Growth Metrics

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

Mueller Industries' quarterly FCF Margin came in at 5.24% in Q1 2026, down 446.0% year-on-year from 1.51% in Q1 2025, and down 58.46% quarter-over-quarter from 12.61% in Q4 2025.

Mueller Industries has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 5.24% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 446.0% year-over-year to 5.24%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.92% (up 202.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.43%, up 142.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 5.24%, down from 12.61% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 32.39% in Q3 2022, with the low at 5.24% in Q1 2026.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 16.27%, with a median of 13.1% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin jumped 1563 bps in 2022 and plunged 977 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing MLI's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 22.67% in 2022, then retreated by 4 bps to 21.81% in 2023, then plunged by 45 bps to 12.04% in 2024, then rose by 5 bps to 12.61% in 2025, then slumped 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 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 6.34%
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 15.38%
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 5.24%
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 10.74%
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 12.71%
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 10.04%
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn -3.34%
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 0.39%
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn -1.71%
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 -11.66%

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%
Mar 27, 2021 -3.89%
Dec 26, 2020 4.96%
Sep 26, 2020 7.61%
Jun 27, 2020 21.91%
Mar 28, 2020 1.82%
Dec 28, 2019 10.59%
Sep 28, 2019 9.99%
Jun 29, 2019 12.37%
Mar 30, 2019 -5.15%
Dec 29, 2018 4.22%
Sep 29, 2018 12.46%
Jun 30, 2018 8.66%
Mar 31, 2018 -5.00%
Dec 30, 2017 -7.33%
Sep 30, 2017 6.47%
Jul 1, 2017 3.16%
Apr 1, 2017 -3.25%
Dec 31, 2016 13.84%
Oct 1, 2016 4.61%
Jul 2, 2016 4.99%
Apr 2, 2016 0.83%
Dec 26, 2015 12.25%
Sep 26, 2015 13.41%
Jun 27, 2015 0.84%
Mar 28, 2015 -0.65%
Dec 27, 2014 14.08%
Sep 27, 2014 7.55%
Jun 28, 2014 -2.44%
Mar 29, 2014 -9.38%
Dec 28, 2013 10.37%
Sep 28, 2013 1.72%
Jun 29, 2013 8.97%
Mar 30, 2013 -4.42%
Dec 29, 2012 4.47%
Sep 29, 2012 6.82%
Jun 30, 2012 2.35%
Mar 31, 2012 -3.48%
Dec 31, 2011 16.13%
Oct 1, 2011 17.65%
Jul 2, 2011 -10.48%
Apr 2, 2011 3.02%
Dec 25, 2010 -1.67%
Sep 25, 2010 4.61%
Jun 26, 2010 -1.68%
Mar 27, 2010 6.63%
Dec 26, 2009 -2.29%
Sep 26, 2009 3.70%