ALH vs NPK vs SN Stock Comparison

Alliance Laundry Holdings, National Presto Industries and SharkNinja Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SN SharkNinja, Inc.
$217.13 +17.5% 1M +151.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.51B
P/E
37.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.26B
Div. yield
–
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6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

SharkNinja leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (SharkNinja 6, National Presto Industries 3, Alliance Laundry Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALHNPKSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.49B $1.02B $31.51B SN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 23.9x 37.3x NPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 25.9x 31.3x ALH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +20.9% +19.2% NPK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 7.9% 11.6% SN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% — 23.8% SN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — 0.2x SN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +30.0% +151.3% SN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.7%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 35.7% 42.3% NPK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 50/100 62/100 SN

Percentile Scorecard

ALHNPKSN

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

AxisALHNPKSN
Valuation 60 #83 of 204 29 #30 of 42 22 #33 of 42
Growth 78 #43 of 191 65 #15 of 41 93 #4 of 41
Profitability 76 #46 of 189 66 #14 of 39 92 #4 of 39
Financial Health 14 #190 of 221 70 #14 of 44 65 #16 of 44
Shareholder Returns 6 #150 of 159 19 #22 of 27 39 #17 of 27
Overall 47 50 62
  • ALH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • NPK ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • SN ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALHNPKSNSPY
1 month +4.9%-5.8%+17.5% -5.9%
3 months -17.8%+1.8%+20.7% -4.6%
6 months -10.0%+2.0%+91.9% +0.2%
Year to date +11.2%+31.4%+94.0% +7.5%
1 year -15.4%+30.0%+151.3% +8.2%
3 years —+82.4%+374.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+22.2%+68.1% +19.0%
5 years —+58.8%— +56.5%
5 years, per year —+9.7%— +9.4%
10 years —+63.8%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+5.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALHNPKSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%35.7%42.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%36.6%37.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.791.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.843.58 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-31.4%-42.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-10.6%-0.7% -5.9%
52-week high $28.00$156.80$218.77 $779.14
52-week low $19.06$91.59$84.57 $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.

MultipleALHNPKSN
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 23.4x 23.5xmedian 16.0x 36.2xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 0.7x 4.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 13.4x 16.5xmedian 10.7x 23.9xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 21.9x 37.9xmedian 12.4x 60.1xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 9.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 1.24median 0.54 0.51median 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 monthsALHNPKSN
Revenue $1.78B $544.68M $7.26B
Gross profit $669.98M $89.69M $3.73B
Operating income $338.49M $52.52M $1.13B
Net income $179.08M $42.81M $844.85M
Free cash flow $256.18M $26.43M $508.67M
R&D – – $424.37M
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $6.20 $5.97
Cash & equivalents $159.47M $15.79M $487.82M
Total debt $1.44B – $706.63M
Shares (diluted) 203.55M 6.91M 141.52M
Enterprise value $3.94B $992.43M $28.96B

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
MetricALHNPKSN
P/E 25.1x 23.5x 36.2x
P/FCF 17.5x 37.9x 60.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 29.9x 44.0x
P/S 2.5x 1.8x 4.2x
P/B 8.9x 2.4x 9.7x
P/Tangible book -19.8x 2.4x 11.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 16.5x 23.9x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 18.7x 27.2x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.8x 4.2x
EV/FCF 22.5x 37.2x 60.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 29.4x 44.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.24 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALHNPKSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 20.9% 19.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.7% 21.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% 3.5% 25.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 29.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 10.0% 44.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% 51.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.7% 3.0% 47.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 18.9% 72.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.7% 3.0% 47.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 18.9% 71.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 242.1% 29.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% 38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 147.6% 132.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.5% 36.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALHNPKSN
Gross margin 37.7% 16.5% 51.4%
EBITDA margin 24.6% 10.9% 17.8%
Operating margin 19.1% 9.6% 15.6%
Pretax margin 13.2% 10.0% 14.9%
Net margin 10.1% 7.9% 11.6%
FCF margin 14.4% 4.9% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 6.1% 9.6%
Return on equity 38.4% 10.6% 28.1%
Return on assets 6.1% 8.8% 14.2%
Return on invested capital 13.4% – 23.8%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 12.9% 30.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALHNPKSN
Debt / assets 48.8% – 11.2%
Debt / equity 2.9x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 5.6x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 82.9% 17.5% 49.8%
Equity / assets 17.1% 82.5% 50.2%
Interest coverage 3.3x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 5.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.15 10.20 8.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALHNPKSN
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield -11.2% 0.0% 0.5%
Shareholder yield -11.2% 0.7% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusALHNPKSN
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 25.9xFY2028 31.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $5.42FY2028 $6.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 – +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% – +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 $458.71MFY2028 $7.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 – +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% – +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALHNPKSN
Held by institutions 100.0% 61.0% 64.7%
Institutions holding 168 182 566
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +6.2% +11.6%
Institutions buying 98 92 372
Institutions selling 46 40 145
Buyers to sellers 2.13 2.30 2.57

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.

ALHNPKSN
ALH 1.00 0.23 0.43
NPK 0.23 1.00 0.15
SN 0.43 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALH, NPK and SN?

SharkNinja (SN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) $4.49B, National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.02B, SharkNinja (SN) $31.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALH, NPK and SN?

National Presto Industries (NPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 25.1x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 23.9x, SharkNinja (SN) 37.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) is cheapest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 17.5x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 25.9x, SharkNinja (SN) 31.3x). 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%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%, SharkNinja (SN) +19.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

SharkNinja (SN) has the highest net margin (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 10.1%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%, SharkNinja (SN) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, SharkNinja (SN) leads (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 13.4%, SharkNinja (SN) 23.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SharkNinja (SN) returned the most: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) -15.4%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +30.0%, SharkNinja (SN) +151.3%. 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%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.01%, SharkNinja (SN) 0.00%. Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) and SharkNinja (SN) 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%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 35.7%, SharkNinja (SN) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, SharkNinja (SN) 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.