10 Million | $52.70 Million | ▼ -20.6% |
| 1994 | 1.01x | $47.00 Million | $46.70 Million | ▼ -33.2% |
| 1993 | 1.51x | $61.50 Million | $40.80 Million | ▲ +29.4% |
| 1992 | 1.16x | $46.00 Million | $39.50 Million | ▲ +5.0% |
| 1991 | 1.11x | $37.50 Million | $33.80 Million | ▼ -16.0% |
| 1990 | 1.32x | $38.70 Million | $29.30 Million | ▲ +237.1% |
| 1989 | 0.39x | $13.40 Million | $34.20 Million | — |