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Employees: 410
Size NPK International (NPKI) is a United States Industrials company (Building Products) with a market value of $725M, the 2453rd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $8.64 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 42.2%, against -18.1% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 18.8% over the last twelve months (peer median -1.0%); the operating margin is 17.6% (peer median 3.4%).
Valuation It trades at 16.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.8× (8th cheapest of 16).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 16% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -11%, so the hurdle is +26 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 1.4 points below its cost of capital (12.2% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 2.8% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 18 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $308M | $277M | $217M | $208M | $816M |
| Revenue growth | — | +27% | +5% | -75% | — |
| Gross profit | $108M | $98.7M | $77.1M | $72.6M | $122M |
| EBITDA | $87.1M | $72.3M | $68.4M | $59.2M | $62.5M |
| Net income | $39.4M | $35.9M | $45.5M | $14.5M | -$20.8M |
| Free cash flow | $11.2M | $26.3M | -$5.36M | $70.8M | -$53.3M |
| Capital expenditure | $57.8M | $46.7M | $43.5M | $29.2M | $28.3M |
| Total debt | $36.1M | $29.2M | $20.8M | $74.5M | $140M |
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| Measure | NPKI | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -24.7% | -11.0% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -42.2% | -18.1% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -47.6% | -43.0% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +18.8% | -1.0% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 17.6% | 3.4% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 16.4× | 18.8× | 8th cheapest of 16 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 15.5% | 6.8% | 5th most demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -10.9% | +2.8% | lowest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +26.4 pp | +4.1 pp | most demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -1.4 pp | -2.0 pp | 10th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.7× | 9.2× | 3rd cheapest of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4× | 2.3× | 2nd least indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPK International NPKI | United States | $725M | -42% | +19% | 18% | 16.4× | 15.5% | -10.9% |
| Yimikang Tech 300249.SZ | China | $739M | -38% | +29% | 2% | 77.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Nanjing Kangni Mechanical & Electrical 603111.SS | China | $749M | -16% | -1% | 8% | n/a | -7.1% | +4.8% |
| James Halstead JHD.L | United Kingdom | $762M | +4% | -1% | 18% | 15.1× | -4.7% | -0.5% |
| ERA 002641.SZ | China | $690M | -11% | -2% | 0% | 42.0× | -1.8% | -2.5% |
| Zhejiang Southeast Space Frame 002135.SZ | China | $764M | -46% | -4% | 2% | 25.7× | -12.0% | +0.3% |
| IFE Elevators 002774.SZ | China | $677M | +10% | +3% | 2% | n/a | 30.1% | +9.3% |
| LSI Industries LYTS | United States | $642M | -30% | +20% | 7% | 14.3× | 7.7% | +16.9% |
| Arctech Solar 688408.SS | China | $820M | -38% | -19% | -1% | 34.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Elegant Home-Tech 603221.SS | China | $635M | +53% | -9% | -6% | 18.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Janus International JBI | United States | $633M | -11% | 0% | 11% | 7.0× | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| Center International 603098.SS | China | $847M | -26% | -30% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Runa Smart Equipment 301129.SZ | China | $617M | -26% | +18% | 20% | 14.3× | 18.1% | +5.5% |
| Samhyun 437730.KS | South Korea | $860M | -31% | -18% | -17% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Century Iron & Steel Industrial 9958.TW | Taiwan | $611M | -25% | +18% | 21% | 6.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Bauing Construction 002047.SZ | China | $608M | -50% | -62% | 12% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Canny Elevator 002367.SZ | China | $594M | -19% | 0% | 1% | 14.4× | 10.7% | +0.8% |
| Arrow Home 001322.SZ | China | $887M | -14% | -12% | -2% | 280.0× | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| Jiangsu Seagull Cooling Tower 603269.SS | China | $943M | +40% | +8% | 11% | 38.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhenjiang Dongfang Electric Heating Technology 300217.SZ | China | $944M | -17% | -23% | 0% | 26.6× | 22.5% | +6.5% |
| Quanex Building Products NX | United States | $949M | +2% | +1% | 6% | 10.7× | 6.0% | +16.6% |