ALH vs MTD vs NPK Stock Comparison

Alliance Laundry Holdings, Mettler Toledo International and National Presto Industries Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Mettler Toledo International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mettler Toledo International 6, National Presto Industries 4, Alliance Laundry Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALHMTDNPKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.52B $35.17B $1.03B MTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 38.8x 24.1x NPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 33.4x 25.9x ALH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +6.9% +20.9% NPK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 21.9% 7.9% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 47.1% — MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.5x — MTD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +16.7% +30.0% NPK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.0%/yr +9.7%/yr NPK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 33.1% 35.7% MTD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 50/100 50/100 MTD

Percentile Scorecard

ALHMTDNPK

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

AxisALHMTDNPK
Valuation 60 #83 of 204 9 #185 of 204 29 #30 of 42
Growth 78 #43 of 191 37 #121 of 191 65 #15 of 41
Profitability 76 #46 of 189 100 #1 of 189 66 #14 of 39
Financial Health 14 #190 of 221 25 #166 of 221 70 #14 of 44
Shareholder Returns 6 #150 of 159 81 #31 of 159 19 #22 of 27
Overall 47 50 50
  • ALH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodALHMTDNPKSPY
1 month +4.9%+9.6%-5.8% -5.9%
3 months -17.8%+18.1%+1.8% -4.6%
6 months -10.0%+27.3%+2.0% +0.2%
Year to date +11.2%+20.5%+31.4% +7.5%
1 year -15.4%+16.7%+30.0% +8.2%
3 years —+62.5%+82.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+17.6%+22.2% +19.0%
5 years —+10.6%+58.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+2.0%+9.7% +9.4%
10 years —+299.5%+63.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+14.9%+5.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALHMTDNPKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%33.1%35.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%34.4%36.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.810.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.500.84 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-43.5%-31.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-2.6%-10.6% -5.9%
52-week high $28.00$1,724.45$156.80 $779.14
52-week low $19.06$1,025.53$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.

MultipleALHMTDNPK
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 23.4x 37.3xmedian 23.4x 23.5xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 8.8xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 13.4x 28.3xmedian 13.4x 16.5xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 21.9x 42.2xmedian 21.9x 37.9xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.1x 2,840xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 5.40median 1.02 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 monthsALHMTDNPK
Revenue $1.78B $4.13B $544.68M
Gross profit $669.98M $2.49B $89.69M
Operating income $338.49M $1.23B $52.52M
Net income $179.08M $905.61M $42.81M
Free cash flow $256.18M $863.97M $26.43M
R&D – $208.01M –
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $44.91 $6.20
Cash & equivalents $159.47M $51.40M $15.79M
Total debt $1.44B $2.11B –
Shares (diluted) 203.55M 20.17M 6.91M
Enterprise value $3.97B $34.93B $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
MetricALHMTDNPK
P/E 25.1x 37.3x 23.5x
P/FCF 17.5x 42.2x 37.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 37.3x 29.9x
P/S 2.5x 8.8x 1.8x
P/B 8.9x 2,840x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -19.8x -143.7x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 28.3x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 31.3x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 9.3x 1.8x
EV/FCF 22.5x 44.5x 37.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 39.5x 29.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.40 1.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALHMTDNPK
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 6.9% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% 7.5% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 6.3% 10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.7% 9.1% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.7% 12.2% 3.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% 18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.5% 242.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.9% 147.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALHMTDNPK
Gross margin 37.7% 60.3% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 24.6% 32.9% 10.9%
Operating margin 19.1% 29.7% 9.6%
Pretax margin 13.2% 26.5% 10.0%
Net margin 10.1% 21.9% 7.9%
FCF margin 14.4% 20.9% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 23.6% 6.1%
Return on equity 38.4% – 10.6%
Return on assets 6.1% 24.7% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 47.1% –
Return on capital employed 14.1% 49.8% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALHMTDNPK
Debt / assets 48.8% 57.5% –
Debt / equity 2.9x 164.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 82.9% 99.7% 17.5%
Equity / assets 17.1% 0.3% 82.5%
Interest coverage 3.3x 17.7x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 5.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.15 11.93 10.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALHMTDNPK
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield -11.2% 2.1% 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.

ConsensusALHMTDNPK
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 33.4xFY2026 25.9xFY2028
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $50.31FY2026 $5.42FY2028
EPS growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +5.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $458.71MFY2028
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% +3.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALHMTDNPK
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.4% 61.0%
Institutions holding 168 806 182
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +3.1% +6.2%
Institutions buying 98 330 92
Institutions selling 46 325 40
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.02 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.

ALHMTDNPK
ALH 1.00 0.32 0.23
MTD 0.32 1.00 0.12
NPK 0.23 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALH, MTD and NPK?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) $4.52B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $35.17B, National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALH, MTD and NPK?

National Presto Industries (NPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 25.2x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 38.8x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 24.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) is cheapest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 17.5x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.4x, 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%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 10.1%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 13.4%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Presto Industries (NPK) returned the most: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) -15.4%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +16.7%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +30.0%. Over five years, National Presto Industries (NPK) compounded fastest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.0%/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%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 0.00%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.01%. Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) and Mettler Toledo International (MTD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has been the steadiest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 35.8%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.1%, 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, MTD 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, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 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.