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

Mueller Industries (MLI) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.08 in Q1 2026, down 66.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.23 in Q4 2025, and down 72.88% on a YoY basis from 0.28 in Q1 2025.

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

Mueller Industries' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.08 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 72.88% year-over-year to 0.08; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.14 (down 57.9% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.16, up 0.83% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.08 for Q1 2026 at Mueller Industries, down from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.8 in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.05 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.18 across 5 years, with a median of 0.12 in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: FCF Payout Ratio soared 664.75% in 2024, then slumped 72.88% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.07 in 2022, then jumped by 49.85% to 0.1 in 2023, then jumped by 664.75% to 0.8 in 2024, then sank by 71.9% to 0.23 in 2025, then slumped 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 Carpenter Technology 29.34 Bn 29.04 Bn 251.80 Mn 0.08
2 Ati 27.51 Bn 27.23 Bn 262.90 Mn -
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 0.08
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn 0.46
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn 0.01
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - -0.01
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn 0.19
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn -
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn -0.05
10 Mayville Engineering Company 727.03 Mn 724.96 Mn 10.96 Mn -

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