Badger Meter, Inc.

BMI Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments

Badger Meter, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $916.7 million, up 10.9% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+0.12%
EPS
+5.04%
Free cash flow
−16.4%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

166.07 13.49 +8.84%
Market cap
$4.4B
P/E
35.1×
Fwd P/E
33.0×
Dividend yield
1.07%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
14.75
Beneish M
−2.21
Dividend safety
96/100

Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI) Return on equity

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Badger Meter, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 18.7%, down 2.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (21.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.57% (fiscal 2018) to 22.3% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median of 2.66% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 21.5% (0.79)
FY2024 22.3% 2.95
FY2023 19.3% 3.58
FY2022 15.7% (0.20)
FY2021 15.9% 1.68
FY2020 14.3% (0.62)
FY2019 14.9% 5.30
FY2018 9.57% (3.39)
FY2017 13.0% (0.26)
FY2016 13.2% 1.60

Against its own ten years

Low 9.57% High 22.3%
Ten-year median 14.9%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
VNT Vontier Corporation compare 28.9%
ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. compare 21.4%
BMI Badger Meter, Inc. 18.7%
ITRI Itron, Inc. compare 16.3%
MKSI MKS Inc. compare 15.9%
ST Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. compare 12.7%
CGNX Cognex Corporation compare 11.2%
NOVT Novanta Inc. compare 5.11%
TRMB Trimble Inc. compare −1.94%
Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median 2.66%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.07%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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