NDSN

Nordson Corporation
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components · Industrials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$309.92
+1.9% on the session
1-year return
+46.7%
+4.2% over six months
Volatility
21.1%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-14.1%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Nordson Corporation is a industrial machinery & supplies & components name in the industrials sector. Over the past year it returned +46.7%, against +14.4% over three months and +6.8% over one. It trades 13.8% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 21.1% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -14.1%, and it has traded a median $100M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.56 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it follows the index loosely.

Where it ranks
Within Industrials#12 of 81
Stronger than 86% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#77 of 500

How NDSN scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 13 others in Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.9%
1 week-0.4%
1 month+6.8%
3 months+14.4%
6 months+4.2%
1 year+46.7%
12-1 momentum+37.3%
Volatility (1y, annualized)21.1%
Max drawdown (1y)-14.1%
Distance vs 200-day average+13.8%
Return per unit of risk2.22
Median daily dollar volume$100M
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