NPK
National Presto Industries, Inc.Industrials·Aerospace & Defense
$126.57
$907M market cap
Revenue
$282.6M
Free Cash Flow
$41.8M
Rev Growth
+0.0%
FCF Margin
14.8%
P/FCF
21.7x
EV/FCF
21.7x
Fwd EV/EBITDA
--
Fair Value
--
Upside
--
National Presto Industries Inc. provides housewares and small electric appliance, and defense products primarily in North America. It operates through three segments: Housewares/Small Appliance, Defense, and Safety. The company's Housewares/Small Appliance segment designs, markets, and distributes housewares and small electrical appliances, including pressure cookers and canners; heat control single thermostatic control line of skillets, griddles, woks, and multi-purpose cookers; slow cookers; d
2-Year Price History
$131.62+80.6%
Quarterly Financials & Projections
Quarterly Waterfall ($ M)
| Period | Rev | EBITDA | OpIn | NI | OCF | FCF | CapEx | Cash | Debt | Shares | ROIC | IntCov | EV/EBITDA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act | 2026-Q1 | 118.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 31.4 | 29.4 | -2.0 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 17.8% | -- | -- |
| Act | 2025-Q4 | 164.0 | 20.1 | 18.7 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | -1.5 | 3.8 | 33.1 | 7.1 | 36.7% | -- | -- |
Valuation & Metrics
Market Stats
Price$126.57
Market Cap$907M
Enterprise Value$909M
P/S Ratio3.2x
P/FCF21.7x
EV/FCF21.7x
FCF Margin (TTM)14.8%
FCF Yield4.6%
Dividend Yield (TTM)0.8%
Annual Dilution0.0%
CurrencyUSD
TTM Financial Snapshot
Revenue$282.6M
Net Income$21.6M
Free Cash Flow$41.8M
Revenue Growth (YoY)+0.0%
EBITDA Margin9.9%
Net Margin7.7%
FCF Margin14.8%
CapEx % of Revenue1.2%
SBC % of Revenue0.0%
ROIC27.3%
WC Change % Rev8.1%
Interest Coverage--
Forward Outlook & Risk
Short Interest
Short % of Float--
Short Shares0.2M
Days to Cover2.7
Change (vs Prior)+6.1%
Need at least 2 settlement dates for chart
Employees
Headcount1,126
Revenue / Employee$250,996
Gross Profit / Employee$40,083
Institutional Ownership
Headline & net flow
NEUTRAL
Net flow · —still filing
No float data — flow unavailable.
Ownership composition
Active
28.5%(+9.6% YoY)
165 filers
hedge / family / endowment
Retail funds
—
Fidelity, Schwab, 401(k)
Passive
31.7%(+12.6% YoY)
12 filers
Vanguard, iShares, SPDR
Market makers
0.4%(+0.3% YoY)
5 filers
Citadel, Susquehanna
Insiders
—
Form 4 — latest per insider
ActiveRetail fundsPassiveMarket makersRetail direct
Top holders
| Fund | $ value | Cost basis | Δ QoQ | Δ YoY | α life | Fund AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc.Passive | $125M | $78.69 | +$6.4M | +$7.1M | -0.2% | $5.69T |
| STATE STREET CORPPassive | $54.1M | $101.23 | +$6.3M | +$14.4M | -0.2% | $2.89T |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPPassive | $43.1M | $69.22 | −$801K | −$3.7M | -0.4% | $480.92B |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCPassive | $29.3M | $137.06 | +$29.3M | +$29.3M | — | $4.04T |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | $20.3M | $71.34 | −$2.0M | −$7.1M | +1.2% | $63.91B |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC | $20.2M | $137.06 | +$20.2M | +$20.2M | +2.9% | $813M |
| Medina Value Partners, LLC | $19.0M | $94.34 | −$10.1M | −$4.6M | +0.1% | $477M |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | $17.5M | $96.93 | +$3.0M | +$2.1M | +0.5% | $2.16B |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCPassive | $17.4M | $82.06 | −$1.4M | +$786K | +2.3% | $1.61T |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCPassive | $13.3M | $137.06 | +$13.3M | +$13.3M | — | $1.91T |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | $12.1M | $73.29 | −$1.0M | −$1.7M | -0.0% | $10.15B |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | $10.3M | $106.42 | +$3.0M | +$7.1M | +1.7% | $73.71B |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $9.6M | $79.98 | +$259K | +$867K | -0.3% | $1.65T |
| EVR Research LP | $8.9M | $108.90 | −$1.4M | +$8.9M | -1.8% | $176M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $8.2M | $61.70 | −$271K | −$2.2M | -0.2% | $543.21B |
| Invesco Ltd. | $8.2M | $64.64 | −$2.6M | −$1.3M | -0.2% | $652.04B |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $7.9M | $75.76 | +$152K | +$651K | -1.5% | $4.72B |
| STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P. | $7.7M | $98.96 | +$0 | +$7.7M | -11.3% | $96.4M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $7.4M | $96.65 | +$4.6M | +$3.0M | -0.2% | $1.47T |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $6.9M | $71.00 | +$93K | +$636K | +0.7% | $645.81B |
Cost basis is a volume-weighted estimate from accumulation periods within our 13F history; holders who built their position before our window started will show a stale basis. % above the cost basis is the unrealized gain at the current price.
