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NPK · NYSE

National Presto Industries Inc

Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

$151.77

+0.66%

Close on Oct 29, 2026

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Quality

55

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Quality research reads 55 of 100, a middle-of-the-universe reading. The measurements behind it are mixed.

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Fundamental Momentum

Middle

43

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 43 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as middle. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.

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Capital Returns

Moderate

49

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Capital Returns research reads 49 of 100, recorded as moderate. Stored records show 12 consecutive years of dividend payments. Share count has increased at about 0.3% a year in the stored window.

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Price / earnings
25.1

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What this company does

The business of National Presto Industries, Inc. (the "Company" or "National Presto") consists of three business segments. For a further discussion of the Company’s business, the segments in which it operates, and financial information about the segments, please refer to Note L to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Housewares/Small Appliance segment designs, markets and distributes housewares and small electrical appliances, including pressure cookers and canners, kitchen electrics, and comfort appliances that enrich the lives of consumers by making life easier, more productive and more enjoyable. The Defense segment protects the lives of the citizens of our nation, as well as the citizens of our nation’s allies, by providing our warfighters with reliable products. It manufactures 40mm ammunition, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies, medium caliber cartridge cases and metal parts; 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. The Safety segment provides innovative safety technology empowering organizations and individuals to protect what is most important. The segment's startup company, Rely Innovations, Inc., offers smoke, carbon monoxide (CO), and combo smoke/CO alarms with an array of voice messages in English and Spanish that clearly inform of incipient danger. The CO alarms have large digital displays as well. The segment also markets an economy line of carbon monoxide and smoke alarms and a PFAS-Free Foam commercial fire extinguisher.

Housewares and electrical appliances sold by the segment include pressure cookers and canners; the Presto Control Master heat control line of skillets in several sizes, griddles, woks and multi-purpose cookers; slow cookers; deep fryers of various sizes; waffle makers; pizza ovens; slicer/shredders; electric heaters; corn poppers (hot air, oil, and microwave); dehydrators; vacuum sealers; microwave bacon cookers; coffeemakers and coffeemaker accessories; electric knife sharpeners; and timers. Pressure cookers and canners are available in a range of sizes, in stovetop and digital forms, and are made from aluminum and/or stainless steel.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, approximately 9% of consolidated net sales were provided by cast products (griddles, waffle makers, die cast deep fryers, skillets and multi-cookers), and approximately 9% by noncast/thermal appliances (stamped cookers and canners, pizza ovens, corn poppers, coffee makers, microwave bacon cookers, dehydrators, slow cookers, electric stainless steel appliances, non-cast fryers, air fryers and heaters). For the year ended December 31, 2024, approximately 10% of consolidated net sales were provided by cast products, and approximately 15% by noncast/thermal appliances. For the year ended December 31, 2023, approximately 9% of consolidated net sales were provided by cast products, and approximately 18% by noncast/thermal appliances. For the year ended December 31, 2025, this segment had no customers that accounted for 10% of the Company’s consolidated net sales. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, Amazon.com, Inc. accounted for 10% and 11%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated net sales. The loss of Amazon.com, Inc. as a customer would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Products are sold primarily in the United States and Canada directly to retailers and also through independent distributors. Although the segment has long established relationships with many of its customers, it does not have long-term supply contracts with them. The loss of, or material reduction in, sales to any of the segment's major customers could adversely affect the segment's business. The majority of the housewares and electrical appliances are sourced from vendors in the Orient. (See Note J to the Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed March 13, 2026. Read the filing

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