NDSN - Nordson Corporation
Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids worldwide. It operates through two segments, Industrial Precision Solutions (IPS) and Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS). The IPS segment provides dispensing, coating, and laminating systems for adhesives, lotions, liquids, and fibers to disposable products and roll goods; automated adhesive dispensing systems used in packaged goods industries; components and systems used in the thermoplastic melt stream; and product assembly systems for use in paper and paperboard converting applications, and manufacturing roll goods, as well as for the assembly of plastic, metal, and wood products.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $274.59, ATM IV 31.7%, net GEX $130.9K.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial - Machinery
- Market Cap
- $15.56B
- P/E Ratio
- 29.74
- Beta
- 0.99
- 52-Week Range
- 191.99-305.28
- Dividend Yield
- $3.24
- CEO
- Sundaram Nagarajan
- Employees
- 8,000
- IPO Date
- Mar 18, 1980
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What NDSN Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 59.0% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($130.9K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.085) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The NDSN overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked NDSN overview questions
- What is NDSN?
- NDSN is the ticker symbol for Nordson Corporation, a listed security. Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids worldwide. It operates through two segments, Industrial Precision Solutions (IPS) and Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS). Listed on NASDAQ. NDSN is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the NDSN options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the NDSN options snapshot shows spot at $274.59, ATM IV 31.7%, IV rank 59.0%, net GEX $130.9K, expected move 9.09%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are NDSN's key statistics?
- Nordson Corporation (NDSN) carries a market capitalization of $15.56B, trailing P/E ratio of 29.74, beta of 0.99 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 191.99-305.28. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does NDSN belong to?
- Nordson Corporation operates in the Industrials sector, in the Industrial - Machinery industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare NDSN's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the NDSN data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).