National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK) AI Stock Analysis

National Presto Industries operates across three distinct segments: Housewares/Small Appliance, Defense, and Safety. Its Housewares/Small Appliance unit designs, markets, and distributes pressure cookers, canners, skillets, griddles, woks, and multi-purpose cookers under the Presto Control Master brand, alongside small electric appliances like air fryers and slow cookers. The Defense segment produces 40mm ammunition, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical items, medium caliber cartridge cases, and energetic devices such as detonators and booster pellets for the United States Department of Defense and prime contractors. Its Safety segment develops monitoring technologies using machine learning and digital sensors.

Revenue grew from $355.8M in FY2021 to $503.5M in FY2025, delivering a 5-year revenue CAGR of 7.4%. While revenue fell 9.6% in FY2022 to $321.6M, it rebounded 6.0% in FY2023, 13.9% in FY2024, and 29.7% in FY2025. Gross margin contracted to 16.0% in FY2025 from 20.2% in FY2024, and net income decreased to $33.1M from $41.5M, yielding a net margin of 6.6%. Over the trailing twelve months, revenue reached $544.7M with EPS of $5.98. For the latest quarter ended June 30, 2026, quarterly revenue increased 21.7% year-over-year, while quarterly earnings surged 207.0%.

As of June 30, 2026, National Presto held $16.3M in cash and short-term investments against $9.2M in total debt, leaving net cash of $7.1M. Shareholders' equity stood at $411.3M, yielding a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02 and a current ratio of 5.22. Operating cash flow in FY2025 was -$9.1M, leading to free cash flow of -$36.2M after capital expenditures of $27.0M. During FY2025, the company paid $7.1M in dividends and raised $120,000 from share issuance.

At a market capitalization of $1.06B and enterprise value of $1.04B, NPK trades at a trailing P/E of 24.9x, near the 24.8x median of its US-listed Industrials peers. Its forward P/E of 9.8x sits below the peer median of 17.2x, while its price-to-sales of 2.0x is above the peer median of 1.5x. EV-to-EBITDA stands at 18.3x versus the peer median of 13.9x. Over the past year, the stock returned 36.8%, outperforming the 16.8% return for the S&P 500, while its 5-year return reached 89.8% compared to 83.0% for the index.

NPK pays an annual dividend with a forward rate of $1.00 per share, representing a dividend yield of 0.67%. Its payout ratio is 22.2%, supported by 13 consecutive years of dividend payments. Over the past five years, dividend growth annualized at 0.0%. The last ex-dividend date was March 9, 2026.

Wall Street coverage is limited to 1 Hold rating, with 0 Buy and 0 Sell ratings. The mean price target is $162.00, representing an 8.7% upside compared to the last close of $149.05. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, analysts estimate EPS of $6.57, representing 41.9% growth, on revenue of $499.0M. For the next fiscal year, consensus models EPS of $7.21 on revenue of $551.9M. The next earnings date is October 26, 2026.

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