Nordson Corporation (NDSN)
S&P 500 · Industrials · data since 1980-03-18 · last close 2026-09-09
Nordson Corporation (NDSN) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14.2 | 6.9 | -9.1 | 8.4 | -0.4 | 5.3 | -1.3 | 8.0 | -2.4 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 5.6 | -4.5 | -3.7 | -6.0 | 11.8 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | -4.7 | 5.8 | 3.4 | -6.0 | -8.9 | -1.2 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | -5.6 | 5.3 | -19.8 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | -9.5 | 1.2 | -2.7 | 1.1 | 13.9 | 1.4 | -2.7 | -8.6 | -4.7 | 10.7 | 12.6 |
| 2022 | -8.9 | -2.4 | 0.3 | -5.0 | 1.3 | -7.1 | 14.1 | -1.4 | -6.6 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | -10.9 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 5.1 | -1.0 | 3.0 | 5.8 | -0.2 | 6.7 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | -13.8 | -7.0 | 19.1 | 17.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | -3.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 5.4 | -1.2 |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 5.0 | -2.4 | 10.1 | -13.7 | 12.5 | 0.3 | -3.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 5.8 | -1.6 |
| 2018 | -1.8 | -6.5 | 1.7 | -5.7 | -2.1 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | -0.1 | -11.7 | -1.8 | -0.6 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | -7.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -13.7 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 2016 | -5.8 | 19.1 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 13.7 | -3.9 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 5.3 |
| 2015 | -6.5 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | -3.7 | -4.8 | -9.9 | -5.4 | 13.2 | 1.8 | -11.2 |
| 2014 | -6.7 | 5.8 | -3.6 | 5.5 | 9.9 | -1.7 | -6.3 | 8.1 | -6.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 7.1 | -6.0 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 2.7 | -2.7 | 4.1 | -7.4 | 10.5 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| 2012 | 10.1 | 21.5 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -4.3 | -0.1 | 15.0 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 2011 | 0.5 | 18.2 | 5.7 | -1.0 | -8.5 | 5.4 | -7.0 | -13.7 | -9.5 | 16.7 | 1.5 | -12.2 |
| 2010 | -7.6 | 16.7 | 3.2 | 5.7 | -7.0 | -15.8 | 12.4 | 2.1 | 14.8 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 15.9 |
| 2009 | -6.4 | -17.0 | 14.2 | 27.6 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 15.7 | 19.7 | 4.7 | -5.9 | 1.6 | 14.5 |
| 2008 | -13.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 22.0 | 1.4 | -3.1 | -23.8 | -8.4 | -24.8 | -12.1 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 3.8 | -5.7 | -4.4 | -1.4 | 13.4 | -3.2 | -8.8 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 6.5 | -1.3 | 10.2 |
| 2006 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 7.2 | -12.7 | 5.8 | -7.5 | -12.0 | -0.0 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | -6.1 | 6.0 | -7.3 | -12.5 | -3.6 | 10.9 | -2.6 | 6.4 | 7.6 | -2.3 | 7.1 | 2.1 |
| 2004 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | -7.7 | 9.5 | 15.0 | -3.5 | -17.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | -11.0 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 4.9 | -6.0 | 3.8 | -1.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 17.4 | 6.9 |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 10.7 | 2.8 | -8.1 | -12.9 | -2.3 | -4.4 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 5.6 | -8.7 |
| 2001 | 14.7 | -4.0 | -6.9 | 3.5 | -5.4 | 4.7 | -6.0 | 5.1 | -16.1 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 9.9 |
| 2000 | -10.9 | -9.9 | 19.7 | -3.0 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 11.6 | 15.1 | -12.2 | 0.9 | -2.2 | -8.7 |
| 1999 | 24.1 | -6.7 | -5.9 | 8.1 | -2.5 | 4.7 | -6.1 | -14.5 | 0.2 | -9.6 | 10.7 | -1.1 |
| 1998 | 7.1 | -1.0 | 3.0 | -5.5 | -3.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 | -9.4 | 10.8 | -4.7 | 6.6 | 8.1 |
| 1997 | -4.7 | -7.8 | -8.2 | -2.4 | 8.0 | 19.4 | -5.1 | -5.3 | 1.9 | -15.3 | 5.8 | -12.2 |
