National Presto Industries price to sales ratio NPK

Market value divided by revenue over the last twelve months, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 2.0×
10-year median: 1.8×
Against its 10-year history: 63rd; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 1.3× to 2.8×
Peer median: 1.1×

National Presto Industries' price to sales ratio is 2.0× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 1.8×, close to the middle of its last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 1.3× in Jun 2022 to 2.8× in Aug 2018.

The median for 10 aerospace and defense stocks of a similar size is 1.1×.

Price to sales ratio over time

median 1.8×

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	2.0×	1.6×	2.1×
2025	1.6×	1.4×	2.1×
2024	2.0×	1.5×	2.0×
2023	1.6×	1.5×	1.8×
2022	1.6×	1.3×	1.7×
2021	1.6×	1.5×	2.2×
2020	1.8×	1.5×	2.1×
2019	2.1×	1.8×	2.6×
2018	2.4×	1.8×	2.8×
2017	2.0×	1.6×	2.4×
2016	1.8×	1.2×	1.8×
2015	1.3×	1.0×	1.5×
2014	1.0×	1.0×	1.3×
2013	1.3×	1.1×	1.3×
2012	1.0×	1.0×	1.3×

Against its peers

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

Company	Price to sales ratio
NPKNational Presto Industries	2.0×
WGOWinnebago Industries	0.3×
RGRSturm Ruger	1.3×
SWBISmith & Wesson Brands	1.1×
PKEPark Aerospace	7.0×
ATROAstronics	2.6×
MBUUMalibu Boats	0.5×
HOGHarley-Davidson	0.7×
THOThor Industries	0.4×
AIRAAR	1.1×
FACTFACT II Acquisition	n/m
Peer median	1.1×

Where National Presto Industries ranks

#27of 53Aerospace and defense stocks with the lowest price to sales ratio

What the price to sales ratio tells you

Market value divided by revenue over the last twelve months. Useful for companies with little or no profit yet, since sales are harder to make negative than earnings.

Ignores margins entirely. A software company at 10× sales with 30% margins can be cheaper than a grocer at 1× sales with 2% margins.

More on National Presto Industries

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