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NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC NPK
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC (NPK) earns a Piotroski F-score of 2/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.80% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $503.5M at a 6.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -1.72 — elevated (above the −1.78 line — aggressive-accounting signals worth a closer look) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 2/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.615 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.758 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.08 |
| Equity / liabilities | 3.742 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | 2/9 | 10.98 | 27.1 | +29.7% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. | 6/9 | 7.79 | 36.9 | +10.4% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | 4/9 | 11.91 | — | +1.9% |
| WRAP | WRAP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4/9 | — | — | — |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. | 5/9 | 3.38 | 300.6 | +33.5% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
About NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC
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.
FAQ
Is NPK financially healthy?
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC's Piotroski F-score is 2/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does NPK pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.80% with a 21.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is NPK?
In FY2025, NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC had a net margin of 6.6% and a return on equity of 8.4%.
What is NPK's P/E ratio?
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC's trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 27.1×, based on its latest annual earnings.
Is NPK a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC: a Piotroski F-score of 2/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 27.1×, a dividend yield of 0.80%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.