Growth Metrics

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

Mueller Industries' quarterly Gross Margin came in at 30.05% in Q1 2026, up 285.0% year-on-year from 7.8% in Q1 2025, and down 91.0% quarter-over-quarter from 333.75% in Q4 2025.

Mueller Industries has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 30.05% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 285.0% year-over-year to 30.05%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 97.52% (up 7008.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 99.95%, up 7224.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 30.05%, down from 333.75% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 358.94% in Q4 2023, with the low at 26.29% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 85.31%, with a median of 28.73% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin surged 33153 bps in 2022 and plunged 33129 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing MLI's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 355.55% in 2022, then advanced by 1 bps to 358.94% in 2023, then tumbled by 92 bps to 27.65% in 2024, then soared by 1107 bps to 333.75% in 2025, then plunged by 91 bps to 30.05% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 30.05% (Q1 2026), 333.75% (Q4 2025), and 31.51% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 22.83%
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 31.03%
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 30.05%
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 35.76%
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 28.91%
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 45.64%
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn 7.57%
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 9.55%
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn 15.55%
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 5.37%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 30.05%
Dec 27, 2025 333.75%
Sep 27, 2025 31.51%
Jun 28, 2025 31.01%
Mar 29, 2025 27.19%
Dec 28, 2024 27.65%
Sep 28, 2024 27.60%
Jun 29, 2024 27.34%
Mar 30, 2024 28.36%
Dec 30, 2023 358.94%
Sep 30, 2023 29.37%
Jul 1, 2023 28.73%
Apr 1, 2023 30.11%
Dec 31, 2022 355.55%
Sep 24, 2022 28.17%
Jun 25, 2022 28.62%
Mar 26, 2022 26.29%
Dec 25, 2021 24.02%
Sep 25, 2021 24.23%
Jun 26, 2021 21.02%
Mar 27, 2021 18.30%
Dec 26, 2020 18.10%
Sep 26, 2020 19.11%
Jun 27, 2020 19.40%
Mar 28, 2020 15.62%
Dec 28, 2019 17.35%
Sep 28, 2019 16.07%
Jun 29, 2019 15.37%
Mar 30, 2019 16.41%
Dec 29, 2018 399.50%
Sep 29, 2018 12.23%
Jun 30, 2018 14.93%
Mar 31, 2018 14.75%
Dec 30, 2017 382.03%
Sep 30, 2017 14.37%
Jul 1, 2017 14.64%
Apr 1, 2017 15.49%
Dec 31, 2016 16.10%
Oct 1, 2016 16.17%
Jul 2, 2016 16.18%
Apr 2, 2016 16.17%
Dec 26, 2015 396.25%
Sep 26, 2015 12.71%
Jun 27, 2015 15.34%
Mar 28, 2015 14.22%
Dec 27, 2014 12.74%
Sep 27, 2014 13.53%
Jun 28, 2014 14.15%
Mar 29, 2014 13.68%
Dec 28, 2013 13.51%
Sep 28, 2013 13.72%
Jun 29, 2013 13.94%
Mar 30, 2013 13.73%
Dec 29, 2012 12.95%
Sep 29, 2012 12.53%
Jun 30, 2012 11.99%
Mar 31, 2012 14.63%
Dec 31, 2011 12.91%
Oct 1, 2011 10.55%
Jul 2, 2011 12.11%
Apr 2, 2011 14.22%
Dec 25, 2010 13.17%
Sep 25, 2010 13.73%
Jun 26, 2010 13.65%
Mar 27, 2010 14.88%
Dec 26, 2009 14.03%
Sep 26, 2009 15.68%
Jun 27, 2009 14.80%