# Mueller Industries Inc. (MLI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Building Products. Price $63.74, market value $14.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 16.6×** (5-yr avg 6.4×, 3-yr avg 6.8×). Mueller Industries Inc. trades at 16.6× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 6.4×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 14.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.50**. A PEG of 0.50 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 3.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.0×.
- **Price / book: 4.0×**. The shares trade at 4.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.2×**. Enterprise value is 11.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.7%** (5-yr avg 15.5%). Free cash flow equals 4.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 15.5%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 6.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 23.0%**. 23.0% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 18.3%**. 18.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 23.8%**. 23.8% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 45.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 45.9%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 22.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 22.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 10.9%** (3-yr 1.6%/yr, 5-yr 11.7%/yr). Revenue grew 10.9% over the last year, against 11.7% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 29.2%** (3-yr 33.1%/yr, 5-yr 61.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 29.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 0.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 0.0% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Mueller Industries Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 20.19**. A Z-score of 20.19 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.10%** ($0.60 per share, trailing). Mueller Industries Inc. yields 1.10%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 14%** (20% of free cash flow). 14% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 38.0%/yr** (1-yr 25.0%). The dividend has compounded at 38.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 32.3%** (YTD 11.7%, 3-mo -4.0%). The shares are up 32.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.4%** (34.3% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.95** (volatility 32%). Beta of 0.95 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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