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

Mueller Water Products' (MWA) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.4 in Q1 2026, down 119.43% year-on-year from 2.06 in Q1 2025, and down 295.6% quarter-over-quarter from 0.2 in Q4 2025.

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

Mueller Water Products has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.4 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.4, down 119.43% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.28 (up 33.71% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.24, up 16.86% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.4 for Q1 2026 at Mueller Water Products, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.15 (2023), against an average of 0.18.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 155.41% in 2022 and soared 425.29% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Mueller Water Products' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.58 in 2022, then soared by 127.75% to 0.16 in 2023, then jumped by 54.76% to 0.25 in 2024, then fell by 17.81% to 0.2 in 2025, then tumbled by 295.6% to 0.4 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.4 (Q1 2026), 0.2 (Q4 2025), and 0.15 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 0.03
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 1.32
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.26
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 2.30
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn -0.45
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 0.88
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 0.18
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 0.56
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 0.54
10 Mueller Water Products 3.96 Bn 3.54 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 0.14
Jun 30, 2024 0.13
Mar 31, 2024 -0.63
Dec 31, 2023 0.16
Sep 30, 2023 0.23
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