National Presto Industries price to free cash flow NPK

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 40.2×
10-year median: 18.8×
Against its 10-year history: 84th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 8.1× to 267×
Peer median: 18.4×

National Presto Industries' price to free cash flow is 40.2× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 18.8×, higher than on 84% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 8.1× in Mar 2019 to 267× in Aug 2026.

The median for 10 aerospace and defense stocks of a similar size is 18.4×.

Price to free cash flow over time

median 18.8×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	40.2×	39.1×	267×
2025	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2024	44.0×	13.0×	48.6×
2023	14.7×	12.0×	68.0×
2022	30.4×	12.8×	31.3×
2021	13.2×	13.1×	35.0×
2020	29.4×	23.2×	97.3×
2019	23.9×	8.1×	23.9×
2018	9.2×	8.8×	41.1×
2017	27.1×	10.3×	31.9×
2016	15.9×	11.3×	21.4×
2015	12.4×	6.8×	21.0×
2014	18.8×	13.6×	148×
2013	25.6×	10.6×	80.1×
2012	10.4×	8.8×	15.7×

Against its peers

Companies in Aerospace & Defense nearest National Presto Industries' size, closest first, today.

Company	Price to free cash flow
NPKNational Presto Industries	40.2×
WGOWinnebago Industries	5.6×
RGRSturm Ruger	15.3×
SWBISmith & Wesson Brands	7.5×
PKEPark Aerospace	49.4×
ATROAstronics	41.0×
MBUUMalibu Boats	10.1×
HOGHarley-Davidson	n/m
THOThor Industries	21.4×
AIRAAR	24.0×
FACTFACT II Acquisition	n/m
Peer median	18.4×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.