# Mueller Industries Inc. (MLI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $55.55, market value $12.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.2×** (5-yr avg 10.4×, 3-yr avg 13.5×). Mueller Industries Inc. trades at 14.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.4×: 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 11.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.41**. A PEG of 0.41 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.4×.
- **Price / book: 0.3×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.4×**. Enterprise value is 9.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.7%** (5-yr avg 10.8%). Free cash flow equals 5.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 10.8%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 7.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 21.5%**. 21.5% 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: 46.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 46.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 23.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 23.1% 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 5.6%/yr, 5-yr 40.9%/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.
- **Current ratio: 5.92** (quick 5.92). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 5.92 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 18.44**. A Z-score of 18.44 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.26%** ($0.65 per share, trailing). Mueller Industries Inc. yields 1.26%, 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.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (2 analysts). 2 analysts cover Mueller Industries Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $78.00 (+40% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 5.0%** (YTD -3.3%, 3-mo -17.1%). The shares are up 5.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -21.9%** (6.8% above the low). Trading 22% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 36**. An RSI of 36 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.94** (volatility 34%). Beta of 0.94 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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