National Presto Industries Inc (NPK) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of National Presto Industries Inc stock $48.92, price $143, that is 65.7% below the price, quality 53 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 15 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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National Presto Industries Inc
NPK · USOur calculation puts a fair price 66% below what the stock costs today.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 3, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $58.74 – $156.80 · fair‑value band $45.85 – $54.59 · the $142.55 price screens above the $48.92 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 3, 2026.
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Company profile
National Presto Industries, Inc. provides houseware and small appliance, defense, and safety products in North America.
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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.
Stock analysis
National Presto Industries Inc (NPK) currently trades at $142.55, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $48.92, 66% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $90.39 per share, and 0 of the 15 models we run sit above the $142.55 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $13.50, and 15 of the 15 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $45.85 (bear) to $54.59 (bull), the price of $142.55 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 53/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Expensive Growth: The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
National Presto Industries Inc reported revenue of $504M in FY2025 versus $356M in FY2021, a compound +9.1%/yr. Reported net income was $33.1M in FY2025, compounding +6.6%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $1.0B Small · P/E ratio 23.8 · P/S ratio 1.88 · EPS (TTM) $5.98 · Dividend yield 0.7% · Net margin 7.9% · Return on equity 10.9% · Return on assets (EBIT) 7.8% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 43 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 9% below its 52-week high and 57% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −23% fair-value upside, at −66%, NPK screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
All 15 models by family
Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Insider trades
In the last 6 months, no officer or director bought or sold shares on the open market.
- SaleDavid J PeuseCFO & TREASURER500 shares at $140.16$70,080Mar 17, 2026
- SaleRandy F LiebleDirector2,417 shares at $143.97$347,975Mar 11, 202610b5-1 plan
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 6, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗
Revenue & earnings trend
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Aerospace & Defense · 238 stocks
Valuation Multiplesvs Aerospace & Defense median · lower = cheaper
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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| Safran SA SAF | €295.50 | €327.36 | +11% | vs NPK |
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| Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT | $567.08 | $439.21 | −23% | vs NPK |
| General Dynamics Corporation GD | $354.06 | $274.19 | −23% | vs NPK |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC | $525.01 | $382.98 | −27% | vs NPK |
| Airbus SE AIR | €196.40 | €112.14 | −43% | vs NPK |
| RTX Corporation RTX | $189.53 | $88.19 | −53% | vs NPK |
| General Electric Company GE | $323.24 | $92.26 | −71% | vs NPK |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc HWM | $205.81 | $52.65 | −74% | vs NPK |
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