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MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC MLI

NYSE · stock · Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals · website · IPO 1991-02-25 · LEI

MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$14.2B
P / E18.5×
P / S3.4×
P / B4.4×
Dividend yield0.77%
Net margin18.3%
Return on equity23.6%
Net cash$1.4B
Net debt / EBITDA-1.3×
Enterprise value USD$12.8B
EV / EBITDA12.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV7.5%
Return on capital28.9%
Graham number -30.6%$47.39

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($47.39); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.90% 3.80% 4.20% 4.20% 5.80% 12.40% 16.50% 17.60% 16.00% 18.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
7.50% 6.70% 6.90% 7.90% 10.30% 17.40% 22.00% 22.10% 20.40% 22.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
10.60% 16.00% 18.50% 15.20% 17.40% 37.30% 36.30% 25.60% 21.60% 23.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
229.6M 231.2M 229.1M 227.8M 228.3M 227.2M 228.0M 228.3M 227.9M 222.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$123.0M $346.0M $424.9M $288.8M $209.0M -$85.0M -$458.3M -$1.17B -$1.04B -$1.37B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.90% 6.50% 7.60% 7.40% 9.10% 27.10% 29.40% 21.80% 18.40% 20.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.24× 0.87× 0.88× 0.58× 0.41× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.43 $0.37 $0.46 $0.45 $0.62 $2.06 $2.91 $2.65 $2.65 $6.86 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC trades at about 10× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.6×–23.1×, median 14.2×).

5.6× 23.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5.6×–23.1×); dot = today's 10×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin22.9%20.4%22.1%22.0%17.4%10.3%7.9%6.9%6.7%7.5%
Net margin18.3%16.0%17.6%16.5%12.4%5.8%4.2%4.2%3.8%4.9%
Return on assets20.5%18.4%21.8%29.4%27.1%9.1%7.4%7.6%6.5%6.9%
Return on equity23.6%21.6%25.6%36.3%37.3%17.4%15.2%18.5%16.0%10.6%
Debt / equity0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.41×0.58×0.88×0.87×0.24×
Current ratio5.925.066.434.412.662.432.963.023.054.08

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.