National Presto Industries (NPK) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025)
National Presto Industries (NPK) reported Operating Margin of 11.38% for Q4 2025, down 596.0% year-over-year from 2.29% in Q4 2024, and up 104.95% quarter-over-quarter from 5.55% in Q3 2025.
National Presto Industries (NPK) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
National Presto Industries (NPK) has 16 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 11.38% in Q4 2025.
- Operating Margin for Q4 2025 came in at 11.38%, down 596.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 7.99% (down 365.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.99%, down 365.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 11.38% in Q4 2025 per NPK's latest filing, from 5.55% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 17.34% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 0.6% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 9.0% and a median of 8.63% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Operating Margin plunged 1308 bps in 2021, then surged 1291 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 3.11% in 2021, then tumbled by 81 bps to 0.6% in 2022, then soared by 2156 bps to 13.51% in 2023, then climbed by 28 bps to 17.34% in 2024, then sank by 34 bps to 11.38% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows NPK's Operating Margin at 11.38% in Q4 2025, 5.55% in Q3 2025, and 5.06% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 5,720.56 Bn | 5,720.56 Bn | 456,459.43 | -90.05% |
| 2 | General Electric | 359.38 Bn | 348.64 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -8.61% |
| 3 | Rtx | 248.80 Bn | 243.70 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 11.57% |
| 4 | Boeing | 180.64 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.02% |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 121.64 Bn | 119.74 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.45% |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.46 Bn | 106.03 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 32.56% |
| 7 | General Dynamics | 96.96 Bn | 93.31 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 10.53% |
| 8 | Embraer | 95.73 Bn | 93.11 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.30 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 10.01% |
| 10 | National Presto Industries | 951.20 Mn | 951.20 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.38% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 5.55% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.06% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.34% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 10.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.51% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 8.50% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 6.65% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 11.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.60% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 15.07% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 10.19% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 5.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.11% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 5.31% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 13.01% |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 13.51% |