---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-025460"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NPK"
cik: "0000080172"
company_name: "NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-03T20:42:15+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-03T20:43:07.666230+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# National Presto Q2 net earnings triple to $15.9M; Defense sales up 27.2%

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $146.6M (+21.7% YoY); net earnings $15.9M (+207%); EPS $2.21 vs $0.72.
- Defense segment sales up $27.1M (+27.2%) on increased backlog shipments; operating earnings up $4.9M (+33.5%).
- Housewares/Small Appliance sales down $1.2M (-6.2%) due to tariff impact; operating earnings $2.2M (vs prior year loss) helped by tariff refund.
- Safety segment sales up 91.7% but still nominal; operating loss as anticipated.
- Six-month EPS $3.14 vs $1.79; weighted shares 7.164M vs 7.146M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-025460
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NPK
- cik: 0000080172
- company_name: NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-03T20:42:15+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80172/000143774926025460/0001437749-26-025460-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80172/000143774926025460/npk20260803_8k.htm

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