Mueller Industries (MLI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Mueller Industries (MLI) recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 5.24% in Q1 2026, down 58.46% quarter-over-quarter from 12.61% in Q4 2025, and down 446.0% on a YoY basis from 1.51% in Q1 2025.

Mueller Industries (MLI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mueller Industries' FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.24% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 446.0% year-over-year to 5.24%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.92% (up 202.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.43%, up 142.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 5.24% for Q1 2026 at Mueller Industries, down from 12.61% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 32.39% in Q3 2022 to a low of 5.24% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 16.27% across 5 years, with a median of 13.1% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Margin surged 1563 bps in 2022, then plunged 977 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 22.67% in 2022, then fell by 4 bps to 21.81% in 2023, then sank by 45 bps to 12.04% in 2024, then increased by 5 bps to 12.61% in 2025, then tumbled by 58 bps to 5.24% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 5.24% (Q1 2026), 12.61% (Q4 2025), and 27.07% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 29.34 Bn 29.04 Bn 251.80 Mn 15.38%
2 Ati 27.51 Bn 27.23 Bn 262.90 Mn 6.34%
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 5.24%
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn 2.04%
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn 10.74%
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - -
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn 12.71%
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn 10.04%
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn -12.22%
10 Mayville Engineering Company 727.03 Mn 724.96 Mn 10.96 Mn -3.34%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 5.24%
Dec 27, 2025 12.61%
Sep 27, 2025 27.07%
Jun 28, 2025 15.51%
Mar 29, 2025 9.70%
Dec 28, 2024 12.04%
Sep 28, 2024 20.62%
Jun 29, 2024 9.18%
Mar 30, 2024 18.50%
Dec 30, 2023 21.81%
Sep 30, 2023 28.96%
Jul 1, 2023 13.10%
Apr 1, 2023 10.71%
Dec 31, 2022 22.67%
Sep 24, 2022 32.39%
Jun 25, 2022 10.75%
Mar 26, 2022 5.70%
Dec 25, 2021 12.96%
Sep 25, 2021 16.76%
Jun 26, 2021 2.28%