National Presto Industries (NPK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
National Presto Industries (NPK) reported Return on Capital Employed of 9.88% for Q4 2025, down 499.0% year-over-year from 2.48% in Q4 2024, and down 17.58% on a QoQ basis from 11.99% in Q3 2025.
National Presto Industries (NPK) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.88% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 499.0% year-over-year to 9.88% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 9.88% (down 499.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.53%, down 161.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 9.88% in Q4 2025 per NPK's latest filing, from 11.99% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 24.27% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 2361.43% in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.36% (2023), against an average of 107.04%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 236898 bps; it then soared 237410 bps in 2025.
- Tracing NPK's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.12% in 2021, then rose by 1 bps to 8.16% in 2022, then climbed by 21 bps to 9.83% in 2023, then jumped by 51 bps to 14.87% in 2024, then sank by 34 bps to 9.88% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest NPK Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 9.88% (Q4 2025), 11.99% (Q3 2025), and 12.67% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -9.24% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 8.75% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 7.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.82% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 14.01% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -10.40% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 6.49% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 10 | National Presto Industries | 979.32 Mn | 979.32 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.88% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 11.99% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 12.67% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.07% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -54.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -53.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.83% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 6.49% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 7.55% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 7.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.97% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 7.04% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 5.45% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 6.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.12% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 12.41% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 15.03% |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 15.80% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 15.32% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 14.78% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 14.13% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 12.60% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 13.52% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 10.88% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 11.51% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.25% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 16.31% |
| Jul 1, 2018 | 17.76% |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 17.49% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 17.27% |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 19.48% |
| Jul 2, 2017 | 19.42% |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 19.76% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 18.51% |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 17.47% |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 18.34% |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 18.39% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 18.92% |
| Oct 4, 2015 | 19.76% |
| Jul 5, 2015 | 18.61% |
| Apr 5, 2015 | 16.29% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 14.23% |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 13.28% |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 15.22% |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 16.70% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 17.52% |
| Sep 29, 2013 | 17.01% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 17.95% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 18.31% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 18.76% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 19.58% |
| Jul 1, 2012 | 21.24% |
| Apr 1, 2012 | 21.33% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 22.35% |
| Oct 2, 2011 | 27.19% |