ALH vs LCUT vs NPK Stock Comparison

Alliance Laundry Holdings, Lifetime Brands and National Presto Industries Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCUT Lifetime Brands, Inc
$7.76 -15.3% 1M +151.9% 1Y
Market cap
$167.85M
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$666.83M
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lifetime Brands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lifetime Brands 6, National Presto Industries 3, Alliance Laundry Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALHLCUTNPKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.54B $167.85M $1.03B ALH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 5.8x 24.1x LCUT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 4.0x 25.9x LCUT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +1.2% +20.9% NPK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 4.3% 7.9% ALH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 13.5% — LCUT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.1x — LCUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +151.9% +30.0% LCUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.6%/yr +9.7%/yr NPK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 81.7% 35.7% NPK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 70/100 50/100 LCUT

Percentile Scorecard

ALHLCUTNPK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALHLCUTNPK
Valuation 60 #83 of 204 100 #1 of 42 29 #30 of 42
Growth 78 #43 of 191 88 #6 of 41 65 #15 of 41
Profitability 76 #46 of 189 82 #8 of 39 66 #14 of 39
Financial Health 14 #190 of 221 51 #22 of 44 70 #14 of 44
Shareholder Returns 6 #150 of 159 31 #19 of 27 19 #22 of 27
Overall 47 70 50
  • ALH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LCUT ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • NPK ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALHLCUTNPKSPY
1 month +4.9%-15.3%-5.8% -5.9%
3 months -17.8%-10.8%+1.8% -4.6%
6 months -10.0%+7.9%+2.0% +0.2%
Year to date +11.2%+96.5%+31.4% +7.5%
1 year -15.4%+151.9%+30.0% +8.2%
3 years —+37.3%+82.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+11.2%+22.2% +19.0%
5 years —-59.5%+58.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-16.6%+9.7% +9.4%
10 years —-44.6%+63.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-5.7%+5.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALHLCUTNPKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%81.7%35.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%75.9%36.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.191.110.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.431.860.84 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-84.1%-31.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-21.6%-10.6% -5.9%
52-week high $28.00$9.90$156.80 $779.14
52-week low $19.06$3.02$91.59 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALHLCUTNPK
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 23.4x 6.0xmedian 16.0x 23.5xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 13.4x 3.6xmedian 10.7x 16.5xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 21.9x 3.5xmedian 12.4x 37.9xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 0.08median 0.54 1.24median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALHLCUTNPK
Revenue $1.78B $666.83M $544.68M
Gross profit $669.98M $291.12M $89.69M
Operating income $338.49M $49.35M $52.52M
Net income $179.08M $28.79M $42.81M
Free cash flow $256.18M $50.73M $26.43M
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $1.29 $6.20
Cash & equivalents $159.47M $5.93M $15.79M
Total debt $1.44B $89.86M –
Shares (diluted) 203.55M 22.25M 6.91M
Enterprise value $3.99B $138.33M $999.42M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALHLCUTNPK
P/E 25.1x 6.0x 23.5x
P/FCF 17.5x 3.5x 37.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 2.9x 29.9x
P/S 2.5x 0.3x 1.8x
P/B 8.9x 0.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -19.8x 0.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 3.6x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 5.3x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 0.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 22.5x 5.2x 37.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 4.3x 29.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.08 1.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALHLCUTNPK
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 1.2% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% 19.8% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 454.0% 10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 19.4% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.7% 179.6% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 78.3% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.7% 177.9% 3.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 76.6% 18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 150.4% 242.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.5% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 149.5% 147.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.7% -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALHLCUTNPK
Gross margin 37.7% 43.7% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 24.6% 11.0% 10.9%
Operating margin 19.1% 7.4% 9.6%
Pretax margin 13.2% 4.7% 10.0%
Net margin 10.1% 4.3% 7.9%
FCF margin 14.4% 7.6% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 9.1% 6.1%
Return on equity 38.4% 13.4% 10.6%
Return on assets 6.1% 4.6% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 13.5% –
Return on capital employed 14.1% 10.6% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALHLCUTNPK
Debt / assets 48.8% 14.3% –
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 82.9% 66.1% 17.5%
Equity / assets 17.1% 33.9% 82.5%
Interest coverage 3.3x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.4x 5.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.15 1.89 10.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALHLCUTNPK
Dividend yield – 2.1% 0.7%
Net buyback yield -11.2% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -11.2% 2.1% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 16.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 27.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -36.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALHLCUTNPK
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 4.0xFY2026 25.9xFY2028
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $1.96FY2026 $5.42FY2028
EPS growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 +142.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% -46.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 $703.72MFY2026 $458.71MFY2028
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% +4.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALHLCUTNPK
Held by institutions 100.0% 43.3% 61.0%
Institutions holding 168 88 182
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +9.6% +6.2%
Institutions buying 98 65 92
Institutions selling 46 15 40
Buyers to sellers 2.13 4.33 2.30

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALHLCUTNPK
ALH 1.00 0.02 0.23
LCUT 0.02 1.00 0.03
NPK 0.23 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALH, LCUT and NPK?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) $4.54B, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) $167.85M, National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALH, LCUT and NPK?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 25.3x, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 5.8x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 24.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) is cheapest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 17.5x, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.0x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 25.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Presto Industries (NPK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) +9.9%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +1.2%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) has the highest net margin (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 10.1%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.3%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) leads (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 13.4%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lifetime Brands (LCUT) returned the most: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) -15.4%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +151.9%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +30.0%. Over five years, National Presto Industries (NPK) compounded fastest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -16.6%/yr, National Presto Industries (NPK) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 0.00%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 0.00%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.01%. Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) and Lifetime Brands (LCUT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National Presto Industries (NPK) has been the steadiest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 35.8%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 81.7%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 35.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALH, LCUT and NPK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.