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NATI
National Instruments Corporation
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
National Instruments Corporation. What it actually does.

Provides software-centric platforms for engineers and scientists. Offers programming environments like NI LabVIEW for hardware configuration and data visualization. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1995
7,000 employees
$8B market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
31%Portfolio
PortfolioSemiconductor & Electronics 26%Aerospace, Defense & Government 25%Transportation 18%
31% of all revenue comes from a single line: Portfolio.

Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.

Revenue last year:
$1.7B
The net profit left over:
$139.6M
Out of every $100 in sales, $8 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 8%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing overall, with a pause along the way.

Average growth of 5% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.

$1.4B
2018
2019
2020
2021
$1.7B
2022
Cash on hand:
$139.8M
Total debt:
$586.1M
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $446.3M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 7 did the company clear?
3 / 7
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
3
Apr 2022
Oct 2023
3 TIMES IN THE LAST 7 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
57×

The market pays 57× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.

Analysts' average target sits 28% below today's price.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Bumpy, but the direction is up.

The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.

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THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/1
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $1.12 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
A rich price tag

The company’s market value is 57 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
Executives lean toward selling

Over the last 12 months, executives reported 75 sells against just 24 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
The price sits above analysts’ target

The stock trades 28% above the average analyst price target.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 12, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film