MLI MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC

Overview and Growth

Fiscal 2025 results for MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC combined $4.18B of revenue with net income of $765.19M and an operating cash inflow of $755.44M. Revenue of $4.18B sets the scale for evaluating how effectively sales translated into profit and cash during the year. Revenue was 10.9% above fiscal 2024 revenue of $3.77B, marking a year-over-year increase. On a per-share basis, diluted EPS was $6.86, which connects the reported earnings outcome with the company’s diluted share count. Against diluted EPS of $5.31 in fiscal 2024, the current result was 29.2% higher. The revenue-to-assets relationship was 1.12x, showing the sales generated relative to the resources carried on the balance sheet.

Profitability

The first profit layer was $1.21B of gross profit, the amount available after reported direct revenue costs to absorb operating expenses. Gross profit represented 29.0% of revenue, showing how much of the top line remained after direct costs. Operating income was $958.54M, the earnings remaining from reported operations after the company’s recognized operating cost structure. Operating margin measured 22.9%, showing the portion of revenue preserved after the full set of operating costs. After all reported below-operating-line items, the company recorded net income of $765.19M for the fiscal year. Measured against reported revenue, net income produced a 18.3% margin after operating costs and the remaining recognized items. Pretax income was $1.01B, isolating the reported earnings outcome before the income-tax provision recognized for the fiscal year. Pretax income represented 24.2% of revenue, placing earnings before tax in the context of the company’s operating scale. Income tax expense totaled $247.35M, providing the reported tax component that separates pretax and after-tax earnings. The income-tax provision equaled 24.4% of pretax income, showing the tax burden absorbed by the year’s earnings.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

The company held $3.73B of assets against $497.12M of liabilities and $3.24B of equity, revealing how the asset base was financed. At period end, current assets of $2.45B compared with current liabilities of $413.13M, defining the company’s short-term resource position. The current ratio was 5.92x, with current assets exceeding current liabilities and providing a short-term liquidity cushion. Reported cash and equivalents were $1.37B, separating immediately recognizable cash resources from the rest of the current-asset base. The cash balance equaled 330.9% of current liabilities, showing how much near-term coverage came from cash alone. The company carried $0.00 of total debt at period end, which frames its leverage and debt-service burden. Debt equaled 0.0x of book equity, describing the relative scale of borrowing and shareholder capital. Relative to total assets, debt measured 0.0%, showing how much of the asset base was matched by borrowing. Liabilities represented 13.3% of total assets, quantifying the liability-funded share of the company’s resource base. Cash and equivalents equaled 36.6% of total assets, showing the liquid cash component within the company’s broader resource base.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

Cash flow from operations was $755.44M, a reported cash inflow that can be compared directly with net income and capital spending. Operating cash flow equaled 0.99x of net income, showing how strongly accounting earnings converted into cash from operations. The cash-flow statement records $68.81M of capital expenditures, the investment amount considered after operating cash generation. Capital spending absorbed 9.1% of operating cash flow, quantifying the share of cash from operations directed to investment. Free cash flow came to $686.64M, leaving a positive amount after capital expenditures. Relative to revenue, free cash flow equaled 16.4%, showing how much sales converted into cash after investment. Free cash flow equaled 18.4% of total assets, relating post-investment cash generation to the company’s resource base.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec 27, 2025. Analysis generated Oct 21, 2026.