NPK vs PNR vs HBB Stock Comparison

National Presto Industries, Pentair and Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PNR PENTAIR plc
$62.30 +16.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.95B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.73%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNPKPNRHBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.08B $9.95B $432.82M PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 16.2x 7.5x HBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.9x 13.7x — PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% -3.9% -3.3% NPK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% 15.4% 9.4% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.5% 22.9% HBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x -0.6x HBB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.66% 1.73% 1.56% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.4% -42.9% +120.3% HBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr -3.4%/yr +16.1%/yr HBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.2% 36.1% 52.5% NPK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 61/100 85/100 HBB

Percentile Scorecard

NPKPNRHBB

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

AxisNPKPNRHBB
Valuation 29 #30 of 42 72 #57 of 203 95 #3 of 42
Growth 61 #17 of 42 28 #135 of 188 98 #2 of 42
Profitability 69 #13 of 40 84 #31 of 183 97 #2 of 40
Financial Health 65 #16 of 44 45 #120 of 217 84 #8 of 44
Shareholder Returns 19 #23 of 28 76 #38 of 153 52 #14 of 28
Overall 49 61 85
  • NPK ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HBB ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNPKPNRHBBSPY
1 month +4.1%+16.1%-13.7% -0.2%
3 months +22.0%-6.7%+35.4% +3.9%
6 months +2.8%-24.8%+53.6% +8.2%
Year to date +41.1%-40.2%+95.0% +12.9%
1 year +38.4%-42.9%+120.3% +12.3%
3 years +105.4%+8.0%+152.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.1%+2.6%+36.2% +23.3%
5 years +82.2%-15.9%+110.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.8%-3.4%+16.1% +10.9%
10 years +72.8%+13.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.6%+1.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNPKPNRHBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.2%36.1%52.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.5%40.2%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.941.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.09-1.192.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.4%-53.7%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-42.9%-17.0% -1.2%
52-week high $156.80$109.13$38.63 $779.14
52-week low $91.59$52.11$13.76 $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.

MultipleNPKPNRHBB
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 16.0x 16.2xmedian 25.2x 7.5xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.6x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 9.8x 12.6xmedian 14.0x 4.5xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 11.9x 15.4xmedian 21.7x 4.5xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.34median 0.64 2.12median 1.32 0.08median 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 monthsNPKPNRHBB
Revenue $544.68M $3.97B $610.31M
Gross profit $89.69M $1.64B $201.94M
Operating income $52.52M $777.40M $76.49M
Net income $42.81M $612.20M $57.44M
Free cash flow $26.43M $646.60M $96.92M
R&D – $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $6.20 $3.82 $4.25
Cash & equivalents $15.79M $74.00M $101.47M
Total debt – $1.48B $50.00M
Shares (diluted) 6.91M 160.30M 13.51M
Enterprise value $1.04B $9.61B $219.44M

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
MetricNPKPNRHBB
P/E 25.2x 16.2x 7.5x
P/FCF 40.7x 15.4x 4.5x
P/Operating cash flow 32.1x 13.7x 4.4x
P/S 2.0x 2.5x 0.7x
P/B 2.6x 2.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.5x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 12.6x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 14.6x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.9x 0.6x
EV/FCF 40.1x 17.6x 3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.6x 15.7x 3.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.34 2.12 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNPKPNRHBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% -3.9% -3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.7% -1.3% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% -1.2% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 3.4% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% -8.3% 80.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 4.4% 67.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.0% -6.4% 78.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 6.3% 90.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.0% -3.6% 78.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 7.7% 93.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 242.1% -14.8% 2,069%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 6.8% 7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 147.6% -17.4% 6,575%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 7.7% 8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNPKPNRHBB
Gross margin 16.5% 41.2% 33.1%
EBITDA margin 10.9% 22.7% 14.0%
Operating margin 9.6% 19.6% 12.5%
Pretax margin 10.0% 17.5% 12.6%
Net margin 7.9% 15.4% 9.4%
FCF margin 4.9% 16.3% 15.9%
Operating cash flow margin 6.1% 18.3% 16.2%
Return on equity 10.6% 16.1% 28.6%
Return on assets 8.8% 9.2% 14.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.5% 22.9%
Return on capital employed 12.9% 13.5% 26.8%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNPKPNRHBB
Debt / assets – 22.3% 12.2%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x -0.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 17.5% 42.1% 47.3%
Equity / assets 82.5% 57.9% 52.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.2x 1.5x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 10.72 3.85 4.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNPKPNRHBB
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.7% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 4.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 5.8% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.7% 28.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.1% 26.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.3% 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -36.8% 6.2% –

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.

ConsensusNPKPNRHBB
Forward P/E 30.9xFY2028 13.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.88FY2028 $4.55FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -7.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +17.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $425.62MFY2028 $3.86BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – -7.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +10.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNPKPNRHBB
Held by institutions 61.0% 95.0% 27.7%
Institutions holding 182 719 80
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% -0.1% -0.8%
Institutions buying 92 353 38
Institutions selling 40 256 25
Buyers to sellers 2.30 1.38 1.52

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.

NPKPNRHBB
NPK 1.00 0.06 0.20
PNR 0.06 1.00 0.17
HBB 0.20 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NPK, PNR and HBB?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.08B, Pentair (PNR) $9.95B, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) $432.82M.

Which stock is cheaper, NPK, PNR and HBB?

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Presto Industries (NPK) 25.2x, Pentair (PNR) 16.2x, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 7.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (National Presto Industries (NPK) 30.9x, Pentair (PNR) 13.7x). 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: National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) -3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) returned the most: National Presto Industries (NPK) +38.4%, Pentair (PNR) -42.9%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +120.3%. Over five years, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) compounded fastest (National Presto Industries (NPK) +12.8%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.66%, Pentair (PNR) 1.73%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 1.56%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National Presto Industries (NPK) has been the steadiest (National Presto Industries (NPK) 35.2%, Pentair (PNR) 36.1%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 52.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NPK, PNR and HBB?

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 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.