Mueller Industries (MLI)
Industrials · Plumbing and HVAC components manufacturing · NYSE
Mueller Industries is a leading manufacturer of critical flow-control products and components for the plumbing, HVAC, and construction sectors.
What Mueller Industries does
Mueller Industries manufactures and distributes copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products, primarily serving the plumbing, HVAC, and refrigeration industries. Its product portfolio includes copper tubing, fittings, valves, and various other flow-control devices and components used in both construction and original equipment manufacturing (OEM) applications. The company operates through a network of production and distribution facilities primarily in North America.
Themes: plumbing products, HVAC components, residential construction, commercial construction, building materials, water distribution systems
Fundamentals
- Price$63.22 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$14.0B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+39.5% 2025-08-21 close $45.33 → 2026-08-21 close $63.22
- P/E17.47 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+18.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+28.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+25.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+14.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.10 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-21 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.5%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How MLI compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 10% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 426 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 267 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
MLI is in the Industrials Long-term Top 10.
Industrials Long-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
64.0 #104 of 987 scored · #4 of 197 in Industrials
Financial health 76th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 14.3%) and profitability 72nd (return on equity 25.9%, operating margin 22.9%); weakest is growth (53rd, 3-year revenue CAGR 1.6%, revenue growth year over year 14.8%).
Short-term score
46.0 #1062 of 1,704 scored · #164 of 283 in Industrials
Volume and participation 69th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 46th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced roughly a quarter of its move over the past year — 29% of it; weakest is momentum 38th: over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 8.4 percentage points.
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 4th in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 62.7.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, MLI's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 14%, free-cash-flow payout 16%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout14% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout16% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Mueller Industries looks technically
Mueller Industries (MLI) is trading 3.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 271 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 3.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +3.4% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $63.93 | $63.93 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $61.14 | $61.14 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 15 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 15 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 271 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 271 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 3.4% above | +3.4% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with sellers in control | 25.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 43.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($61.60 to $71.12) — its "stochastic" reading is 17 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 17.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $71.12 | $71.12 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 11.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -11.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 40.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +40.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 11.1% below its highest point of the past year | 11.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 34 trading days ago | 34 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $71.12 (set on 2026-08-06) | $71.12 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($45.33 to $70.42), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 29% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $54.11 to $54.91. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 28.7% |
| From the all-time high | it is 11.1% below its all-time high | -11.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.4% above a support level at $61.69 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-02-12, most recently on 2026-06-01. Since 2024-08-21 it has 16 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.96 (set on 2008-11-21) | $1.96 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 3123.5% above its all-time low | +3,123% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 41st percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.86 between its high and its low — about 2.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.86 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $62.09 and $70.80 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $62.09 – $66.45 – $70.80 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.9% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (3.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.17× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +0.7% |
|---|---|---|
| Open gap | it gapped 2.6% above the previous close 23 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 58.97 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.6% |
| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap down opened on 2026-06-23 has been "filled" 11 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 31 sessions to close | 11 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 0.9 percentage points (the stock gained 1.5% while the market gained 2.3%) | -0.8% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 8.4 percentage points (the stock lost 5.3% while the market gained 3.1%) | -8.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 5.8 percentage points (the stock gained 5.3% while the market gained 11.1%) | -5.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 19.0 percentage points (the stock gained 39.5% while the market gained 20.5%) | +19.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold), trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 0.8% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.6% of the share price. | +0.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $62.48 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-21 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $65.58 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 24 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.6% |
