Stock Analysis
Mueller Industries, Inc.MLI
P/E 15.62×· 5Y range 4.45–36.13×· 76th percentile of history
Sector: Industrials · Industry: Rolling Drawing & Extruding Of Nonferrous Metals
AnalystsStrong Buy6 analystsP/E 15.6× sits at the 76th percentile of its 5.059548254620124-year history.
Cash covers 5736% of debt · Q2 2026.
PMP Verdict
High quality, but expensive
Strengths
- Financial Health100
- Profitability85
Risks
- Valuation65
Excellent business. Weak entry price.
Bull Case
- ✓Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — high earnings quality
- ✓Altman Z 26.5 — safe-zone balance sheet
- ✓ROE 23.8% — efficient capital deployment
- ✓Interest coverage 1595.0× — debt well covered
What's happening with MLI
Profile
Strong financial health, profitability and earnings quality.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation65/100 · Moderate
- P/E vs own history (76th pct)5/25
- FCF yield (5.0%)20/25
- P/S (2.9x)20/25
- EV/EBIT (11.1x)20/25
- Growth58/100 · Moderate
- Revenue CAGR (2.6%)6/25
- Net income CAGR (13.0%)20/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (13.6%)20/25
- Fwd implied growth (13.2%)12/25
- Profitability85/100 · Strong
- ROIC (38.7%)25/25
- ROE (23.8%)20/25
- Net margin (18.2%)20/25
- Operating margin (23.0%)20/25
- Financial Health100/100 · Strong
- Altman Z (26.47)25/25
- Current ratio (4.78)25/25
- Interest coverage (1595.0x)25/25
- Net cash / debt (Net cash)25/25
- Quality77/100 · Strong
- Piotroski F (7/9)22/25
- Beneish M (-2.33)20/25
- FCF conversion (78%)15/25
- Margin stability (σ 7.1%)20/25
- Moat61/100 · Moderate
- ROIC >12% years (10/10 yrs)25/25
- Median gross margin (20.0%)6/25
- FCF-positive years (9/10 yrs)18/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst 3.8%)12/25
About Mueller Industries, Inc.
Mueller Industries Inc makes copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products. Show more
The company reports three business segments: piping systems, industrial metals, and climate. Piping systems, earning majority of the company's revenue, produces tubes, fittings, rods, valves, and other products and operates various firms world-wide. The industrial metals segment manufactures impacts and micro-gauge, brass rod and copper bar products, and brass value-added products. The climate segment produces items used to create temperature-control goods, including valves, twisted tubes, coaxial heat exchangers, and others. Geographically, it operates in USA, UK, Canada, Asia and the Middle East and Mexico.
Headquarters: COLLIERVILLE, TN · Employees: 4,832 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
65BP/E (TTM)15.6xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 4.4x–36.1x · 76th pct
P/FCF20.1xB
Grade B: FairPrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative
FCF Yield5.0%A
Grade A: ValueTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: 2.2%–19.7% · 12th pct
P/S (TTM)2.85xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 0.7x–6.6x · 80th pct
EV/EBIT11.1xA
Grade A: CheapEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 3.1x–28.4x · 83rd pct
EV/Sales2.6xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E13.8xA
Grade A: CheapPrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio3.72xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio1.23B
Grade B: FairFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield0.98%A
Grade A: PaysTTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio15.4%A
Grade A: SafeDividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Profitability
85AROIC38.7%A
Grade A: MoatNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE23.8%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA21.8%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin18.2%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin23.0%C
Grade C: AverageTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin28.8%D
Grade D: LowGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin14.3%C
Grade C: AverageFCF / Revenue
True FCF Margin13.7%A
Grade A: HighTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost
Growth
58CRevenue CAGR2.6%D
Grade D: LowCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR13.0%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)13.6%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth13.2%B
Grade B: LowAnalyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)-2.5%A
Grade A: BuybacksShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income3.4%A
Grade A: LowStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue0.6%A
Grade A: LowTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
100A+Altman Z-Score26.47A
Grade A: SafeBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio4.78xA
Grade A: HighCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio3.76xA
Grade A: High(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage1595.0xA
Grade A: StrongEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt RepaymentNet CashA
Grade A: FastYears to repay net debt via FCF
Net Debt/EBITNet CashA
Grade A: LowLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity0.01xA
Grade A: LowDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt57.36xA
Grade A: CoveredCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
77B+Piotroski F-Score7/9A
Grade A: StrongFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.33A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion78.4%C
