National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK) Key Metrics
NPK valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.06B
- Enterprise value
- $1.04B
- P/E (TTM)
- 24.9 10-yr median 16.8
- Forward P/E
- 9.8
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 2.0 10-yr median 1.8
- Price / book
- 2.5 10-yr median 1.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 18.3 10-yr median 10.4
- Dividend yield
- 0.67% $1.00 a year
- Beta
- 0.49
NPK key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsNPK valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
NPK returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
NPK per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
NPK financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
NPK efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
NPK valuation history
NPK returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
NPK debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
NPK cash returned to shareholders
NPK price vs earnings per share
NPK key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $763.0M | $701.5M | $570.5M | $484.8M | $579.1M | $622.4M | $620.3M | $819.0M | $695.1M | $741.6M |
| Enterprise value | $792.3M | $688.8M | $467.0M | $399.9M | $445.3M | $470.7M | $465.5M | $637.2M | $539.6M | $630.1M |
| P/E ratio | 23.1 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 20.5 | 13.1 | 16.6 |
| Price / sales | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Price / book | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | 13.1 | 62.6 | 18.2 | 16.2 | 96.2 | 12.1 | 43.8 | 12.5 |
| Price / operating cash flow | — | — | 12.6 | 55.3 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 64.7 | 10.7 | 28.6 | 11.2 |
| EV / sales | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.8 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | 10.7 | 51.7 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 72.2 | 9.4 | 34.0 | 10.6 |
| Earnings yield | 4.3% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 7.5% | 6.8% | 4.9% | 7.6% | 6.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | −4.7% | −8.7% | 7.6% | 1.6% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 1.0% | 8.2% | 2.3% | 8.0% |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 4.7% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.9% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 4.7% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $106.76 | $98.42 | $80.28 | $68.46 | $82.03 | $88.43 | $88.39 | $116.92 | $99.45 | $106.40 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $70.45 | $54.47 | $47.98 | $45.42 | $50.39 | $50.10 | $43.96 | $46.16 | $47.74 | $49.05 |
| Earnings per share | $4.63 | $5.82 | $4.86 | $2.92 | $3.63 | $6.67 | $6.02 | $5.70 | $7.58 | $6.39 |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$1.28 | −$7.50 | $6.39 | $1.24 | $4.91 | $5.82 | $1.37 | $10.88 | $3.47 | $9.52 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$5.06 | −$8.55 | $6.13 | $1.09 | $4.51 | $5.45 | $0.92 | $9.64 | $2.27 | $8.50 |
| Cash per share | $0.53 | $3.18 | $16.06 | $13.50 | $20.40 | $22.03 | $22.56 | $27.33 | $22.25 | $16.00 |
| Book value per share | $55.29 | $51.58 | $50.13 | $49.15 | $50.65 | $53.19 | $52.43 | $52.27 | $52.42 | $50.25 |
| Tangible book value per share | $52.25 | $48.32 | $46.66 | $45.55 | $48.11 | $50.61 | $49.81 | $50.48 | $50.30 | $47.89 |
| Dividends per share | $1.00 | $4.49 | $3.99 | $4.49 | $6.24 | $5.99 | $6.00 | $5.99 | $5.50 | $5.04 |
| Capex per share | $3.78 | $1.06 | $0.26 | $0.15 | $0.41 | $0.37 | $0.45 | $1.24 | $1.20 | $1.03 |
| Debt per share | $4.63 | $1.40 | $1.50 | $1.52 | $1.44 | $0.48 | $0.50 | $1.37 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Shares outstanding | 7.1M | 7.1M | 7.1M | 7.1M | 7.1M | 7.0M | 7.0M | 7.0M | 7.0M | 7.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.3% | +0.3% | +0.4% | +0.3% | +0.3% | +0.3% | +0.2% | +0.2% | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 8.7% | 11.5% | 9.8% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 12.7% | 11.5% | 10.9% | 14.8% | 12.9% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 8.7% | 12.2% | 11.1% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 20.2% | 18.1% | 18.5% | 18.2% | 16.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 6.9% | 9.3% | 8.1% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 11.1% | 10.2% | 9.7% | 12.8% | 11.1% |
| Return on tangible assets | 6.9% | 9.6% | 8.3% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 11.3% | 10.7% | 10.0% | 13.3% | 11.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | −7.2% | −15.7% | 12.8% | 2.4% | 8.9% | 10.9% | 2.1% | 20.9% | 4.8% | 17.3% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | −0.28 | −1.29 | 1.31 | 0.42 | 1.35 | 0.87 | 0.23 | 1.91 | 0.46 | 1.49 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $33.1M | $10.0M | $10.7M | $10.7M | $10.2M | $3.4M | $3.5M | $9.6M | $0 | $0 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.8M | $22.7M | $114.1M | $95.6M | $144.0M | $155.0M | $158.3M | $191.4M | $155.5M | $111.5M |
| Net debt | $29.3M | −$12.7M | −$103.4M | −$84.8M | −$133.8M | −$151.7M | −$154.8M | −$181.9M | −$155.5M | −$111.5M |
| Debt / equity | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Debt / assets | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.62 | −0.23 | −2.14 | −2.80 | −3.78 | −2.56 | −2.76 | −3.21 | −2.17 | −1.44 |
| Current ratio | 4.24 | 4.93 | 5.00 | 6.09 | 6.55 | 6.48 | 8.60 | 7.42 | 7.44 | 5.29 |
| Quick ratio | 1.01 | 1.19 | 2.36 | 3.25 | 3.84 | 4.03 | 5.33 | 5.44 | 5.14 | 3.81 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | — | 2.7 | 12.4 | 14.8 | 6.1 | — | — | 77.2 |
