NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $1.08M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About National Presto Industries
Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles), SIC 3480
National Presto Industries, Inc. operates in three business segments: Housewares/Small Appliance, Defense, and Safety. The Housewares/Small Appliance segment provides electrical kitchen appliances and comfort products, such as pressure cookers, skillets, griddles, slow cookers, and heaters, serving retail consumers directly and through independent distributors. The Defense segment produces 40mm ammunition, cartridge cases, precision assemblies, detonators, and military energetic materials, while offering ordnance loading, assembly, and packing services primarily to the United States Department of Defense and defense prime contractors. The Safety segment provides carbon monoxide detectors, smoke alarms, and commercial fire extinguishers to commercial organizations and individual consumers.
The company employs approximately 1,200 people. Its consumer goods are sold mainly in the United States and Canada, with appliances sourced from suppliers in Asia. The company maintains manufacturing, distribution, and leased facilities across Wisconsin, Arkansas, South Dakota, Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Illinois. The provided text does not state the location of the corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of National Presto Industries's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC
- Founded
- 1905
- Headquarters
- Eau Claire, WI
- Address
- 3925 N Hastings Way 54703
- Phone
- (715) 839-2121
- Website
- gopresto.com
- Employees
- 1,200, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles)
- Incorporated in
- Wisconsin
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- RSM US LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- NPK
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 7M, Aug 14, 2026
- Public float
- $504.33M, Jun 29, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 3-for-2, Jul 1, 1983; 3-for-2, Jul 1, 1982
- SEC CIK
- 80172
- CUSIP
- 637215104
- ISIN
- US6372151042
- EIN
- 39-0494170
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas J. Frederick | COO, VP, SECRETARY, Director | 10,787 |
| Maryjo R. Cohen | CEO, Director | 1,692,085 |
| Shane Allen Straw | VP - Engineering | 198 |
| Jeffery Alan Morgan | VP-ENGINEERING | 2,390 |
| David J. Peuse | CFO & TREASURER | 1,977 |
| John Roderick MacKenzie JR | VP-SALES | 2,348 |
| Randy F. Lieble | Director | 6,799 |
| Patrick J. Quinn | Director | 1,509 |
| Joseph G. Stienessen | Director | 2,086 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Ms. Cohen | $754.30K | $799.07K | $347.94K | $153 | $44 |
| FY2024 Ms. Cohen | $658.42K | $751.05K | $331.59K | $139 | $44 |
| FY2023 Ms. Cohen | $653.63K | $732.49K | $294.81K | $107 | $52 |
| FY2022 Ms. Cohen | $784.41K | $709.68K | $343.58K | $87 | $56 |
| FY2021 Ms. Cohen | $755.90K | $743.71K | $340.59K | $98 | $104 |
| FY2020 | $737.85K | $725.26K | $328.43K | $108 | $103 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, the Company and its subsidiaries had 1,200 employees compared to 1,126 employees at the end of December 2024.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings