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Mueller Industries

NYQ:MLI · US6247561029
MachineryLarge

360

96
EV / EBIT86
Price / Owner Earnings85
Owner Earnings Yield94
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales44
EV / Gross Profit22
Price/Book34
Return on Capital94
Cash Return on Capital96
Return on Equity96
EBIT Margin83
Gross Profitability69
Cash Conversion6
Accruals42
Owner Earnings Margin88
Sales growth81
Profit Growth77
Long-Term EPS Growth55
Owner Earnings Growth85
Reinvestment50
Price momentum82
Debt load91
Refinancing41
Debt Payback100
Liquidity100
Analyst ratings46
Opinion Changes7
Price Target Upside39
Market mood81
Value Creation16/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Mueller Industries generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMachinery
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1990
Employees314
ISINUS6247561029
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
HVAC ServicesPackaging ServicesInjection MoldingBuilding Material

Description

Mueller Industries, Inc. operates as a manufacturer of copper, brass, and aluminum products. The range of products the company manufactures is broad: copper tube and fittings; line sets; steel nipples; brass rod, bar, and shapes; aluminum and brass…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Mueller Industries, Inc. is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

The price is fair. You pay 17.7× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 5% yearly growth; analysts expect 10%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
91
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Feb 2026

All-time low

91

Jun 2026

Average rank

98

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
44
43
62
83
Price/Earnings
91
76
87
97
Price/Book
34
48
64
52
Dividend Yield
1
64
67
71
Value (overall)
42
69
84
89

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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