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Nordson vs Symbotic: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Nordson brought in $2.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Symbotic $2.2B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by +3.8% at Nordson and +25.7% at Symbotic on the year before, so Symbotic grew faster. Nordson kept 17.4% of its revenue as net profit, Symbotic -0.8%.

Side by side, latest fiscal year

NDSNSYM
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (October 31, 2025)FY2025 (September 27, 2025)
Revenue$2.8B$2.2B
Revenue growth+3.8%+25.7%
Net income$484.5M-$16.9M
Net margin17.4%-0.8%
Free cash flow$661.1Mn/a
Free cash flow margin23.7%n/a
Earnings per share (diluted)$8.51-$0.16
Cash$108.4M$1.2B
Debt$2Bn/a
Price to earnings38.3n/a
Market value$18.2B$26.3B
Dividend yield0.97%n/a
Rank by revenue in sector#189 of 451 · Industrials#210 of 451 · Industrials

Over the years

Revenue
NDSN FY2018: $2.3BNDSN FY2019: $2.2BNDSN FY2020: $2.1BNDSN FY2021: $2.4BNDSN FY2022: $2.6BNDSN FY2023: $2.6BNDSN FY2024: $2.7BNDSN FY2025: $2.8BSYM FY2020: $92.1MSYM FY2022: $251.9MSYM FY2022: $593.3MSYM FY2023: $1.2BSYM FY2024: $1.8BSYM FY2025: $2.2BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
NDSN $2.8BSYM $2.2B
Net income
NDSN FY2018: $377.4MNDSN FY2019: $337.1MNDSN FY2020: $249.5MNDSN FY2021: $454.4MNDSN FY2022: $513.1MNDSN FY2023: $487.5MNDSN FY2024: $467.3MNDSN FY2025: $484.5MSYM FY2020: -$109.5MSYM FY2022: -$122.3MSYM FY2021: -$6.5MSYM FY2022: -$6.9MSYM FY2023: -$23.9MSYM FY2024: -$13.5MSYM FY2025: -$16.9MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
NDSN $484.5MSYM -$16.9M
Net margin
NDSN FY2018: 16.7%NDSN FY2019: 15.4%NDSN FY2020: 11.8%NDSN FY2021: 19.2%NDSN FY2022: 19.8%NDSN FY2023: 18.5%NDSN FY2024: 17.4%NDSN FY2025: 17.4%SYM FY2020: -118.9%SYM FY2022: -48.6%SYM FY2022: -1.2%SYM FY2023: -2.0%SYM FY2024: -0.8%SYM FY2025: -0.8%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
NDSN 17.4%SYM -0.8%
Revenue growth
NDSN FY2019: -2.7%NDSN FY2020: -3.3%NDSN FY2021: +11.4%NDSN FY2022: +9.7%NDSN FY2023: +1.5%NDSN FY2024: +2.3%NDSN FY2025: +3.8%SYM FY2022: +173.6%SYM FY2023: +98.4%SYM FY2024: +51.9%SYM FY2025: +25.7%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
NDSN +3.8%SYM +25.7%
Free cash flow
NDSN FY2018: $414.8MNDSN FY2019: $318.6MNDSN FY2020: $451.9MNDSN FY2021: $507.6MNDSN FY2022: $461.7MNDSN FY2023: $606.7MNDSN FY2024: $491.8MNDSN FY2025: $661.1MSYM FY2020: -$129.4MSYM FY2022: $97.4MSYM FY2022: -$166.2MSYM FY2023: $215.1MSYM FY2024: -$100.3MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
NDSN $661.1MSYM -$100.3M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Nordson and Symbotic

Which is bigger by revenue, Nordson or Symbotic?

Nordson is bigger by revenue: $2.8B in fiscal 2025, against $2.2B for Symbotic in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Nordson or Symbotic?

Nordson had a net margin of 17.4% in fiscal 2025; Symbotic had -0.8% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, Nordson or Symbotic?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +3.8% at Nordson and +25.7% at Symbotic.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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