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

Mueller Industries (MLI) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 26.17% in Q1 2026, up 46.44% quarter-over-quarter from 17.87% in Q4 2025, and up 555.0% on a YoY basis from 4.0% in Q1 2025.

Mueller Industries (MLI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mueller Industries' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 26.17% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 555.0% year-over-year to 26.17%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.35% (up 411.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.94%, up 250.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 26.17% for Q1 2026 at Mueller Industries, up from 17.87% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 26.72% in Q2 2025 to a low of 17.87% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 22.02% across 5 years, with a median of 21.7% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin jumped 975 bps in 2022, then plunged 323 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 21.7% in 2022, then decreased by 15 bps to 18.47% in 2023, then decreased by 0 bps to 18.44% in 2024, then fell by 3 bps to 17.87% in 2025, then soared by 46 bps to 26.17% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 26.17% (Q1 2026), 17.87% (Q4 2025), and 25.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 29.34 Bn 29.04 Bn 251.80 Mn 22.98%
2 Ati 27.51 Bn 27.23 Bn 262.90 Mn 14.22%
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 26.17%
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn -76.66%
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn 12.01%
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - -
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn 8.33%
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn 7.06%
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn 1.48%
10 Mayville Engineering Company 727.03 Mn 724.96 Mn 10.96 Mn -5.31%

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 26.17%
Dec 27, 2025 17.87%
Sep 27, 2025 25.62%
Jun 28, 2025 26.72%
Mar 29, 2025 20.62%
Dec 28, 2024 18.44%
Sep 28, 2024 20.71%
Jun 29, 2024 21.05%
Mar 30, 2024 21.59%
Dec 30, 2023 18.47%
Sep 30, 2023 22.08%
Jul 1, 2023 23.49%
Apr 1, 2023 23.59%
Dec 31, 2022 21.70%
Sep 24, 2022 21.71%
Jun 25, 2022 23.38%
Mar 26, 2022 21.06%
Dec 25, 2021 18.00%
Sep 25, 2021 23.76%
Jun 26, 2021 15.59%