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% quarter-over-quarter from 11.99% in Q3 2025.
National Presto Industries (NPK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
National Presto Industries (NPK) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.88% in Q4 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 9.88%, down 499.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 9.88% (down 499.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.53%, down 161.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 9.88% in Q4 2025 per NPK's latest filing, from 11.99% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 24.27% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 2361.43% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 107.04% and a median of 10.36% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 236898 bps in 2024, then surged 237410 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.12% in 2021, then advanced by 1 bps to 8.16% in 2022, then increased by 21 bps to 9.83% in 2023, then soared by 51 bps to 14.87% in 2024, then tumbled by 34 bps to 9.88% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows NPK's Return on Capital Employed at 9.88% in Q4 2025, 11.99% in Q3 2025, and 12.67% in Q2 2025.
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| 10 | National Presto Industries | 951.20 Mn | 951.20 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 | 14.87% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 24.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2,361.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.83% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 6.49% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 7.55% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 10.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.16% |
| 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% |