| 1996 | -4.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | -0.4 | -2.2 | -4.2 | -10.6 | 1.6 | 9.1 | -1.4 | -0.9 | 17.4 |
| 1995 | -6.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 | -3.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -2.2 |
| 1994 | 5.6 | -1.1 | 8.5 | -5.3 | -1.6 | -2.8 | -0.2 | 8.0 | -2.4 | -2.7 | 2.1 | 5.3 |
| 1993 | -1.1 | -13.8 | 4.0 | -4.8 | 14.1 | -7.7 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 8.2 | 0.9 | -3.5 | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -5.1 | 4.6 | -7.6 | 5.3 | -5.0 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| 1991 | -2.1 | 7.4 | -3.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 27.8 | -6.8 | 16.5 |
| 1990 | 2.5 | -6.0 | 5.2 | -6.2 | -9.9 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -14.9 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 11.0 |
| 1989 | 0.0 | 4.0 | -4.6 | -2.1 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 5.8 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -5.2 |
| 1988 | -6.3 | 22.2 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 9.4 | 8.2 | -0.5 | -7.9 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| 1987 | 27.1 | 19.2 | -1.7 | -7.4 | 15.3 | 13.7 | -3.5 | 7.0 | 5.5 | -31.4 | 1.5 | 20.8 |
| 1986 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 22.1 | -2.6 | 2.6 | 5.2 | -2.5 | -5.3 | 5.4 |
| 1985 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | -7.4 | -2.0 | 2.0 | -16.0 | 4.8 | -9.1 | 13.3 | 8.8 |
| 1984 | 0.0 | -23.5 | 19.2 | -8.1 | 3.5 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 1.4 | -1.4 | 5.7 | -5.4 |
| 1983 | 8.7 | 20.0 | -3.3 | -3.5 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -4.0 | -14.3 |
| 1982 | 21.6 | -17.8 | 8.1 | 0.0 | -10.0 | -5.6 | -2.9 | -3.0 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 11.9 | -2.1 |
| 1981 | 10.0 | -11.7 | -4.4 | 4.6 | 0.0 | -7.3 | -14.3 | -25.9 | -3.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -5.1 |
| 1980 | · | · | -9.4 | -8.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 17.4 | 29.6 | 12.9 | 1.3 | -12.5 |
| Avg | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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NDSN seasonality — average by calendar month
Nordson Corporation has monthly history back to 1980. Its strongest month by median is February — positive in 26 of 46 years, median +3.8%. November has the highest win rate, up in 32 of 46. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±8.5% in an average month and has fallen 73.6% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.7% | +1.7% | +1.6% | +0.8% | +1.4% | +2.0% | +0.2% | -0.3% | +2.7% | +0.6% | +3.0% | +1.9% |
| Win rate | 52%/46 | 57%/46 | 62%/47 | 51%/47 | 53%/47 | 57%/47 | 45%/47 | 53%/47 | 65%/46 | 57%/46 | 70%/46 | 63%/46 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
NDSN risk & extremes
NDSN drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Nordson Corporation's best month?+
Nordson Corporation's strongest completed month on record is September 1980, at +29.63%.
What was Nordson Corporation's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 1987, at -31.37%.
Is Nordson Corporation up this year?+
Nordson Corporation is up 31.35% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Nordson Corporation's 1-year return?+
+43.20% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Nordson Corporation's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 73.6%, measured on month-end closes since 1980.
Which calendar month is historically best for Nordson Corporation?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1980. An average is not a forecast.
About Nordson Corporation
Nordson Corporation is an S&P 500 company, an industrials business worth about $17 billion. It builds the big heavy things the economy runs on — with price receipts on this site going back to 1980. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1980) would be about $41,781 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was September 1980 at +29.63%; its worst, October 1987 at -31.37%.
- It has closed November in the green 32 out of 46 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.