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Makes small kitchen appliances (pressure cookers, etc.) and also produces small-caliber ammunition through its defense division.
Makes small kitchen appliances (pressure cookers, etc.) and also produces small-caliber ammunition through its defense division.
Defense is the larger earner, making ammunition and related products for the US government under multi-year contracts, while the housewares business sells through big retailers and online stores and swings with consumer demand and tariffs on imported goods. A cash-rich company, it pays a special dividend most years.
Moat: narrow (brand, regulatory licence). Long-standing consumer brand plus a government-qualified ammunition manufacturing contract base.
Headquarters: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US · Founded: 1905 · Employees: 1,200
Size National Presto Industries (NPK) is a United States Industrials company (Aerospace & Defense) with a market value of $1.02B, the 2234th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $142.55 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 0.1%, against -25.8% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 20.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +16.6%); the operating margin is 9.3% (peer median 6.1%).
Valuation It trades at 1.9× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 4.6× (3rd cheapest of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +7%, so the hurdle is +1 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.5 points above its cost of capital (7.4% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 2.5% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 12 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $545M | $504M | $388M | $341M | $322M |
| Revenue growth | — | +30% | +14% | +6% | — |
| Gross profit | $88.1M | $78.8M | $77.1M | $65.8M | $54.5M |
| EBITDA | $56.5M | $48.1M | $50.3M | $41.0M | $30.8M |
| Net income | $42.8M | $33.1M | $41.5M | $34.6M | $20.7M |
| Free cash flow | $26.4M | -$36.2M | -$61.0M | $43.5M | $7.74M |
| Capital expenditure | $7.03M | $27.0M | $7.53M | $1.84M | $1.03M |
| Total debt | $9.18M | $33.1M | $9.96M | $10.7M | $10.7M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Presto Industries NPK | $1.02B | 0% | +21% | 9% | 1.9× | 8.3% |
| Newell Brands NWL | $2.33B | +20% | +1% | 9% | 1.0× | 0.4% |
| Olin OLN | $1.97B | -36% | -1% | 0% | 0.8× | 44.0% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | NPK | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -6.2% | -2.7% | 8th lowest of 20 |
| 6-month return | +0.1% | -25.8% | 4th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -9.9% | -47.7% | highest of 20 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +20.9% | +16.6% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 9.3% | 6.1% | 9th highest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 1.9× | 4.6× | 3rd cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 8.3% | 36.9% | 2nd least demanding of 6 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +7.4% | +7.4% | 2nd lowest of 6 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +0.9 pp | +8.8 pp | 3rd least demanding of 6 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.5 pp | -5.9 pp | 5th highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.9× | 23.5× | 3rd cheapest of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.1× | 0.4× | 5th least indebted of 10 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Presto Industries NPK | United States | $1.02B | 0% | +21% | 9% | 1.9× | 8.3% | +7.4% |
| Vincorion V1NC.DE | Germany | $982M | -5% | +18% | 12% | 4.1× | 38.0% | +47.5% |
| Paras Defence & Space Technologies PARAS.NS | India | $1.06B | +43% | +42% | 23% | 17.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Guanglian Aviation Industry 300900.SZ | China | $1.07B | -51% | +1% | -10% | 8.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Electro Optic Systems EOS.AX | Australia | $1.08B | -18% | +225% | -7% | 5.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Streamax Technology 002970.SZ | China | $951M | -51% | +3% | 11% | 2.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Shaanxi Zhongtian Rocket Technology 003009.SZ | China | $1.10B | -26% | +42% | -6% | 6.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Avon Technologies AVON.L | United Kingdom | $933M | +45% | +5% | 12% | 3.1× | 16.3% | +7.4% |
| Xi'an ChenXi Aviation Technology 300581.SZ | China | $906M | -13% | 0% | -78% | 49.0× | n/a | n/a |
| CIMC Safeway Technologies 301559.SZ | China | $1.14B | -24% | +13% | 4% | 1.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Kraken Robotics PNG.V | Canada | $896M | -53% | +21% | -2% | 7.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Tonbo Imaging India TONBO.NS | India | $895M | n/a | -23% | 21% | 23.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Sichuan 6912 Communication Technology 301592.SZ | China | $1.18B | -14% | -3% | 9% | 16.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangxi Xinyu Guoke Technology 300722.SZ | China | $870M | -26% | +14% | 14% | 12.9× | 38.8% | +12.9% |
| Nanjing LES Information Technology 688631.SS | China | $863M | -38% | -31% | -5% | 5.1× | 36.9% | -1.1% |
| York Space Systems YSS | United States | $860M | -82% | +52% | -15% | 1.3× | n/a | n/a |
| H&k MLHK.PA | France | $1.25B | -10% | +36% | 18% | 2.5× | -4.2% | +7.4% |
| North Electro-Optic 600184.SS | China | $1.26B | -34% | +23% | 0% | 4.0× | n/a | n/a |
| DroneShield DRO.AX | Australia | $818M | -60% | +153% | -14% | 3.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Magellan Aerospace MAL.TO | Canada | $1.29B | +17% | +15% | 9% | 1.7× | n/a | n/a |
| AEVEX AVEX | United States | $1.29B | -59% | +143% | 11% | 3.4× | n/a | n/a |