National Presto Industries Inc (NPK) stock
NPKNYSEOrdnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles)Fiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 4, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 13, 2026Score 19/305% above fair value
$139.11−1.19 (-0.85%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $992.70MP/E –Yield –
National Presto Industries statistics
89 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 3, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Mar 9, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Oct 4, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.41
- 3.51
- P/OCF Ratio
- 16.35
- 14.02
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.71
- 1.65
- EV / EBIT
- 13.85
- 15.88
- EV / FCF
- 21.02
- 20.92
Share statisticsIndustry
- Float
- 5M
- 29M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 28.1%
- 11.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 61.4%
- 80.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 217,431
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 20.9%
- 1.01%
- Short % of Float
- 4.24%
- 3.35%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.05%
- 2.90%
- Days to Cover
- 1.69
- 3.41
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $158.17
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $91.28
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $147.50
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $148.51
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $137.92
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $4.54
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -2.41%
- 0.48%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -5.59%
- -1.38%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -3.51%
- -10.8%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 0.82%
- 2.49%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 30.3%
- 5.98%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 45.1%
- 9.82%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 74.1%
- 28.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 55.5%
- -3.49%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 53.7%
- 75.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 107,061
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 120,003
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 103,197
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.50
- 0.69
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 37.3
- 48.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 34.5%
- 41.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.64
- 0.97
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 12.8%
- 7.19%
- EBITDA Margin
- 12.4%
- 12.2%
- FCF Margin
- 8.13%
- 5.16%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 14.2%
- 8.74%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 11.1%
- 4.50%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 14.0%
- 7.64%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 16.0%
- 6.65%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 4.76
- 2.59
- Quick Ratio
- 0.13
- 1.05
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 20.9%
- 9.61%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 48.1%
- 24.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 16.1%
- 0.40%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.38%
- 6.17%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.11
- 0.87
- Inventory Turnover
- 1.39
- 3.69
- Revenue Per Employee
- $477.94K
- $424.36K
- Profits Per Employee
- $47.89K
- $30.44K
- Employee Count
- 1,200
- 2,200
- WACC
- 8.28%
- 9.52%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $73.26M
- $56.62M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $11.85M
- $1.57M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $1.66
- $0.07
- Equity (Book Value)
- $431.70M
- $324.12M
- Book Value Per Share
- $60.49
- $10.46
- Tangible Book Value
- $411.33M
- $83.75M
- Working Capital
- $339.54M
- $220.05M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$14.07M
- -$23.33M
- FCF Per Share
- $6.54
- $1.39
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.79%
- 3.76%
- FCF Yield
- 4.70%
- 3.80%
- Payout Ratio
- 12.5%
- 21.1%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 15.4%
- 24.3%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $15.79M
- $9.90M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 21.6%
- 23.7%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 9.29
- 4.02
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3
- 6
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | NPK | S&P 500 | Difference | NPK per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -5.2% | -3.0% | −2.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | +1.0% | -2.8% | +3.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | +31.3% | +11.5% | +19.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +48.9% | +13.5% | +35.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | +92.3% | +77.7% | +14.6 pts | +24.4% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +87.2% | +72.6% | +14.6 pts | +13.4% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +150.2% | +308.2% | −158.0 pts | +9.6% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M NPK shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 20.9% from the previous report, or 4.24% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 62.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 217,431 | +20.9% | 128,641 | 1.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 179,915 | +4.1% | 91,823 | 2.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 172,800 | -29.1% | 124,225 | 1.4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 243,733 | -6.4% | 99,760 | 2.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 260,381 | -14.3% | 99,977 | 2.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 303,747 | -1.0% | 98,161 | 3.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 306,714 | +4.8% | 82,171 | 3.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 292,627 | -1.7% | 83,960 | 3.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 297,632 | +12.5% | 131,319 | 2.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 264,629 | +7.3% | 166,457 | 1.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 246,530 | +6.1% | 139,233 | 1.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 232,263 | +0.2% | 83,693 | 2.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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