National Presto Industries Inc. drawdown: 4.8% below the all-time high (price)
National Presto Industries Inc. is 4.8% below its all-time high, set Aug 25, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 20, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −4.8%
- 95.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $156.8
- Aug 25, 2026
- Time below the high
- 56 days
- since Aug 25, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −68.5%
- Mar 12, 2003
- Longest underwater
- 17.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Aug 20, 2026
- 2 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Aug 13, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1987: price#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1992 | Mar 12, 2003 | −68.5% | 11.0 yrs | Jun 1, 2009 | 17.2 yrs |
| Jan 14, 2011 | Dec 15, 2014 | −59.1% | 3.9 yrs | Aug 21, 2018 | 7.6 yrs |
| Aug 21, 2018 | Jun 16, 2022 | −56.0% | 3.8 yrs | Mar 4, 2026 | 7.5 yrs |
| Mar 1, 2010 | Jul 6, 2010 | −30.2% | 4 mo | Dec 16, 2010 | 10 mo |
| Jul 19, 1990 | Oct 10, 1990 | −24.3% | 3 mo | Feb 12, 1991 | 7 mo |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | −17.5% | 3 mo | Aug 18, 2026 | 4 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 1987: how far National Presto Industries Inc. stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is National Presto Industries Inc. from its all-time high?
- National Presto Industries Inc. is currently 4.8% below its all-time high, set Aug 25, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 20, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest National Presto Industries Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1987) took National Presto Industries Inc. 68.5% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 12, 2003. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from NPK; no free deep history exists for National Presto Industries Inc. — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.