Price levels it has turned at before
MLI last closed at $63.22 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 16 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $61.69 | Support | 2.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-12 to 2026-06-01 |
| $65.15 | Resistance | 3.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-04 to 2026-05-19 |
| $59.28 | Support | 6.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-24 to 2026-04-16 |
| $70.46 | Resistance | 11.5% above the last close | turned there five times · 2026-02-02 to 2026-08-06 |
| $54.92 | Support | 13.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-11-13 to 2025-12-10 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Broke down to a new 20-day low · lagging the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) · Trading at this year’s average price paid (anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 2 analysts
- Mean price target$80.00 range $80.00 – $80.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for MLI
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.09 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to volatile commodity prices (copper, brass, zinc, aluminum) and energy costs, which can compress margins if not passed to customers","Dependence on housing and commercial construction industry cycles; prolonged weakness in demand could materially impact revenues","Tariff and trade policy uncertainty; tariffs on imports may increase product costs and negatively impact customer demand and profitability"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of MLI's 10-Q filed 2026-04-22 against the prior one filed 2025-10-22.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-04-22) specifies January 2026 housing starts at 1.49 million and first quarter 2026 mortgage rate of 6.11 percent
- Newer filing (2026-04-22) includes January 2026 nonresidential construction value of $728.2 billion
- Newer filing (2026-04-22) reports Q1 2026 net sales of $1,193,005 thousand and operating income of $312,228 thousand
- Newer filing (2026-04-22) includes detailed cost of goods sold breakdown for Q1 2026 at $834,561 thousand (70.0% of sales)
- Newer filing (2026-04-22) adds gain on sale of business of $41,407 thousand in Q1 2026
- Newer filing (2026-04-22) adds asset impairments of $2,653 thousand in Q1 2026
- Newer filing (2026-04-22) mentions sale of Sherwood business during Q1 2026 reducing sales by $9.7 million
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-10-22) mentioned 'compressed gas valves' in product list; newer filing (2026-04-22) removes this reference
- Older filing (2025-10-22) identified Industrial Metals segment as including 'Nehring' operating unit; newer filing (2026-04-22) replaces with 'Electrical Group'
- Older filing (2025-10-22) referenced August 2025 housing starts at 1.31 million; newer filing updates to January 2026 data
- Older filing (2025-10-22) referenced July 2025 nonresidential construction value of $736.7 billion; newer filing updates to January 2026
- Older filing (2025-10-22) compared third quarter and nine-month 2025 results; newer filing (2026-04-22) compares Q1 2026 to Q1 2025 only
- Reworded:
- Older filing describes Industrial Metals segment as including 'gas valves and assemblies'; newer filing replaces with 'wire and cable solutions' language emphasizing high-quality designation
- Older filing referenced mortgage rate 'for the first nine months of 2025'; newer filing specifies 'for the first quarter of 2026'
- Older filing noted 'incremental sales of $197.1 million recorded by Nehring, acquired in fiscal June 2024'; newer filing contains no corresponding Nehring acquisition reference
- Notes:
- The older filing appears to be a 10-Q for third quarter 2025 (period ended September 27, 2025), while newer filing is Q1 2026 (period ended March 28, 2026), making direct operational comparisons complicated by different reporting periods and business divestitures
- Text of older filing is truncated in source material provided, limiting ability to fully assess all changes in Results of Operations section
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 6 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 5 sells ($24M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 90 days0 buys · 6 sells ($24M) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 7 sells ($38M) — 3 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-11. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about MLI's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding MLI as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 17,411,099
- Reported value $1,929,149,740
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
MLI had 4,603,949 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
MLI had 2.08% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.96 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,603,949
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.08%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,044,056
- Reported change 13.84%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.96
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS)
- Worthington Enterprises (WOR)
- Parker Hannifin (PH)
- Emerson Electric (EMR)
- Elkay Manufacturing
- Nibco Inc.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Mueller Industries (MLI) do?
Mueller Industries manufactures and distributes copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products, primarily serving the plumbing, HVAC, and refrigeration industries. Its product portfolio includes copper tubing, fittings, valves, and various other flow-control devices and components used in both construction and original equipment manufacturing (OEM) applications. The company operates through a network of production and distribution facilities primarily in North America.
What sector is Mueller Industries (MLI) in?
Mueller Industries (MLI) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Plumbing and HVAC components manufacturing. It trades on NYSE.
Does MLI pay a dividend?
Yes — Mueller Industries (MLI) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.45% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Mueller Industries's (MLI) competitors?
Notable peers of Mueller Industries (MLI) include Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Worthington Enterprises, Parker Hannifin, Emerson Electric and Elkay Manufacturing. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Mueller Industries (MLI) overbought or oversold right now?
Mueller Industries (MLI) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MLI come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.