Growth Metrics

Mueller Industries (MLI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Mueller Industries' quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $83.4 million in Q1 2026, up 4.06% year-on-year from $80.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 58.72% quarter-over-quarter from $52.6 million in Q4 2025.

Mueller Industries has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $83.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 4.06% year-over-year to $83.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $299.7 million (up 4.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $296.4 million, up 11.49% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $83.4 million, up from $52.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $85.4 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $52.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $66.4 million, with a median of $62.8 million recorded in 2024.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 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 retreated by 10.28% to $55.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 32.1% to $72.8 million in 2024, then slipped by 27.75% to $52.6 million in 2025, then soared by 58.72% to $83.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $83.4 million (Q1 2026), $52.6 million (Q4 2025), and $78.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 99.10 Mn
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 65.30 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 83.44 Mn
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 171.18 Mn
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 77.93 Mn
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 53.75 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 9.71 Mn
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn 180.43 Mn
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 1.73 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 83.44 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 52.57 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 78.26 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 85.43 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 80.18 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 72.76 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 71.41 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 62.83 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 57.61 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 55.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 58.10 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 66.57 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 63.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 61.39 Mn
Sep 24, 2022 61.12 Mn
Jun 25, 2022 60.35 Mn
Mar 26, 2022 58.39 Mn
Dec 25, 2021 51.35 Mn
Sep 25, 2021 59.48 Mn
Jun 26, 2021 55.13 Mn
Mar 27, 2021 57.21 Mn
Dec 26, 2020 47.31 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 49.18 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 44.79 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 53.87 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 45.73 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 51.64 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 51.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 51.29 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 42.61 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 49.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 47.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 43.59 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 41.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 41.56 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 44.97 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 43.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 36.64 Mn
Oct 1, 2016 41.52 Mn
Jul 2, 2016 43.67 Mn
Apr 2, 2016 44.79 Mn
Dec 26, 2015 32.44 Mn
Sep 26, 2015 32.24 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 33.42 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 32.83 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 31.23 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 34.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2014 33.37 Mn
Mar 29, 2014 32.18 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 35.84 Mn
Sep 28, 2013 32.92 Mn
Jun 29, 2013 34.81 Mn
Mar 30, 2013 31.34 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 28.20 Mn
Sep 29, 2012 32.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 33.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 31.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 33.01 Mn
Oct 1, 2011 34.25 Mn
Jul 2, 2011 33.33 Mn
Apr 2, 2011 24.87 Mn
Dec 25, 2010 31.61 Mn
Sep 25, 2010 28.81 Mn
Jun 26, 2010 33.47 Mn
Mar 27, 2010 37.32 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 27.59 Mn
Sep 26, 2009 27.59 Mn
Jun 27, 2009 30.32 Mn