Mueller Industries Inc (MLI) stock
MLINYSERolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous MetalsFiscal year ends December 26
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 26, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 21, 2026Score 17/305% above fair value
$54.89+0.05 (+0.09%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $11.96BP/E 14.1Yield 0.91%
Mueller Industries statistics
115 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 2, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 4, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 26, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 4.18
- 1.97
- P/OCF Ratio
- 15.53
- 10.34
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.10
- 0.99
- EV / EBIT
- 9.78
- 17.00
- EV / FCF
- 15.26
- 20.23
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.41%
- 0.03%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -1.44%
- -0.13%
- Float
- 214M
- 37M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.79%
- 6.82%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 96.9%
- 78.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 6M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 9.85%
- -1.35%
- Short % of Float
- 2.60%
- 3.87%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.55%
- 3.28%
- Days to Cover
- 2.53
- 3.05
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $71.12
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $52.00
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $55.23
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $58.72
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $61.67
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.54
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 3.64%
- 2.97%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -9.42%
- -4.96%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -17.6%
- -23.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -19.5%
- -14.2%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -4.37%
- -4.96%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 0.60%
- 6.78%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 170.0%
- 49.0%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 260.6%
- 50.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 522.5%
- 68.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.68
- 0.68
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 42.4
- 42.1
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 34.3%
- 49.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.90
- 1.13
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 22.8%
- 5.52%
- EBITDA Margin
- 22.9%
- 10.5%
- FCF Margin
- 13.8%
- 4.12%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 26.2%
- 7.87%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 21.6%
- 4.88%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 42.8%
- 6.09%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 29.5%
- 5.64%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 4.39
- 2.34
- Quick Ratio
- 3.36
- 1.06
- Debt / Equity
- 0.00
- 0.32
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.00
- 2.19
- Debt / FCF
- 0.01
- 4.28
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- -1.29
- 1.41
- Interest Coverage
- 3259.92
- 3.33
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 20.8%
- 17.7%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 15.3%
- 35.5%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 16.4%
- 41.1%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 1.94%
- 16.6%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 1.62%
- 0.04%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 11.7%
- 9.32%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 5.63%
- -1.79%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 40.9%
- 13.0%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.25
- 0.95
- Inventory Turnover
- 6.43
- 4.48
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.04M
- $673.42K
- Profits Per Employee
- $178.72K
- $19.44K
- Employee Count
- 4,832
- 2,906
- WACC
- 9.60%
- 9.66%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.14B
- $60.65M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $1.48B
- -$32.68M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $6.77
- -$0.94
- Equity (Book Value)
- $3.51B
- $745.44M
- Book Value Per Share
- $16.11
- $15.48
- Tangible Book Value
- $2.86B
- $319.55M
- Working Capital
- $2.22B
- $326.66M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$80.59M
- -$52.11M
- FCF Per Share
- $3.16
- $1.10
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 7.22%
- 4.10%
- FCF Yield
- 5.76%
- 2.38%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.91%
- 0.95%
- Buyback Yield
- 2.33%
- 1.48%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.24%
- 2.06%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.50
- $0.76
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 25.0%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 5
- 0
- Payout Ratio
- 16.4%
- 15.2%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 20.5%
- 19.3%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $330.00K
- $35.80M
- Income Tax
- $282.15M
- $23.60M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 24.7%
- 20.9%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $37.60
- $39.79
- Graham Upside
- -31.5%
- -25.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 13.53
- 2.60
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 6
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.47
- -2.50
- Lynch Fair Value
- $97.50
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 77.6%
- 9.73%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MLI | S&P 500 | Difference | MLI per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -10.8% | -3.0% | −7.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | -17.4% | -2.8% | −14.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | -3.5% | +11.5% | −15.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +3.6% | +13.5% | −9.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +194.7% | +77.7% | +117.0 pts | +43.4% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +285.8% | +72.6% | +213.2 pts | +31.0% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +675.2% | +308.2% | +367.0 pts | +22.7% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
6M MLI shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 9.9% from the previous report, or 2.60% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 35.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,567,640 | +9.9% | 2,201,355 | 2.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,068,222 | +6.0% | 1,250,798 | 4.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4,779,613 | -10.8% | 2,220,590 | 2.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 5,355,366 | +11.2% | 1,401,605 | 3.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,816,170 | +6.8% | 1,217,573 | 4.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,509,155 | -2.1% | 995,226 | 4.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,603,949 | +13.8% | 1,556,105 | 3.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4,044,056 | +107.9% | 1,952,083 | 2.1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,981,283 | +6.6% | 931,869 | 2.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,858,163 | +2.8% | 528,195 | 3.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,807,777 | -2.7% | 608,511 | 3.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,858,817 | -11.2% | 516,234 | 3.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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