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National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Eau Claire, United States | NYSE
152.62 USD -0.81 (-0.528%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 152.62

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:55 a.m. EDT

The stock is currently exhibiting strong short-term momentum, having rallied nearly 16% over the last two months to trade near its 52-week high. This surge is driven by a massive one-time gain in 2025 (+49%) which pushed the multi-year trajectory into positive territory, masking a decade-long struggle where the asset spent eight of the last nine years in decline. While the recent price action suggests a high-conviction entry is developing, the underlying business remains fragile; earnings are volatile due to warehouse challenges, and the forward P/E of 172x implies the market is pricing in aggressive future growth that hasn't materialized yet. The dividend yield of 0.66% is negligible and insufficient to offset the risks of a company with such erratic performance history.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.026019
MSTL0.034815
AutoARIMA0.035318
AutoETS0.035381

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 10.44
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 2.23
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 2.232
Revenue per Share 76.105
Market Cap 1,089,106,560
Trailing P/E 25.65
Forward P/E 175.43
Beta 0.46
Profit Margins 7.86%
Website https://www.gopresto.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.71% 0.71% 2.53% 3.81%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-09 1.000 0.706814
2025-03-04 1.000 1.053297
2024-02-29 4.500 5.819216
2023-02-28 4.000 5.828355
2022-02-28 4.500 5.660377
2021-02-26 6.250 6.107691
2020-02-28 6.000 7.635530
2019-02-28 6.000 5.350455
2018-02-28 6.000 6.607929
2017-02-27 5.500 5.418719
2016-02-26 5.050 6.234568
2015-02-26 4.050 6.524891
2014-02-27 5.050 6.524548
2012-12-13 6.500 9.071877
2012-02-29 6.000 6.929207
2011-03-02 8.250 7.132976
2010-03-02 8.150 6.696245
2009-02-27 5.550 9.172038
2008-03-06 4.250 8.559919
2007-03-01 3.800 6.393001
2006-02-17 2.120 4.851258
2005-02-18 1.670 3.910091
2004-02-20 1.170 3.022475
2003-02-21 0.920 3.303411
2002-02-22 0.920 3.383597
2001-02-23 2.000 6.611570
2000-02-25 2.100 6.601179
1999-02-25 2.000 5.517241
1998-02-26 2.000 5.063291
1997-02-27 2.000 5.442177
1996-02-27 2.000 4.907975
1995-02-22 0.488 1.208669
1994-02-23 0.450 0.997230
1992-12-08 0.450 0.873786
1992-09-04 0.050 0.091324
1992-02-25 0.425 0.578231
1991-12-09 2.700 4.635193
1990-12-10 2.550 6.296296
1990-02-26 1.600 4.309764
1989-12-05 0.850 2.244224
1989-02-22 1.400 4.014337
1988-12-05 0.317 0.942751
1988-09-02 0.317 1.010359
1988-02-29 0.300 1.016949
1987-11-30 0.300 1.126761
1987-06-01 0.300 0.885609
1987-03-02 0.285 0.814286
1986-12-01 0.285 0.783505
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.0
dividendYield 0.65
exDividendDate 2026-03-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0065176305
lastDividendValue 1.0
lastDividendDate 2026-03-09
dividendDate 2026-03-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.4610989
Address1 3,925 North Hastings Way
All Time High 158.17
All Time Low 7.333333
Ask 160.53
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 98,040
Average Daily Volume3 Month 110,662
Average Volume 110,662
Average Volume10Days 98,040
Beta 0.461
Bid 144.76
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 9
Book Value 57.633
City Eau Claire
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 152.62
Current Ratio 5.22
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 155.515
Day Low 152.546
Debt To Equity 2.232
Display Name National Presto Industries
Dividend Date 1,773,964,800
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 0.65
Earnings Growth 2.07
Earnings Quarterly Growth 2.079
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,785,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,785,600
Ebitda 56,470,000
Ebitda Margins 0.10368
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.161
Enterprise To Revenue 1.986
Enterprise Value 1,081,994,496
Eps Forward 0.87
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.95
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,014,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 131.6234
Fifty Day Average Change 20.996597
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.15952025
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 46.10989
Fifty Two Week High 158.17
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.550003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03508885
Fifty Two Week Low 91.28
Fifty Two Week Low Change 61.339996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6719982
Fifty Two Week Range 91.28 - 158.17
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.21
Float Shares 4,814,134
Forward Eps 0.87
Forward P E 175.42528
Free Cashflow 8,961,750
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,200
Fullday Change -0.809998
Fullday Change Percent -0.527927
Fullday Price 152.62
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.16466999
Gross Profits 89,693,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.26058
Held Percent Institutions 0.67160004
Implied Shares Outstanding 7,136,067
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Industry Disp Aerospace & Defense
Industry Key aerospace-defense
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,014,400
Last Dividend Value 1.0
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 425,865,600
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name National Presto Industries, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,089,106,560
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_291023
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,209,600
Net Income To Common 42,810,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,094,886,759
Open 153.63
Operating Cashflow 33,465,000
Operating Margins 0.11712
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.1672
Phone 715 839 2121
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 152.62
Post Market Time 1,787,961,600
Previous Close 153.43
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.6481357
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.9995309
Profit Margins 0.078600004
Quick Ratio 0.906
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.809998
Regular Market Change Percent -0.527927
Regular Market Day High 155.515
Regular Market Day Low 152.546
Regular Market Day Range 152.546 - 155.515
Regular Market Open 153.63
Regular Market Previous Close 153.43
Regular Market Price 152.62
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 88,545
Return On Assets 0.06545
Return On Equity 0.10902
Revenue Growth 0.217
Revenue Per Share 76.105
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 7,136,067
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.042600002
Shares Short 303,747
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 292,627
Short Name National Presto Industries, Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.1162
Short Ratio 3.39
Source Interval 15
State WI
Symbol NPK
Total Cash 16,291,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.283
Total Debt 9,179,000
Total Revenue 544,681,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0065176305
Trailing Eps 5.95
Trailing P E 25.65042
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 126.3082
Two Hundred Day Average Change 26.311798
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.20831425
Type Disp Equity
Volume 88,545
Website https://www.gopresto.com
Zip 54,703-3703