Trading behavior
Smart-money alpha (lifetime, %/qtr)NEUTRAL
Holders
+0.07%
avg per quarter
Holders (ex-self)
-0.01%
excl. this stock
Buyers (this Q)
+1.10%
72 buyers · $0.16B in
Sellers (this Q)
+1.32%
64 sellers · $-0.01B out
alpha coverage: 91% of $ has a lifetime-alpha record
Holder behavior on this stocksource: stock
On big dips (−10%+)
+11.8%
how holders react when this stock falls
On quiet Qs
-9.2%
−10% to +10% baseline
On rallies (+10%+)
+9.7%
how they react when this stock rises
Holders' portfolio flow this Q
+0.8%
inflows — adds are organic
Sellers' portfolio flow this Q
-6.1%
Sellers shed AUM broadly — partly forced.
▸ Compare to holder-profile behavior (across all their stocks)
Holder dip (any stock)
-4.8%
Holder mid (any stock)
-3.5%
Holder rally (any stock)
-5.5%
Biggest decreases this quarter
Medina Value Partners, LLC−$10.1Mα+0.1BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP−$4.1Mα+2.6HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCexited−$3.3MInvesco Ltd.−$2.6Mα-0.2MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC−$2.3Mα-0.5RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC−$2.0Mα+1.2GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC−$1.4Mα+2.3EVR Research LP−$1.4Mα-1.8ALGERT GLOBAL LLCexited−$1.0MGAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL−$1.0Mα-0.0
New buyers this quarter
Top-5 holders · 48.2%
BlackRock, Inc.--
STATE STREET CORP--
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP--
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC--
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC--
Top Holders Over Time
5-year share-count history (top 10 holders by peak, incl. exited) + price
hover the chart for per-quarter detailprice (right axis)
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP—Medina Value Partners, LLC139KRENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC148KADVISORY RESEARCH INC148KJ. Goldman & Co LP128KBRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP40KPacer Advisors, Inc.—Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.—GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL88KGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC25K
Corporate
Insider Trading (last 12mo)
Open-market only (Form 4 P-Purchase + S-Sale). Excludes grants, option exercises, tax withholding, gifts.
Officers & directors
Buys ($, 12mo)
$0
0 txns · 0 insiders · 0 sh
Sells ($, 12mo)
$418K
2 txns · 2 insiders · 2,917 sh
Recent transactions
| Date | Side | Insider | Title | Shares | Price | Dollars | Owned $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | SELL | Peuse David J | officer: CFO & TREASURER | 500 | $140.16 | $70K | $43K |
| 2026-03-11 | SELL | LIEBLE RANDY F | director | 2,417 | $143.97 | $348K | $752K |
Order Flow (FINRA, ~3w lag)
11.2%retail-3.5pp
19.8%dark-3.0pp
week of 2026-04-13
Off-exchange volume from FINRA. Retail = non-ATS (wholesaler PFOF + broker internalization). Dark = ATS (dark-pool crossing networks, institutional). Lit-exchange = remainder.
Filing Risk Analysis
Filing Risk Scores
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC: Defense Backlog Shielding Zombie Segment Losses
Overall Risk
5/10
Fraud
3/10
Dilution
2/10
Insolvency
6/10
Earnings Overstated
4/10
Hidden Liabilities
3/10
Legal
2/10
Audit Warnings
2/10
Hidden Upside
8/10
Contextually Acceptable
7/10