GNTX vs HBB vs NPK Stock Comparison

Gentex, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding and National Presto Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNTX Gentex Corp
$20.21 -10.5% 1M -14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.16B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hamilton Beach Brands Holding 5, Gentex 3, National Presto Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNTXHBBNPKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.16B $425.33M $1.07B GNTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 7.4x 25.1x HBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x — 30.9x GNTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% -3.3% +20.9% NPK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.4% 7.9% HBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.8% +120.3% +38.4% HBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr +16.1%/yr +12.8%/yr HBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 52.5% 35.2% GNTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 85/100 49/100 HBB

Percentile Scorecard

GNTXHBBNPK

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

AxisGNTXHBBNPK
Valuation 35 #33 of 50 95 #3 of 42 29 #30 of 42
Growth 77 #12 of 48 98 #2 of 42 61 #17 of 42
Profitability – 97 #2 of 40 69 #13 of 40
Financial Health – 84 #8 of 44 65 #16 of 44
Shareholder Returns 38 #19 of 30 52 #14 of 28 19 #23 of 28
Overall 50 85 49
  • GNTX ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • HBB ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • NPK ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGNTXHBBNPKSPY
1 month -10.5%-13.7%+4.1% -0.2%
3 months -16.0%+35.4%+22.0% +3.9%
6 months -13.8%+53.6%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date -13.1%+95.0%+41.1% +12.9%
1 year -14.8%+120.3%+38.4% +12.3%
3 years -28.2%+152.7%+105.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.4%+36.2%+27.1% +23.3%
5 years -42.4%+110.8%+82.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.5%+16.1%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years +20.8%—+72.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.9%—+5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNTXHBBNPKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%52.5%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%42.7%35.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.130.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.592.291.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.4%-58.4%-31.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-17.0%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $26.04$38.63$156.80 $779.14
52-week low $20.21$13.76$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.

MultipleGNTXHBBNPK
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 19.4x 7.5xmedian 16.0x 25.2xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.6x 2.0xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x 4.5xmedian 9.8x 17.8xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.4x 4.5xmedian 11.9x 40.7xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.22median 1.40 0.08median 0.64 1.34median 0.64

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 monthsGNTXHBBNPK
Revenue $2.62B $610.31M $544.68M
Gross profit $910.47M $201.94M $89.69M
Operating income $500.16M $76.49M $52.52M
Net income $396.44M $57.44M $42.81M
Free cash flow – $96.92M $26.43M
R&D $205.71M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $4.25 $6.20
Cash & equivalents $136.44M $101.47M $15.79M
Total debt – $50.00M –
Shares (diluted) 208.59M 13.51M 6.91M
Enterprise value $4.16B $211.95M $1.04B

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
MetricGNTXHBBNPK
P/E 10.6x 7.5x 25.2x
P/FCF 9.4x 4.5x 40.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.4x 32.1x
P/S 1.6x 0.7x 2.0x
P/B 1.7x 2.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.0x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 4.5x 17.8x
EV/EBIT – 5.0x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 0.6x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 3.9x 40.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 3.8x 31.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.22 0.08 1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNTXHBBNPK
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% -3.3% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -0.1% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 20.5% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 19.9% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 80.2% 10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 67.5% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.6% 78.4% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 90.3% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.2% 78.7% 3.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 93.0% 18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 2,069% 242.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6,575% 147.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNTXHBBNPK
Gross margin – 33.1% 16.5%
EBITDA margin – 14.0% 10.9%
Operating margin – 12.5% 9.6%
Pretax margin – 12.6% 10.0%
Net margin – 9.4% 7.9%
FCF margin – 15.9% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.2% 6.1%
Return on equity 15.8% 28.6% 10.6%
Return on assets – 14.7% 8.8%
Return on invested capital – 22.9% –
Return on capital employed – 26.8% 12.9%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNTXHBBNPK
Debt / assets – 12.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x –
Debt / FCF – 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets – 47.3% 17.5%
Equity / assets – 52.7% 82.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 3.1x 5.2x
Quick ratio – 1.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio – 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.69 10.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNTXHBBNPK
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.7% 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.

ConsensusGNTXHBBNPK
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 – 30.9xFY2028
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 – $4.88FY2028
EPS growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +4.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 – $425.62MFY2028
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNTXHBBNPK
Held by institutions 100.0% 27.7% 61.0%
Institutions holding 530 80 182
Change in shares held, QoQ +98.5% -0.8% +6.2%
Institutions buying 289 38 92
Institutions selling 160 25 40
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.52 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.

GNTXHBBNPK
GNTX 1.00 0.31 0.17
HBB 0.31 1.00 0.20
NPK 0.17 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNTX, HBB and NPK?

Gentex (GNTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gentex (GNTX) $4.16B, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) $425.33M, National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNTX, HBB and NPK?

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gentex (GNTX) 10.5x, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 7.4x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 25.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gentex (GNTX) is cheapest (Gentex (GNTX) 9.7x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 30.9x). 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: Gentex (GNTX) +7.7%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) -3.3%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) has the highest net margin (Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 9.4%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) returned the most: Gentex (GNTX) -14.8%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +120.3%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +38.4%. Over five years, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) compounded fastest (Gentex (GNTX) -10.5%/yr, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +16.1%/yr, National Presto Industries (NPK) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gentex (GNTX) 0.00%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 0.00%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.01%. Gentex (GNTX) and Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gentex (GNTX) has been the steadiest (Gentex (GNTX) 25.1%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 52.5%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNTX, HBB 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, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) leads on 5. 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.