Growth Metrics

Mueller Industries (MLI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Mueller Industries' quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $62.5 million in Q1 2026, down 35.54% year-on-year from $97.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 48.51% quarter-over-quarter from $121.4 million in Q4 2025.

Mueller Industries has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $62.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 35.54% year-over-year to $62.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $652.2 million (up 29.03% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $686.6 million, up 21.38% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $62.5 million, down from $121.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $306.1 million in Q3 2022, with the low at $57.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $154.1 million, with a median of $123.7 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow jumped 435.21% in 2022 and plunged 38.32% in 2025.
  • Tracing MLI's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $198.9 million in 2022, then decreased by 19.72% to $159.7 million in 2023, then sank by 30.37% to $111.2 million in 2024, then increased by 9.16% to $121.4 million in 2025, then plunged by 48.51% to $62.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $62.5 million (Q1 2026), $121.4 million (Q4 2025), and $291.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 73.00 Mn
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 124.80 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 62.51 Mn
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 77.42 Mn
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 48.14 Mn
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 14.00 Mn
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn -4.84 Mn
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 671,000.00
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn -3.19 Mn
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 -827,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 62.51 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 62.51 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 121.39 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 121.39 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 291.78 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 291.78 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 176.50 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 176.50 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 96.97 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 96.97 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 111.21 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 111.21 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 205.73 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 205.73 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 91.55 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 91.55 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 157.22 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 157.22 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 159.72 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 159.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 237.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 237.41 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 117.55 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 117.55 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 104.06 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 104.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 198.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 198.95 Mn
Sep 24, 2022 306.07 Mn
Sep 24, 2022 306.07 Mn
Jun 25, 2022 123.69 Mn
Jun 25, 2022 123.69 Mn
Mar 26, 2022 57.60 Mn
Mar 26, 2022 57.60 Mn
Dec 25, 2021 123.93 Mn
Dec 25, 2021 123.93 Mn
Sep 25, 2021 164.63 Mn
Sep 25, 2021 164.63 Mn
Jun 26, 2021 23.11 Mn
Jun 26, 2021 23.11 Mn
Mar 27, 2021 -31.81 Mn
Mar 27, 2021 -31.81 Mn
Dec 26, 2020 33.51 Mn
Dec 26, 2020 33.51 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 47.11 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 47.11 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 109.61 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 109.61 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 10.96 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 10.96 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 57.62 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 57.62 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 60.82 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 60.82 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 82.46 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 82.46 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 -31.51 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 -31.51 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 23.58 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 23.58 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 80.49 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 80.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 57.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 57.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -32.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -32.03 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 -38.38 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 -38.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 35.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 35.61 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 19.41 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 19.41 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 -18.77 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 -18.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 65.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 65.33 Mn
Oct 1, 2016 23.34 Mn
Oct 1, 2016 23.34 Mn
Jul 2, 2016 27.17 Mn
Jul 2, 2016 27.17 Mn
Apr 2, 2016 4.44 Mn
Apr 2, 2016 4.44 Mn
Dec 26, 2015 57.81 Mn
Dec 26, 2015 57.81 Mn
Sep 26, 2015 71.79 Mn
Sep 26, 2015 71.79 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 4.68 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 4.68 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 -3.50 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 -3.50 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 75.63 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 75.63 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 45.51 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 45.51 Mn
Jun 28, 2014 -15.84 Mn
Jun 28, 2014 -15.84 Mn
Mar 29, 2014 -53.87 Mn
Mar 29, 2014 -53.87 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 50.58 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 50.58 Mn
Sep 28, 2013 9.12 Mn
Sep 28, 2013 9.12 Mn
Jun 29, 2013 52.22 Mn
Jun 29, 2013 52.22 Mn
Mar 30, 2013 -24.75 Mn
Mar 30, 2013 -24.75 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 22.55 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 22.55 Mn
Sep 29, 2012 35.08 Mn
Sep 29, 2012 35.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 13.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 13.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -20.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -20.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 79.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 79.24 Mn
Oct 1, 2011 103.40 Mn
Oct 1, 2011 103.40 Mn
Jul 2, 2011 -68.43 Mn
Jul 2, 2011 -68.43 Mn
Apr 2, 2011 20.78 Mn
Apr 2, 2011 20.78 Mn
Dec 25, 2010 -8.81 Mn
Dec 25, 2010 -8.81 Mn
Sep 25, 2010 23.38 Mn
Sep 25, 2010 23.38 Mn
Jun 26, 2010 -9.06 Mn
Jun 26, 2010 -9.06 Mn
Mar 27, 2010 32.16 Mn
Mar 27, 2010 32.16 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 -9.91 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 -9.91 Mn
Sep 26, 2009 15.55 Mn
Sep 26, 2009 15.55 Mn