Growth Metrics

Mueller Industries (MLI) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Mueller Industries has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $83.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 4.06% to $83.4 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $299.7 million through Mar 2026, up 4.36% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $296.4 million for FY2025, 11.49% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $83.4 million for Q1 2026 at Mueller Industries, up from $52.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $85.4 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $52.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $62.8 million (2024), against an average of $66.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses hit 39.19% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 27.75% in 2025.
  • Tracing MLI's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $61.4 million in 2022, then fell by 10.28% to $55.1 million in 2023, then soared by 32.1% to $72.8 million in 2024, then decreased by 27.75% to $52.6 million in 2025, then surged by 58.72% to $83.4 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $83.4 million, $52.6 million, and $78.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.