Last 47 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 32.56 | 13.94 | 38.08 | 12.65 | 38.05 | 34.00 | 20.53 | — | 16.47 | 22.10 | 22.77 | 10.79 | 18.30 | 23.77 | 14.42 | 55.21 | 12.91 | 17.59 | 47.68 | 44.58 | 35.95 |
| — | -59.0% | +85.5% | — | +131.1% | +53.9% | -9.9% | — | -10.0% | -7.0% | +57.9% | -80.5% | +41.8% | +35.1% | -69.8% | +23.8% | -64.1% | -8.5% | +137.9% | +299.3% | +193.9% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.15 | 1.51 | 2.14 | 1.16 | 1.74 | 1.45 | 1.51 | 1.30 | 1.45 | 1.57 | 1.95 | 1.44 | 1.55 | 1.65 | 1.59 | 1.06 | 1.65 | 1.52 | 2.28 | 1.44 | 1.69 |
| — | +3.7% | +41.3% | -10.7% | +20.7% | -7.7% | -22.2% | -10.2% | -6.7% | -4.4% | +22.3% | +36.0% | -6.3% | +8.6% | -30.1% | -26.3% | -2.1% | -26.2% | +1.9% | -1.8% | +7.1% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.73 | 2.15 | 2.57 | 1.92 | 2.12 | 1.87 | 1.70 | 1.90 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 1.80 | 1.60 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.68 | 1.62 | 1.66 |
| — | +14.8% | +50.9% | +1.2% | +38.5% | +18.1% | -5.4% | +19.2% | +1.9% | +2.1% | +15.8% | +14.6% | +12.7% | +11.5% | -7.5% | -14.0% | -19.8% | -32.1% | -21.1% | -2.6% | +1.1% | |
| P/FCF | — | 23.74 | 8.62 | 15.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.86 | 8.64 | — | — | 3.46 | 10.50 | — | — | 26.26 | 7.34 | 18.52 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +734.3% | -17.7% | — | — | -86.8% | +43.1% | — | — | -17.7% | +49.0% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 23.09 | 10.38 | 27.26 | 9.85 | 27.59 | 24.55 | 15.45 | 7.05 | 12.59 | 16.95 | 17.53 | 8.11 | 13.78 | 17.61 | 10.03 | 56.79 | 9.12 | 12.00 | 31.63 | 30.97 | 23.54 |
| — | -57.7% | +76.5% | +39.7% | +119.1% | +44.8% | -11.9% | -13.1% | -8.6% | -3.8% | +74.7% | -85.7% | +51.1% | +46.8% | -68.3% | +83.4% | -61.3% | -11.5% | +123.1% | +311.3% | +159.4% | |
| EV / EBIT | 25.85 | 11.29 | 29.52 | 10.49 | 30.96 | 20.47 | 16.21 | 7.17 | 12.64 | 16.36 | 16.26 | 8.09 | 12.87 | 16.06 | 9.90 | 17.76 | 8.85 | 11.90 | 31.99 | 32.92 | 24.07 |
| — | -44.9% | +82.1% | +46.2% | +144.9% | +25.2% | -0.4% | -11.3% | -1.7% | +1.9% | +64.2% | -54.4% | +45.5% | +34.9% | -69.0% | -46.0% | -63.2% | -13.4% | +111.5% | +318.5% | +152.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 16.0% | 19.5% | 14.7% | 16.9% | 13.9% | 15.4% | 17.5% | 24.3% | 18.8% | 16.8% | 17.6% | 20.6% | 18.5% | 16.9% | 22.4% | 11.7% | 24.5% | 19.5% | 16.0% | 17.1% | 12.9% |
| — | +26.5% | -15.7% | -30.7% | -26.1% | -8.5% | -0.6% | +18.2% | +1.3% | -0.7% | -21.6% | +76.5% | -24.4% | -13.1% | +40.2% | -31.6% | +90.2% | -3.9% | -29.5% | -31.4% | -41.6% | |
| Operating Margin | 8.5% | 13.2% | 6.8% | 11.4% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 8.8% | 17.3% | 10.0% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 13.5% | 8.5% | 6.7% | 11.7% | 0.6% | 15.1% | 10.2% | 5.1% | 3.1% | 5.3% |
| — | +161.7% | -22.6% | -34.4% | -44.7% | -32.3% | +6.9% | +28.3% | +18.2% | +12.5% | -30.1% | +2155.6% | -43.6% | -34.7% | +130.6% | -80.7% | +183.5% | -21.7% | -62.4% | -80.8% | -65.5% | |
