Growth Metrics

Mueller Industries (MLI) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Mueller Industries' quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.08 in Q1 2026, down 72.88% year-on-year from 0.28 in Q1 2025, and down 66.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.23 in Q4 2025.

Mueller Industries has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.08 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 72.88% year-over-year to 0.08; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.14 (down 57.9% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.16, up 0.83% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.08, down from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.8 in Q4 2024, with the low at 0.05 in Q3 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.18, with a median of 0.12 recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio surged 664.75% in 2024 and slumped 72.88% in 2026.
  • Tracing MLI's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.07 in 2022, then surged by 49.85% to 0.1 in 2023, then surged by 664.75% to 0.8 in 2024, then plunged by 71.9% to 0.23 in 2025, then sank by 66.13% to 0.08 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.08 (Q1 2026), 0.23 (Q4 2025), and 0.1 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn -
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 0.08
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 0.08
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 0.01
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 0.19
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn -
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn -
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 0.87
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn -
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 0.08
Dec 27, 2025 0.23
Sep 27, 2025 0.10
Jun 28, 2025 0.16
Mar 29, 2025 0.28
Dec 28, 2024 0.80
Sep 28, 2024 0.11
Jun 29, 2024 0.25
Dec 30, 2023 0.10
Sep 30, 2023 0.07
Jul 1, 2023 0.14
Apr 1, 2023 0.16
Dec 31, 2022 0.07
Sep 24, 2022 0.05
Jun 25, 2022 0.12
Sep 25, 2021 0.05
Jun 26, 2021 0.32
Mar 27, 2021 -0.23
Sep 26, 2020 0.12
Jun 27, 2020 0.05
Dec 28, 2019 0.10
Sep 28, 2019 0.09
Jun 29, 2019 0.07
Mar 30, 2019 -0.18
Sep 29, 2018 0.07
Jun 30, 2018 0.10
Mar 31, 2018 -0.18
Dec 30, 2017 4.91
Sep 30, 2017 5.29
Jul 1, 2017 -9.12
Apr 1, 2017 -9.58
Dec 31, 2016 0.27
Oct 1, 2016 0.16
Jul 2, 2016 -0.16
Apr 2, 2016 0.95
Dec 26, 2015 0.29
Sep 26, 2015 -0.12
Jun 27, 2015 0.90
Mar 28, 2015 -1.20
Dec 27, 2014 0.06
Sep 27, 2014 0.09
Jun 28, 2014 -0.26
Mar 29, 2014 -0.08
Dec 28, 2013 0.07
Sep 28, 2013 0.38
Jun 29, 2013 0.07
Mar 30, 2013 -0.14
Dec 29, 2012 0.15
Sep 29, 2012 0.11
Jun 30, 2012 0.27
Mar 31, 2012 -0.19
Dec 31, 2011 0.05
Oct 1, 2011 0.04
Jul 2, 2011 -0.06
Apr 2, 2011 0.18
Dec 25, 2010 1.20
Sep 25, 2010 0.16
Jun 26, 2010 -0.42
Mar 27, 2010 0.12
Dec 26, 2009 2.64
Sep 26, 2009 0.24