National Presto Industries (NPK)
Kitchen-appliance maker whose defense unit is a sole prime contractor for U.S. Army 40 mm ammunition.
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Makes pressure cookers, canners, and small kitchen electrics under the Presto name sold through mass retailers, alongside a separate and faster-growing defense unit that is a sole prime contractor for 40 mm ammunition and supplies fuzes, detonators, and precision parts to larger defense primes.
Best known for pressure cookers, canners, griddles, and kitchen electrics sold under the Presto name through mass retailers, the business traces to a Wisconsin steel-and-cement-mixer maker that pivoted into home pressure cooking before the Second World War.
Behind that housewares line sits a faster-growing defense unit, built through acquisitions since the early 2000s into a sole prime contractor for 40 mm ammunition to the U.S. Army, plus plants supplying fuzes, detonators, cartridge cases, and precision metal parts to larger defense primes. A newer unit develops sensor-based safety systems and carbon-monoxide detectors.
Family control has persisted for three generations, with the same leader running the company for over three decades and pairing steady dividends with a large cash reserve. Housewares manufacturing is outsourced overseas, while defense runs in-house across several U.S. plants and depends on a handful of multi-year government contracts.
Company facts
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RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jul 5, 2026Cash & short-term investments $16.3M · Total debt $9.2M · Total assets $498.6M · Shareholders' equity $411.3M
- Revenue
- $146.6M
- Operating income
- $19.4M
- Net income
- $15.9M
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 62.15% | 4.44M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 182 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 3.58% | 255.2K shares | |
| 9 holders · as of May 27, 2026 | |||
| Other | 34.27% | 2.45M shares | |
| remainder | |||
7.14M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 13.70% | 977,724 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
State Street CorpInstitution | 6.53% | 466,124 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution | 4.43% | 315,794 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Maryjo R. CohenInsiderdirector, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO | 3.24% | 231,079 | filed Jan 3, 2025 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 3.15% | 224,893 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | David J. Peuse | officer: CFO & TREASURER | −500 | $140.16 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Randy F. Lieble | director | −2,417 | $143.97 |
- SharkNinja
Directly rivals multi-cooker, pressure-cooking, and air-fryer categories
- General Dynamics
Larger diversified prime overlapping in Army medium-caliber and 40mm ammunition
- Hamilton Beach Brands
Rival branded small kitchen appliance maker selling through the same retailers
- Northrop Grumman
Overlap in 20-50mm medium-caliber ammunition, incl. 40mm chain-gun rounds
- Newell Brands
Crock-Pot, Oster, and Sunbeam compete directly in small kitchen appliances
Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Presto Industries | $149.75 | −1.06% | $1.08B | 25.3 | — | 2.0 | +21.7% |
| SharkNinja | $170.08 | +1.54% | $23.70B | 34.2 | 24.1 | 3.4 | +22.2% |
| General Dynamics | $343.55 | −2.92% | $95.75B | 21.6 | 19.6 | 1.7 | +8.1% |
| Hamilton Beach Brands | $32.64 | +2.54% | $429.8M | 7.5 | 17.7 | 0.7 | +11.6% |
| Northrop Grumman | $507.56 | −3.63% | $74.82B | 16.7 | 17.3 | 1.7 | +5.1% |
| Newell Brands | $5.76 | +2.78% | $2.38B | — | 8.9 | 0.3 | +3.1% |
| Median | 19.1 | 17.7 | 1.7 | +8.1% |