Mueller Water Products (MWA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Mueller Water Products (MWA) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.4 for Q1 2026, down 119.43% on a YoY basis from 2.06 in Q1 2025, and down 295.6% sequentially from 0.2 in Q4 2025.

Mueller Water Products (MWA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mueller Water Products (MWA) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.4 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 119.43% year-over-year to 0.4; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.28 (up 66.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.24, up 45.8% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 0.4 in Q1 2026, from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 2.06 in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.63 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.17 and a median of 0.15 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 155.41% in 2022 and soared 425.29% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing MWA's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.58 in 2022, then surged by 127.75% to 0.16 in 2023, then soared by 54.76% to 0.25 in 2024, then declined by 17.81% to 0.2 in 2025, then plunged by 295.6% to 0.4 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MWA's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.4 in Q1 2026, 0.2 in Q4 2025, and 0.15 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.03
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 1.32
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.23
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 2.30
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 0.45
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 0.88
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 0.18
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 0.56
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 0.05
10 Mueller Water Products 3.92 Bn 3.50 Bn 144.50 Mn -0.40

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.40
Dec 31, 2025 0.20
Sep 30, 2025 0.15
Jun 30, 2025 0.19
Mar 31, 2025 2.06
Dec 31, 2024 0.25
Sep 30, 2024 0.09
Jun 30, 2024 0.13
Mar 31, 2024 -0.63
Dec 31, 2023 0.16
Sep 30, 2023 0.11
Jun 30, 2023 0.15
Mar 31, 2023 -0.36
Dec 31, 2022 -0.58
Sep 30, 2022 0.66
Jun 30, 2022 1.01
Mar 31, 2022 -0.27
Dec 31, 2021 1.05
Sep 30, 2021 0.52
Jun 30, 2021 0.19