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DNOW vs NPKI

Side-by-side comparison of DNOW Inc. (DNOW) and NPK International Inc. (NPKI): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both DNOW and NPKI operate in Oil and Gas Field Machinery (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • DNOW is the larger of the two at $2.42B, about 2.0x NPKI ($1.21B).
  • Over the past year, DNOW is down 7.8% and NPKI is up 77.7% - NPKI leads by 85.5 points.
  • NPKI has been more active in the news (17 items in the past 4 weeks vs 11 for DNOW).
  • DNOW has more recent analyst coverage (4 ratings vs 1 for NPKI).
PerformanceDNOW-7.84%NPKI+77.70%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricDNOWNPKI
Company
DNOW Inc.
NPK International Inc.
Price
$13.64+3.02%
$14.87+4.17%
Market cap
$2.42B
$1.21B
1M return
+4.36%
-3.60%
1Y return
-7.84%
+77.70%
Industry
Oil and Gas Field Machinery
Oil and Gas Field Machinery
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2014
News (4w)
11
17
Recent ratings
4
1
DNOW

DNOW Inc.

NOW Inc. distributes downstream energy and industrial products for petroleum refining, chemical processing, LNG terminals, power generation utilities, and industrial manufacturing operations in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company offers its products under the DistributionNOW and DNOW brand names. It provides consumable maintenance, repair, and operating supplies; pipes, valves, fittings, flanges, gaskets, fasteners, electrical products, instrumentations, artificial lift, pumping solutions, valve actuation and modular process, and measurement and control equipment; and mill supplies, tools, safety supplies, and personal protective equipment, as well as applied products and applications, such as artificial lift systems, coatings, and miscellaneous expendable items. The company also offers original equipment manufacturer equipment, including pumps, generator sets, air and gas compressors, dryers, blowers, mixers, and valves; modular oil and gas tank battery solutions; and application systems, work processes, parts integration, optimization solutions, and after-sales support. In addition, it provides supply chain and materials management solutions that include procurement, inventory, and warehouse management, as well as solutions for logistics, point of issue technology, project management, business process, and performance metrics reporting. The company serves customers through a network of approximately 195 locations in the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors of the energy industry, including drilling contractors, well servicing companies, independent and national oil and gas companies, midstream operators, and refineries, as well as petrochemical, chemical, utilities, and other downstream energy processors; and industrial and manufacturing companies. NOW Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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