Grade C: AverageFCF / Net Income
Margin Stability7.1%A
Grade A: StableEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue1.7%A
Grade A: Asset-lightTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover1.19xA
Grade A: HighRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GOLDMAN SCOTT JAY Filed | GOLDMAN SCOTT JAY | SellOpen market sale | -2000 | |
Martin Jeffrey Andrew Filed | Martin Jeffrey Andrew | SellOpen market sale | -86209 | |
Christopher Gregory L. Filed | Christopher Gregory L. | SellOpen market sale | -200000 | |
Christopher Gregory L. Filed | Christopher Gregory L. | SellOpen market sale | -70000 | |
Christopher Gregory L. Filed | Christopher Gregory L. | SellOpen market sale | -70000 |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miritello Christopher John Filed | Miritello Christopher John | Grant / award | +9.0K | |
Pieralisi Daniel Filed | Pieralisi Daniel | Grant / award | +6.0K | |
Christopher Gregory L. Filed | Christopher Gregory L. | Grant / award | +125.0K |
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
61BROIC >12% Years10/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)20.0%D
Grade D: WeakMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years9/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor3.8%C
Grade C: ModerateWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$3.85
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$6.40
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$16.04
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$24.68M
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$1.42B
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$-1.39BA
Grade A: Net CashTotal Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$3.57B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability6.23xA
Grade A: SolidTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$13.29B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta1.02B
Grade B: MarketPrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 17, 2026
Key Insights: Mueller Industries, Inc. (MLI)
MLI is down 0.87% at the last close. Mueller Industries, Inc. meets 7 of 9 Piotroski F-Score criteria, placing its fundamental strength in the top tier of US-listed stocks. Altman Z-Score of 26.47 sits comfortably in the safe zone (≥ 2.99), indicating low bankruptcy risk.
- Beneish M-Score of -2.33 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation.
- Company is effectively debt-free after netting cash.
- Return on equity of 23.8% is well above the market average.
See how MLI ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all MLI moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | After-hours | 62.42 | +3.65% | 2.78 |
| Oct 7 | Regular | 60.34 | -4.42% | -3.04 |
| Oct 7 | After-hours | 60.22 | -4.61% | -3.18 |
Frequently Asked Questions about MLI
What is the current Mueller Industries, Inc. (MLI) stock price?
MLI is trading at $60.07 at the last market close, down 0.87% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks MLI pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is MLI stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Mueller Industries, Inc.'s financial health at 100/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is MLI stock overvalued?
Mueller Industries, Inc. trades at a trailing P/E of 15.6 and our valuation score rates it 65/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Mueller Industries, Inc. report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for MLI. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Mueller Industries, Inc. operate in?
Mueller Industries, Inc. operates in the Industrials sector, within the Rolling Drawing & Extruding Of Nonferrous Metals industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Mueller Industries, Inc. do?
Mueller Industries Inc makes copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products.
About Mueller Industries, Inc. (MLI) Stock
Mueller Industries, Inc. (MLI) is a US-listed stock operating in the Industrials sector, specifically the Rolling Drawing & Extruding Of Nonferrous Metals industry. As of the latest update, Mueller Industries, Inc. is trading at $60.07, down 0.87% on the day with a market capitalization of $13.3 billion. The financial health score for MLI is 100/100, which indicates excellent financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for MLI stock.
MLI Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
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- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time MLI stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
- Valuation & P/E history: Historical P/E, P/S, and P/B ratios for MLI with trend analysis and normalized valuation multiples.
- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for Mueller Industries, Inc. across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 100/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for MLI.
- Sector peers: Compare MLI against 5 other industrials stocks on key financial metrics.
Is MLI a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Mueller Industries, Inc. (MLI) as an investment. The financial health score of 100/100 suggests excellent financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.Mueller Industries, Inc. (MLI) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.