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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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 6.63%, EPS fell 13.6% and free cash flow fell 46.2%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 26.40 | 34.40 | 41.00 | 47.59 | 41.50 | 88.98 | 73.20 | 103.93 | 139.50 | 162.17 |
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| High | 39.36 | 52.10 | 57.12 | 66.64 | 96.00 | 112.36 | 120.54 | 170.86 | 239.11 | 256.08 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 1,562 | 1,632 | 1,531 | 1,567 | 1,602 | 1,837 | 1,976 | 2,140 | 2,210 | 2,477 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.37 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 394 | 402 | 434 | 425 | 426 | 505 | 566 | 704 | 827 | 917 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 38.24 | 38.70 | 37.43 | 38.51 | 39.54 | 40.67 | 38.89 | 39.29 | 39.83 | 41.68 | |||||
| EBT | 50 | 55 | 36 | 62 | 65 | 79 | 88 | 122 | 167 | 189 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 12.66 | 13.63 | 8.27 | 14.51 | 15.27 | 15.56 | 15.51 | 17.33 | 20.14 | 20.58 | |||||
| Net income | 32 | 35 | 28 | 47 | 49 | 61 | 66 | 93 | 125 | 142 | |||||
| Depreciation | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 35 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 13.63 | 13.91 | 14.96 | 14.63 | 14.65 | 17.33 | 19.36 | 24.03 | 28.16 | 31.18 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.12 | 1.20 | 0.96 | 1.63 | 1.70 | 2.09 | 2.28 | 3.16 | 4.26 | 4.82 | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.95 | 1.72 | 2.08 | 2.78 | 3.08 | 3.00 | 2.82 | 3.76 | 5.28 | 6.25 | |||||
| Capex | (0.37) | (0.52) | (0.30) | (0.26) | (0.31) | (0.23) | (0.20) | (0.41) | (0.44) | (0.48) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.58 | 1.20 | 1.78 | 2.52 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.62 | 3.35 | 4.84 | 5.77 | |||||
| Book value | 8.87 | 9.59 | 10.47 | 11.41 | 12.43 | 13.83 | 15.14 | 17.64 | 20.65 | 24.26 | |||||
| Shares, m | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 33.24 | 39.58 | 51.26 | 40.08 | 55.33 | 51.23 | 48.31 | 49.49 | 49.79 | 36.18 | ||||
| P/S | 2.71 | 3.41 | 3.29 | 4.44 | 6.42 | 6.15 | 5.67 | 6.51 | 7.53 | 5.59 | |||||
| P/B | 4.16 | 4.95 | 4.70 | 5.69 | 7.56 | 7.70 | 7.24 | 8.87 | 10.27 | 7.19 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.69 | 3.39 | 3.26 | 4.32 | 6.25 | 5.97 | 5.42 | 6.24 | 7.18 | 5.35 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 23.22 | 39.30 | 27.34 | 25.07 | 33.04 | 37.37 | 40.05 | 44.72 | 41.71 | 28.89 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 56 | 50 | 60 | 81 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 110 | 155 | 184 | ||||
| Capex | (11) | (15) | (9) | (7) | (9) | (7) | (6) | (12) | (13) | (14) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 46 | 35 | 52 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 98 | 142 | 170 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 75 | 66 | 105 | 143 | 156 | 179 | 238 | 310 | 422 | 356 | ||||
| Total debt | 38 | 45 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | |||||
| Net debt | (7) | (11) | (13) | (49) | (72) | (87) | (138) | (192) | (295) | (226) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 256 | 277 | 304 | 331 | 361 | 403 | 442 | 516 | 606 | 713 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 9.16 | 9.33 | 7.09 | 11.58 | 11.05 | 12.15 | 11.73 | 14.03 | 16.30 | 15.83 | ||||
| ROIC | 13.23 | 13.28 | 12.24 | 13.76 | 14.09 | 15.58 | 17.93 | 22.72 | 31.75 | 23.53 | |||||
| ROE | 13.22 | 12.96 | 9.57 | 14.87 | 14.25 | 15.93 | 15.73 | 19.31 | 22.26 | 21.47 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Badger Meter, Inc. vs peers in Scientific & Technical Instruments (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRMB Trimble Inc. | $14.0B | — (loss-making) | 24.1× | +11.00% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +492.59% (above 0%: growing) | 69.43% | 13.58% | Compare |
| CGNX Cognex Corporation | $10.3B | 59.9× | 42.7× | +16.93% (above 0%: growing) | +79.17% (above 0%: growing) | +67.25% (above 0%: growing) | 70.65% | 29.36% | Compare |
| ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. | $7.9B | 21.2× | 46.9× | +14.40% (above 0%: growing) | +24.75% (above 0%: growing) | −22.12% (below 0%: shrinking) | 41.74% | 14.80% | Compare |
| ST Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. | $6.2B | 69.3× | 16.9× | +5.00% (above 0%: growing) | +70.73% (above 0%: growing) | +61.39% (above 0%: growing) | 30.47% | 16.70% | Compare |
| NOVT Novanta Inc. | $5.2B | 89.4× | 62.9× | +10.27% (above 0%: growing) | +158.33% (above 0%: growing) | +391.84% (above 0%: growing) | 45.49% | 6.79% | Compare |
| VNT Vontier Corporation | $4.4B | 13.3× | 8.6× | −2.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | −67.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | +13.79% (above 0%: growing) | 48.24% | 19.39% | Compare |
| BMI Badger Meter, Inc. | $3.7B | 30.6× | 27.2× | −6.63% (below 0%: shrinking) | −13.56% (below 0%: shrinking) | −46.19% (below 0%: shrinking) | 40.83% | 17.71% | |
| ITRI Itron, Inc. | $3.7B | 14.1× | 15.4× | −7.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | −19.33% (below 0%: shrinking) | −10.13% (below 0%: shrinking) | 40.97% | 13.51% | Compare |
| ITRN Ituran Location and Control Ltd. | $1.0B | 16.1× | 18.0× | +20.73% (above 0%: growing) | +31.34% (above 0%: growing) | +50.20% (above 0%: growing) | 50.91% | 22.67% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $5.7B | 21.2× | 21.1× | +10.64% | +31.34% | +55.80% | 46.87% | 15.75% |
Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI) key facts
- Strength: Badger Meter, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $916.7 million, up 10.9% from fiscal 2024.
- Strength: Net income was $141.6 million, or $4.82 per share (basic), a net margin of 15.5%.
- Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI) is a Scientific & Technical Instruments company in the Technology sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 9, 2026, BMI traded at $131.38, a market capitalization of $3.7 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 30.6× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 4.3× sales; its P/E is higher than 5% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Badger Meter, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share, a yield of 1.25%, with a payout ratio of 38.3%.
- Return on equity was 21.5% and debt-to-equity 0.00.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 14.75 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.