Seasonality
NPK seasonality — National Presto Industries, Inc.
Over the last 11 years, NPK's strongest month on average has been December (+4.6%) and its weakest February (-2.4%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +3.10% | +0.69% | 60% | +19.3% | -2.5% | 10 |
| Feb | -2.44% | -4.80% | 30% | +14.4% | -10.7% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.70% | +1.18% | 50% | +8.4% | -13.6% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.06% | -0.55% | 50% | +14.8% | -7.6% | 10 |
| May | +0.86% | +0.06% | 50% | +17.9% | -9.5% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.56% | -0.51% | 50% | +14.4% | -4.7% | 10 |
| Jul | +0.69% | -0.45% | 50% | +8.5% | -5.1% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.69% | -0.90% | 50% | +24.9% | -13.4% | 10 |
| Sep | -0.93% | -2.28% | 30% | +7.0% | -9.0% | 10 |
| Oct | +0.78% | +0.54% | 50% | +9.8% | -4.6% | 10 |
| Nov | -0.84% | -0.04% | 44% | +10.8% | -12.3% | 9 |
| Dec | +4.60% | +2.14% | 60% | +23.5% | -9.0% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — NPK
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.0 | -9.5 | -1.2 | -2.9 | 24.9 | -2.3 | -0.2 | -3.6 | +33.5% | |
| 2025 | -2.3 | 5.8 | -13.6 | -4.0 | 1.5 | 14.4 | -1.5 | 8.7 | 7.0 | -4.6 | -12.3 | 13.8 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | -1.4 | -2.3 | 8.4 | -2.2 | -9.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | -4.0 | -4.3 | 10.8 | 23.5 | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 11.9 | -10.4 | 5.0 | -5.7 | 9.6 | -1.8 | 7.0 | -4.4 | -3.2 | 3.2 | -0.0 | 7.4 | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3 | -3.3 | -3.2 | -7.6 | -5.0 | -2.9 | 8.5 | -4.2 | -4.7 | 8.4 | -1.9 | -0.9 | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 14.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -5.1 | -13.4 | -1.8 | 1.3 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -7.2% |
| 2020 | -2.5 | -8.8 | -9.9 | 14.8 | 10.7 | -2.9 | -2.3 | 5.3 | -9.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | -6.2 | -3.2 | -1.9 | -8.1 | -4.7 | -1.4 | -6.8 | 3.9 | -3.4 | 3.4 | -0.7 | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2 | -10.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 17.9 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 6.4 | -2.2 | -3.8 | 3.1 | -9.0 | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0 | -6.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | -11.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 | -11.3 | -4.1 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 11.8 |