Industrials
National Presto Industries, Inc.(NPK)
Live Price
Offline$128.08
-0.02% today
1Y Change
+34.03%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.02B
- Revenue Growth
- +29.7%
- EPS Growth
- -20.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.7%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $1.02B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $128.08 and up 34.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +29.7%, EPS growth of -20.4%, a dividend yield of 0.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +29.7%, EPS -20.4%, free cash flow +40.7% with operating margin 8.0% and ROIC 7.3%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.7%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 30.5 and price/sales 2.0. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a higher-growth but lower-margin setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines NPK price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+29.7% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+8.0% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
30.5 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
Q2 2026 was reported on Jun 11, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +72.7%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +29.7% and EPS is at -20.4%, with operating margin around 8.0%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jun 25, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2 2026 Jun 11, 2026 | +72.7% | -0.1% | โ | โ |
Q2 2026 May 15, 2026 | -15.1% | +4.2% | -4.6% | -7.2% |
Q2 2023 May 4, 2023 | โ | +1.8% | +9.1% | +9.6% |
Benchmark Edge
NPK vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NPK Max Drawdown
-23.32%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NPK and SPY.
Company Overview
National Presto Industries, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
National Presto Industries Inc. provides housewares and small electric appliance, and defense products primarily in North America. It operates through three segments: Housewares/Small Appliance, Defense, and Safety. The company's Housewares/Small Appliance segment designs, markets, and distributes housewares and small electrical appliances, including pressure cookers and canners; heat control single thermostatic control line of skillets, griddles, woks, and multi-purpose cookers; slow cookers; deep fryers; air fryers; waffle makers; pizza ovens; slicer/shredders; electric heaters; hot air, oil, and microwave corn poppers; dehydrators; rice cookers; microwave bacon cookers; egg cookers; coffeemakers and coffeemaker accessories; electric tea kettles; electric knife sharpeners; various kitchen gadgets; and timers under the Presto Control Master brand. This segment sells its products directly to retailers, as well as through independent distributors. The Defense segment manufactures and sells 40mm ammunition, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical products, and medium caliber cartridge cases; and detonators, booster pellets, release cartridges, lead azide, and other military energetic devices and materials. This segment primarily serves the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and DOD prime contractors. The Safety segment patents machine learning, digital sensors, and cloud-based technology to continuously monitor freezers and refrigerators detecting and alerting users to potential safety issues around pharmaceuticals and food. National Presto Industries Inc. was incorporated in 1905 and is based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
- Leadership
- Maryjo J. Cohen
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 1.1k
- Street Address
- 3925 North Hastings Way
- Mailing
- Eau Claire, WI, 54703-3703
- Region
- Eau Claire, WI, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 715 839 2121
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 30.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 21.7
- Price/Sales
- 2.0
- Price/Book
- 2.6
Growth
- Revenue
- +29.7%
- EPS
- -20.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +40.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 15.9%
- Operating Margin
- 8.0%
- Net Margin
- 6.6%
- ROE
- 8.7%
- ROIC
- 7.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.08
- Current Ratio
- 4.24
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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