| Working capital | $308.1M | $292.2M | $288.1M | $273.0M | $294.9M | $302.1M | $298.5M | $304.8M | $293.0M | $276.1M |
| Invested capital | $424.4M | $354.9M | $252.8M | $263.2M | $223.8M | $222.7M | $213.2M | $184.3M | $210.9M | $238.7M |
| Tangible asset value | $373.4M | $344.4M | $331.5M | $322.6M | $339.7M | $356.2M | $349.6M | $353.6M | $351.6M | $333.8M |
| Net current asset value | $293.5M | $280.9M | $275.8M | $260.1M | $283.3M | $296.8M | $294.0M | $304.8M | $293.0M | $273.1M |
| Graham number | $75.88 | $82.16 | $74.07 | $56.86 | $64.35 | $89.36 | $84.24 | $81.88 | $94.54 | $85.02 |
| Graham net-net per share | $16.04 | $17.27 | $22.91 | $22.61 | $27.33 | $29.09 | $30.20 | $33.64 | $30.21 | $20.42 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $7.1M | $32.0M | $28.4M | $31.8M | $44.1M | $42.2M | $42.1M | $42.0M | $38.4M | $35.2M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 21.6% | 77.3% | 82.1% | 153.8% | 171.8% | 89.8% | 99.7% | 105.1% | 72.5% | 78.9% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | 65.2% | 411.3% | 138.5% | 110.0% | 653.0% | 62.1% | 241.8% | 59.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 5.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | — | — | 4.1% | 11.7% | 8.3% | 6.4% | 32.7% | 11.4% | 34.6% | 10.8% |
| Capex / depreciation | 5.26 | 1.49 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.96 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 1.40 | 0.85 | 0.49 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | — | — | 0.2% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | — | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SG&A / revenue | 7.1% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 55.1 | 53.2 | 66.2 | 73.2 | 57.6 | 52.2 | 61.5 | 70.4 | 72.5 | 65.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 252.3 | 276.1 | 228.6 | 202.7 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 171.7 | 146.4 | 148.0 | 138.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 39.0 | 45.4 | 41.5 | 41.1 | 35.1 | 30.9 | 41.4 | 46.1 | 50.4 | 48.0 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 268.4 | 283.9 | 253.2 | 234.8 | 197.4 | 201.3 | 191.7 | 170.7 | 170.1 | 155.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.62 | 6.86 | 5.52 | 4.99 | 6.34 | 6.99 | 5.94 | 5.18 | 5.04 | 5.57 |
| Payables turnover | 9.35 | 8.03 | 8.79 | 8.88 | 10.39 | 11.82 | 8.82 | 7.91 | 7.24 | 7.61 |
| Inventory turnover | 1.45 | 1.32 | 1.60 | 1.80 | 2.09 | 2.03 | 2.13 | 2.49 | 2.47 | 2.64 |
| Asset turnover | 1.05 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.85 |
| Average receivables | $76.0M | $56.6M | $61.8M | $64.5M | $56.1M | $50.4M | $52.0M | $62.4M | $66.3M | $61.4M |
| Average payables | $45.2M | $38.6M | $31.1M | $30.0M | $28.0M | $22.6M | $26.8M | $31.3M | $34.0M | $33.7M |
| Average inventory | $292.5M | $234.2M | $171.3M | $148.0M | $139.7M | $132.0M | $111.3M | $99.2M | $99.9M | $97.0M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 4.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3.9% |
Computed from NPK's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 13, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
NPK valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), National Presto Industries traded at 23.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 16.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 24.9 and the forward P/E is 9.8. National Presto Industries earned a return on equity of 8.7% and a return on invested capital of 8.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $33.1 million of debt and $3.8 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $29.3 million. It returned $7.1 million to shareholders: $7.1 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks.
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NPK key metrics FAQ
What is National Presto Industries's P/E ratio?
National Presto Industries's trailing P/E ratio is 24.9 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 9.8. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 23.1, compared with a 10-year median of 16.8.
What is National Presto Industries's EV/EBITDA?
National Presto Industries's enterprise value was 16.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $792.3 million, EBITDA $47.3 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 18.3.
What is National Presto Industries's return on equity?
National Presto Industries's return on equity (ROE) was 8.7% in fiscal 2025: net income of $33.1 million on average shareholders' equity of $381.4 million.
What is National Presto Industries's ROIC?
National Presto Industries's return on invested capital was 8.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does National Presto Industries have?
National Presto Industries had total debt of $33.1 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08 and $29.3 million of net debt (0.62 times EBITDA).
What is National Presto Industries's dividend yield?
National Presto Industries's forward dividend yield is 0.67%. National Presto Industries paid $7.1 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.00 per share), a payout ratio of 21.6%.
What is National Presto Industries's free cash flow yield?
National Presto Industries generated -$36.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −4.7% on its market value at year-end ($763.0 million).
What is National Presto Industries's current ratio?
National Presto Industries's current ratio was 4.24 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 4.24 times current liabilities.