Mueller Industries (MLI) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Mueller Industries (MLI) posted Operating Income of $281.57 million for Q3 2026, up 2.0% from $276.12 million a year earlier but down 9.2% from the prior quarter.
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Mueller Industries (MLI) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 26, 2026, Operating Income at Mueller Industries was $1.08 billion, up 12.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $958.54 million, up 24.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 31.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Mueller Industries' Operating Income was $770.39 million in FY2024 (+1.9%), $756.05 million in FY2023 (-13.8%), $877.15 million in FY2022 (+33.7%) and $655.85 million in FY2021 (+166.8%).
- Quarterly Operating Income has run from a low of $135.24 million in Q4 2023 to a high of $312.23 million in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income has increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 21.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Income in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 164.8%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 29.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Income for the three prior quarters was $309.97 million (Q2 2026), $312.23 million (Q1 2026) and $172 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 268.42 Bn | 239.73 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 4.21 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 200.18 Bn | 194.88 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 3.02 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 182.33 Bn | 150.42 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.86 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 139.45 Bn | 136.39 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 1.59 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.96 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 97.01 Bn | 78.45 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.92 Bn | 86.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 80.83 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.75 Bn | 64.60 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 983.80 Mn |
| 10 | Mueller Industries | 11.98 Bn | 6.29 Bn | 361.44 Mn | 281.57 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 281.57 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 309.97 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 312.23 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 172.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 276.12 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 304.17 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 206.26 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 170.26 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 206.70 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 210.01 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 183.43 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 135.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 181.01 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 210.70 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 229.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 190.41 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 205.17 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 268.87 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 212.70 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 172.14 Mn |
API Access
Mueller Industries Operating Income API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=MLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "MLI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=MLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();