Mueller Industries (MLI) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Mueller Industries' Retained Earnings was $4.17 billion in Q2 2026, up 20.7% from $3.46 billion a year earlier and up 5.3% from the prior quarter.
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Mueller Industries (MLI) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Retained Earnings at Mueller Industries came in at $3.76 billion, up 21.0% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has now increased for eight consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 29.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Retained Earnings was $3.11 billion in FY2024 (+19.8%), $2.59 billion in FY2023 (+25.9%), $2.06 billion in FY2022 (+41.2%) and $1.46 billion in FY2021 (+43.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings has increased for 34 straight quarters, with growth averaging 20.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ran from 19.5% in Q1 2025 to 52.5% in Q2 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, MLI's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $3.96 billion (Q1 2026), $3.76 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.64 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 70.14 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 11.64 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 62.17 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 11.53 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 24.49 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 41.58 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 38.63 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 30.81 Bn |
| 10 | Mueller Industries | 13.40 Bn | 7.91 Bn | 395.35 Mn | 4.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.17 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 3.96 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 3.76 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 3.64 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 3.46 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.24 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 3.11 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 2.99 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 2.85 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 2.71 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 2.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.49 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 2.38 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 2.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.06 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 1.94 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 1.79 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 1.60 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 1.46 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 1.34 Bn |
API Access
Mueller Industries Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=MLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=MLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();