| Nov 25 | Feb 26 | May 26 | Aug 26 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sell | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — |
| total | individual payouts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | ‡‡‡‡ |
|
| 2026 | 1.06 |
—
—
—
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| 2025 | 1.00 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2024 | 0.40 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2023 | 0.30 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2022 | 0.50 |
—
—
—
—
—
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| 2021 | 0.13 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2020 | 0.10 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2019 | 0.10 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2018 | 0.10 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2017 | 0.10 |
—
—
—
—
—
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| 2016 | 0.09 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 1,269.04 | 1,059.10 | 1,389.74 | 1,415.99 |
| Receivables | 351.56 | 450.11 | 475.57 | 761.87 |
| Inventory | 380.25 | 462.28 | 510.46 | 607.65 |
| Other | 39.17 | 40.73 | 69.98 | 59.76 |
| 2,040.02 | 2,012.23 | 2,445.75 | 2,845.27 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 120.49 | 173.74 | 180.58 | 295.77 |
| ST’ Debt | 0.80 | 1.09 | — | — |
| Other | 132.32 | 154.90 | 165.91 | 241.59 |
| 317.14 | 397.99 | 413.13 | 595.82 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 1,193.01 | 1,427.92 | — | — |
—
|
| ’25 | 1,000.17 | 1,138.17 | 1,077.82 | 962.38 |
4,178.55
|
| ’24 | 849.65 | 997.75 | 997.83 | 923.54 |
3,768.77
|
| ’23 | 971.19 | 896.98 | 819.79 | 732.38 |
3,420.35
|
| ’22 | 1,010.00 | 1,150.04 | 944.83 | 877.58 |
3,982.46
|
| ’21 | 818.15 | 1,012.59 | 982.25 | 956.36 |
3,769.35
|
| ’20 | 602.92 | 500.17 | 619.11 | 675.85 |
2,398.04
|
| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 79.74 | 212.26 | — | — |
—
|
| ’25 | 113.56 | 190.60 | 310.07 | 141.21 |
755.44
|
| ’24 | 173.63 | 100.75 | 231.41 | 140.12 |
645.91
|
| ’23 | 111.62 | 139.21 | 247.66 | 174.28 |
672.77
|
| ’22 | 62.86 | 141.68 | 312.38 | 207.03 |
723.94
|
| ’21 | (22.58) | 31.86 | 172.20 | 130.22 |
311.70
|
| ’20 | 28.05 | 114.73 | 54.10 | 48.20 |
245.07
|
| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 62.51 | 190.76 | — | — |
—
|
| ’25 | 116.70 | 177.90 | 309.12 | 121.42 |
725.15
|
| ’24 | 160.10 | 92.65 | 210.78 | 114.19 |
577.71
|
| ’23 | 104.18 | 117.57 | 237.48 | 159.79 |
619.02
|
| ’22 | 63.82 | 125.03 | 306.35 | 198.96 |
694.15
|
| ’21 | (30.08) | 23.11 | 165.03 | 124.11 |
282.17
|
| ’20 | 10.96 | 109.61 | 47.12 | 33.68 |
201.37
|
| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 1.08 | 1.13 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 0.70 | 1.11 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
3.43
|
| ’24 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.61 |
2.66
|
| ’23 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.59 | 0.53 |
2.65
|
| ’22 | 0.70 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.62 |
2.91
|
| ’21 | 0.28 | 0.48 | 0.75 | 0.55 |
2.06
|
| ’20 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
0.62
|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 12.36 | 14.59 | 22.20 | 33.42 | — | — | — |
Low Price
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 17.61 | 24.35 | 48.41 | 59.46 | — | — | — |
High Price
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5,137 | 4,509 | 5,168 | 4,832 | — | — | — |
Employees
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.86 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3,982.46 | 3,420.35 | 3,768.77 | 4,178.55 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 28.06% | 28.85% | 27.71% | 29.02% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 876.03 | 845.23 | 820.46 | 1,012.36 | — | — | — |
EBT
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 22.00% | 24.71% | 21.77% | 24.23% | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
EBT Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 662.82 | 609.65 | 617.54 | 773.59 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Net Income
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 44.09 | 40.82 | 53.38 | 68.56 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 17.85 | 15.35 | 16.92 | 19.08 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 2.95 | 2.71 | 2.72 | 3.50 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
Earnings/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.24 | 3.02 | 2.90 | 3.45 | — | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.13) | (0.24) | (0.31) | (0.14) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Capex/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.11 | 2.78 | 2.59 | 3.31 | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 8.13 | 10.58 | 12.59 | 14.78 | — | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 223.12 | 222.84 | 222.77 | 218.95 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Shares
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 4.98 | 8.61 | 14.64 | 16.40 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
PE Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.82 | 1.52 | 2.35 | 3.01 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PS Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.81 | 2.20 | 3.15 | 3.88 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PB Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.65 | 1.15 | 2.06 | 2.68 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
EV/Sales
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.75 | 6.34 | 13.47 | 15.41 | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 723.94 | 672.77 | 645.91 | 755.44 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Op' Cash Flow
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (29.79) | (53.75) | (68.20) | (30.30) | — | — | — |
Capex
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 694.15 | 619.02 | 577.71 | 725.15 | — | — | — |
FCF
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,186.36 | 1,722.88 | 1,614.24 | 2,032.61 | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2.03 | 0.98 | 1.09 | — | — | — | — |
Total Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (676.85) | (1,268.06) | (1,058.01) | (1,389.74) | — | — | — |
Net Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,813.96 | 2,358.72 | 2,804.41 | 3,235.91 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 33.15% | 24.11% | 20.00% | 21.79% | — | — | — |
ROA
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 48.21% | 43.33% | 27.57% | 32.45% | — | — | — |
ROIC
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 42.87% | 28.90% | 23.43% | 25.34% | — | — | — |
ROE
|
Mueller Industries (MLI) has morphed from a sleepy industrial into a profitability powerhouse, with revenue rebounding to $3.77 billion in 2024, gross margins hitting 27.7%, and free cash flow surging to $578 million on negligible debt and a $1 billion cash hoard. Earnings per share quadrupled since 2020, ROIC peaked at 48%, and the stock rocketed over 1,300% from pandemic lows—outpacing even the revenue boom fueled by copper spikes, housing shortages, and reshoring tailwinds. Analysts cheer steady growth ahead, projecting EPS to $7.38 by 2027 amid U.S. reindustrialization.
Yet this contrarian smells a trap: valuations have stretched to 14.6x PE and 2.35x PS—far from the bargain days—while insiders dumped over $51 million in shares at peaks, with zero buys despite 20%+ ROE. Copper prices are volatile, margins show early cracks, and cyclical pitfalls loom from China deflation, tariff hikes, and fading EV hype.
Consensus euphoria ignores these signals; MLI’s fortress balance sheet justifies a premium, but not blind faith. Is the golden run peaking, or primed for mean reversion? Dive into the full dissection for the numbers that could spark a rude awakening.
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