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National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK) Stock Analysis

National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK) is a Aerospace & Defense stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

NPK

$147.72

+$3.02 (+2.09%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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NPK Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026

Trading

Open: $145.08
Previous Close: $144.70
Day's Range: 144.09–148.20
52-Week Range: 91.28–158.17
Volume: 108.30K
Beta: 0.49

Valuation

Market Cap: $1.05B
P/E Ratio: 24.22
Forward P/E: 169.79
P/S ratio: 1.94
EPS (ttm): 6.10

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $503.52M+29.70%
Net Income (FY): $33.08M−20.20%
Profit margin: 7.86%
Shares Outstanding: 7.14M
1-Year Return: +36.80%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $1.00+0.69%
Ex-Dividend Date: March 9, 2026
Earnings Date: October 23, 2026estimated
Avg Volume: 106.42K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

NPK Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

−20.41%+39.38%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+39.38%
2025	+9.58%
2024	+29.95%
2023	+23.81%
2022	−11.79%
2021	−1.82%
2020	+7.53%
2019	−20.41%
2018	+24.93%
2017	−1.62%
2016 (partial year)	+17.06%

As of September 4, 2026.

NPK Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$503.52M	$33.08M	6.6%
2024	$388.23M	$41.46M	10.7%
2023	$340.91M	$34.56M	10.1%
2022	$321.62M	$20.70M	6.4%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$503.52M	$80.33M	$42.94M	$33.08M	6.6%
2024	$388.23M	$78.57M	$45.21M	$41.46M	10.7%
2023	$340.91M	$67.45M	$35.03M	$34.56M	10.1%
2022	$321.62M	$55.13M	$27.42M	$20.70M	6.4%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

NPK Dividend History

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26*

$1.00−77.8% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 1 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$1.00	1	—
2025	$1.00	1	−77.8%
2024	$4.50	1	+12.5%
2023	$4.00	1	−11.1%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$1.00	1	—
2025	$1.00	1	−77.8%
2024	$4.50	1	+12.5%
2023	$4.00	1	−11.1%
2022	$4.50	1	−28.0%
2021	$6.25	1	+4.2%
2020	$6.00	1	+0.0%
2019	$6.00	1	+0.0%
2018	$6.00	1	+9.1%
2017	$5.50	1	—

Most recent payment: $1.00 per share, ex-dividend March 9, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

NPK Valuation vs Aerospace & Defense Median

Median of 97 stocks

Metric	NPK	Aerospace & Defense median	vs median
P/E	24.22	35.35	31% below
P/S ratio	1.94	3.99	51% below
Profit margin	7.86%	2.24%	5.6 pts above

Medians across 97 Aerospace & Defense stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK) is capitalised at $1.05B on the latest close. The company sits in the Industrials sector, in the Aerospace & Defense industry. The company reports 1,200 employees.

The most recent close on file for NPK is $147.72, dated September 4, 2026. That is +$3.02 (+2.09%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $91.28 to $158.17. The latest close sits 61.83% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $503.52M. That is +29.70% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $388.23M. The same year closed with net income of $33.08M. That is −20.20% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 7.86%. That is 5.6 percentage points above the Aerospace & Defense median of 2.24%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 6.1.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $321.62M in 2022 to $503.52M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

NPK trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 24.22. That is 31.49% below the Aerospace & Defense median of 35.35. The forward P/E on file is 169.79. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 1.94 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 51.47% below the Aerospace & Defense median of 3.99. 97 Aerospace & Defense companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The reported beta is 0.49. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 28.69%. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +36.80%. Measured over 10 years, that is +10.43% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

NPK pays a dividend yielding 0.69%. That is 0.3 percentage points below the Aerospace & Defense median yield of 1%. At the indicated rate that is $1.00 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is March 9, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 10 calendar years; 2026 shows 1 payments totalling $1.00 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.00 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2024 returned +29.95% and 2019 returned −20.41%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the price is +39.38% year to date.

Peer Comparison

National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK) operates in the Aerospace & Defense industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
National Presto Industries, Inc.	NPK	$1.05B	24.2
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	SPCX	$1.95T	—
GE Aerospace	GE	$349.78B	39.8
RTX Corporation	RTX	$270.62B	35.4

The Aerospace & Defense industry average P/E ratio is 35.4x. National Presto Industries, Inc. trades at a P/E of 24.2.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About National Presto Industries, Inc.

National Presto Industries, Inc. provides houseware and small appliance, defense, and safety products in North America. The company's Housewares/Small Appliance segment designs, markets, and distributes housewares and small electrical appliances, including pressure cookers and canners; kitchen electrics, and comfort appliances; heat control line of skillets, griddles, woks, and multipurpose cookers; slow cookers; deep fryers; air fryers; waffle makers; pizza ovens; slicer/shredders; electric heaters; corn poppers; dehydrators; vacuum sealers; microwave bacon cookers; coffee makers and coffee maker accessories; electric knife sharpeners; and timers under the Presto Control Master brand. This segment sells its products directly to retailers, as well as through independent distributors. Its Defense segment manufactures and sells 40mm ammunition, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies, medium-caliber cartridge cases, and metal parts; and performs Load, Assemble and Pack (LAP) operations on ordnance-related products primarily for the United States Government and prime contractors; and manufactures detonators, booster pellets, release cartridges, lead azide, other military energetic devices and materials, and assemblies. This segment primarily serves the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and DOD prime contractors; and niche market ordnance products, such as training ammunition, fuzes, firing devices, and initiators. The Safety segment provides safety technology products, including smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, combo smoke/carbon monoxide alarms with an array of voice messages in English and Spanish, digital displays, and a PFAS-free foam commercial fire extinguisher. National Presto Industries, Inc. was founded in 1905 and is based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

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