LCUT vs KDP vs NPK Stock Comparison

Lifetime Brands, Keurig Dr Pepper and National Presto Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCUT Lifetime Brands, Inc
$8.40 -10.3% 1M +124.0% 1Y
Market cap
$193.11M
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$661.06M
Div. yield
1.96%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.86 +9.1% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$47.44B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
2.64%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lifetime Brands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lifetime Brands 6, Keurig Dr Pepper 4, National Presto Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCUTKDPNPKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $193.11M $47.44B $1.08B KDP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.8x 33.2x 25.2x LCUT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.3x 14.7x 30.9x LCUT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +27.5% +20.9% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 7.1% 7.9% NPK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 4.3% — LCUT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 6.7x — LCUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.96% 2.64% 0.66% KDP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +124.0% +19.3% +38.4% LCUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.1%/yr -0.4%/yr +12.8%/yr NPK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.4% 26.4% 35.2% KDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 40/100 49/100 LCUT

Percentile Scorecard

LCUTKDPNPK

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

AxisLCUTKDPNPK
Valuation 98 #2 of 42 49 #20 of 38 29 #30 of 42
Growth 76 #11 of 42 47 #18 of 33 61 #17 of 42
Profitability 77 #10 of 40 70 #10 of 31 69 #13 of 40
Financial Health 47 #24 of 44 14 #32 of 37 65 #16 of 44
Shareholder Returns 37 #18 of 28 18 #19 of 23 19 #23 of 28
Overall 67 40 49
  • LCUT ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • 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

PeriodLCUTKDPNPKSPY
1 month -10.3%+9.1%+4.1% -0.2%
3 months -3.8%+12.2%+22.0% +3.9%
6 months +16.2%+21.1%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date +112.7%+24.5%+41.1% +12.9%
1 year +124.0%+19.3%+38.4% +12.3%
3 years +58.8%+16.7%+105.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +16.7%+5.3%+27.1% +23.3%
5 years -50.5%-1.8%+82.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.1%-0.4%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years -39.8%-60.0%+72.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.9%-8.8%+5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLCUTKDPNPKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.4%26.4%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.5%25.8%35.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.020.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.520.731.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.5%-36.9%-31.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-0.9%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $9.90$35.19$156.80 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$25.31$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.

MultipleLCUTKDPNPK
P/E now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 16.0x 33.2xmedian 26.1x 25.2xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 9.8x 17.8xmedian 14.0x 17.8xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 11.9x 24.1xmedian 18.1x 40.7xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.64 -12.02median 2.07 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 monthsLCUTKDPNPK
Revenue $661.06M $20.09B $544.68M
Gross profit $286.63M $9.92B $89.69M
Operating income $56.07M $3.26B $52.52M
Net income $31.80M $1.50B $42.81M
Free cash flow $20.78M $1.97B $26.43M
EPS (diluted) $1.41 $1.05 $6.20
Cash & equivalents $5.45M $1.52B $15.79M
Total debt $148.24M $29.98B –
Shares (diluted) 22.61M 1.36B 6.91M
Enterprise value $157.40M $47.68B $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
MetricLCUTKDPNPK
P/E 5.8x 33.2x 25.2x
P/FCF 9.3x 24.1x 40.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 18.8x 32.1x
P/S 0.3x 2.4x 2.0x
P/B 0.9x 1.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -5.3x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.2x 17.8x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 6.0x 23.3x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 3.8x 1.9x
EV/FCF 16.2x 38.5x 40.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 30.0x 31.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -12.02 1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCUTKDPNPK
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 27.5% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 11.3% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 14.6% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 8.9% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 566.4% 22.4% 10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 10.4% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 191.8% -2.7% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.0% -2.3% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 188.0% -7.2% 3.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.5% -2.8% 18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.3% 19.4% 242.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.8% 9.0% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.8% 23.0% 147.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.7% 6.4% -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCUTKDPNPK
Gross margin 43.4% 49.4% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 21.2% 10.9%
Operating margin 8.5% 16.2% 9.6%
Pretax margin 5.7% 9.8% 10.0%
Net margin 4.8% 7.1% 7.9%
FCF margin 3.1% 9.8% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 12.6% 6.1%
Return on equity 15.3% 5.1% 10.6%
Return on assets 5.5% 1.9% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 4.3% –
Return on capital employed 14.2% 5.4% 12.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.7x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCUTKDPNPK
Debt / assets 24.0% 34.2% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 6.7x –
Debt / FCF 7.1x 15.2x –
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 66.6% 17.5%
Equity / assets 35.2% 33.4% 82.5%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 0.5x 5.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.93 0.78 10.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCUTKDPNPK
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – -9.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.0% -6.6% 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.

ConsensusLCUTKDPNPK
Forward P/E 4.3xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 30.9xFY2028
EPS, next fiscal year $1.96FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $4.88FY2028
EPS growth, next FY +142.0%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -46.9% +11.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $703.72MFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $425.62MFY2028
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.6% +13.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCUTKDPNPK
Held by institutions 43.3% 100.0% 61.0%
Institutions holding 88 852 182
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.6% +12.9% +6.2%
Institutions buying 65 469 92
Institutions selling 15 284 40
Buyers to sellers 4.33 1.65 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.

LCUTKDPNPK
LCUT 1.00 0.07 0.00
KDP 0.07 1.00 -0.02
NPK 0.00 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCUT, KDP and NPK?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) $193.11M, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.44B, National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, LCUT, KDP and NPK?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 5.8x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.2x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) is cheapest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.3x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.7x, 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?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -1.5%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Presto Industries (NPK) has the highest net margin (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.8%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) leads (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 13.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lifetime Brands (LCUT) returned the most: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +124.0%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +19.3%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +38.4%. Over five years, National Presto Industries (NPK) compounded fastest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -13.1%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) -0.4%/yr, National Presto Industries (NPK) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has the highest dividend yield: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 1.96%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 2.64%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.66%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has been the steadiest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 81.4%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.4%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCUT, KDP 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.