| Net Margin | 6.6% | 10.8% | 5.6% | 9.2% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 7.3% | 15.4% | 8.8% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 13.4% | 8.4% | 7.0% | 11.0% | 1.9% | 12.8% | 8.7% | 4.8% | 3.2% | 4.7% |
| — | +153.0% | -23.9% | -40.5% | -47.7% | -40.1% | -14.3% | +15.1% | +4.3% | +2.5% | -22.4% | +601.8% | -34.1% | -19.6% | +130.1% | -41.0% | +170.6% | -18.8% | -56.8% | -75.5% | -63.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 8.7% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 5.8% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 0.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| — | +183.5% | -18.9% | -33.3% | -40.3% | -23.5% | +8.3% | +54.2% | +14.0% | +9.6% | -27.1% | +500.9% | -20.9% | -17.5% | +208.8% | -31.2% | +123.1% | -25.5% | -66.3% | -76.0% | -65.8% | |
| ROA | 6.9% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| — | +194.9% | -18.8% | -36.7% | -42.9% | -23.6% | +9.4% | +52.9% | +11.2% | +5.4% | -30.1% | +481.2% | -22.9% | -19.2% | +204.7% | -30.8% | +124.6% | -26.3% | -66.8% | -76.8% | -66.6% | |
| ROIC | 8.2% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 5.0% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| — | +206.3% | -20.7% | -34.1% | -44.3% | -26.2% | +9.3% | +41.0% | +10.4% | +9.5% | -34.0% | +1918.2% | -30.4% | -33.3% | +184.4% | -80.0% | +121.2% | -26.9% | -68.8% | -79.1% | -63.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| — | -62.7% | -11.5% | +208.8% | +316.2% | +95.1% | -15.9% | -9.5% | -4.5% | -4.1% | -1.3% | -2.9% | -2.4% | +8.3% | +5.3% | +8.5% | +8.7% | -0.8% | +221.2% | +216.3% | +209.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.69 | 0.44 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 6.03 | 3.05 | 0.95 | 0.41 | 0.98 | 1.37 | 1.35 | 0.70 | 1.28 | 1.65 | 0.95 | 5.74 | 0.97 | 1.16 | 2.64 | 2.63 | 1.90 |
| — | -85.7% | +4.7% | +305.9% | +517.0% | +122.8% | -29.6% | -42.3% | -23.4% | -17.1% | +42.6% | -87.7% | +31.7% | +42.4% | -64.0% | +118.6% | -49.1% | +34.4% | +856.0% | +1298.8% | +757.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 4.24 | 5.22 | 5.88 | 4.24 | 3.53 | 4.21 | 4.60 | 4.93 | 4.95 | 4.99 | 4.59 | 5.00 | 5.26 | 5.65 | 5.54 | 6.09 | 6.52 | 6.72 | 6.39 | 6.55 | 5.64 |
| — | +24.0% | +27.9% | -13.8% | -28.8% | -15.6% | +0.2% | -1.5% | -5.9% | -11.7% | -17.1% | -17.9% | -19.3% | -15.9% | -13.4% | -7.0% | +15.5% | -4.5% | +3.1% | +1.0% | -21.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.64 | 1.82 | 2.36 | 2.38 | 2.69 | 2.79 | 3.25 | 3.10 | 3.48 | 3.34 | 3.84 | 3.18 |
| — | +27.9% | +22.1% | -15.0% | -47.3% | -53.5% | -56.9% | -49.4% | -49.1% | -39.1% | -34.6% | -27.6% | -23.2% | -22.6% | -16.7% | -15.3% | -2.7% | -11.4% | -3.5% | -4.6% | -25.3% | |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.20 | — | — | — | 1.11 | — | — | — | — | — |
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National Presto Industries, Inc.'s current P/E is 32.6x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 25.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
National Presto Industries, Inc.'s current operating margin is 8.5%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking National Presto Industries, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.