Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Steel & Aluminum
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 13.50 | 15.13 | 14.18 | 12.55 | 21.40 | 13.48 | 8.96 | 13.78 | 16.52 | 12.18 | 10.10 | 11.14 | 11.23 | 8.03 | 6.99 | 5.96 | 6.00 | 5.22 | 3.65 | 5.13 | 6.68 |
| — | +12.2% | +58.2% | -8.9% | +29.5% | +10.7% | -11.2% | +23.6% | +47.1% | +51.7% | +44.4% | +86.9% | +87.3% | +54.0% | +91.7% | +16.2% | -10.3% | +52.3% | -36.1% | -44.6% | -51.3% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.34 | 2.35 | 2.48 | 2.52 | 3.40 | 2.61 | 1.94 | 2.18 | 2.47 | 2.06 | 1.63 | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.30 | 1.39 | 1.07 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.66 | 0.80 | 0.88 |
| — | -10.0% | +28.0% | +15.5% | +38.0% | +26.9% | +19.3% | +20.4% | +34.4% | +57.5% | +17.3% | +69.8% | +93.7% | +50.7% | +111.3% | +32.7% | +7.3% | +44.8% | +6.7% | +11.5% | +19.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 4.66 | 3.76 | 3.97 | 3.58 | 5.20 | 3.63 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.03 | 2.52 | 2.51 | 2.28 | 1.90 | 2.32 | 2.09 | 1.83 | 1.98 | 1.95 | 2.31 | 2.69 |
| — | +3.5% | +32.1% | +10.2% | +60.0% | +20.0% | +19.1% | +29.2% | +42.6% | +59.3% | +8.7% | +20.6% | +24.3% | -3.9% | +18.9% | -9.7% | -31.8% | -5.2% | -23.6% | -15.1% | +7.7% | |
| P/FCF | 29.48 | 10.57 | — | 48.11 | 26.99 | 9.64 | 12.51 | 22.51 | 20.49 | 9.97 | 17.72 | 9.79 | 8.41 | 4.51 | 10.58 | 9.96 | 4.18 | 2.67 | 6.07 | 14.10 | 6.81 |
| — | +9.7% | — | +113.8% | +31.8% | -3.3% | -29.4% | +129.9% | +143.5% | +121.2% | +67.5% | -1.7% | +101.4% | +68.8% | +74.3% | -29.4% | -38.7% | -25.2% | -77.5% | — | -54.3% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.35 | 9.83 | 9.79 | 8.11 | 19.33 | 9.42 | 6.10 | 8.88 | 10.54 | 8.32 | 6.47 | 6.27 | 7.35 | 4.37 | 4.79 | 3.72 | 3.59 | 3.26 | 2.53 | 3.50 | 4.51 |
| — | +4.4% | +60.4% | -8.6% | +83.3% | +13.2% | -5.8% | +41.6% | +43.4% | +90.4% | +35.2% | +68.8% | +104.6% | +34.1% | +89.0% | +6.1% | -20.4% | +33.1% | -38.0% | -44.9% | -38.0% | |
| EV / EBIT | 11.61 | 9.94 | 9.82 | 8.31 | 14.86 | 8.81 | 6.06 | 9.39 | 11.37 | 8.34 | 6.39 | 5.99 | 5.94 | 4.41 | 4.39 | 3.75 | 3.88 | 3.41 | 2.62 | 3.67 | 4.81 |
| — | +12.8% | +62.1% | -11.4% | +30.7% | +5.6% | -5.2% | +56.7% | +91.6% | +89.3% | +45.4% | +59.8% | +53.0% | +29.1% | +67.7% | +2.2% | -19.4% | +31.8% | -42.1% | -48.5% | -62.1% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 27.4% | 25.5% | 27.7% | 30.0% | 21.6% | 28.9% | 31.0% | 27.2% | 27.7% | 27.6% | 27.3% | 28.4% | 26.8% | 29.4% | 28.7% | 30.1% | 29.3% | 28.2% | 28.6% | 26.3% | 24.0% |
| — | -11.7% | -10.7% | +10.5% | -21.9% | +4.6% | +13.4% | -4.1% | +3.3% | -6.0% | -4.9% | -5.8% | -8.5% | +4.2% | +0.4% | +14.5% | +21.8% | +16.3% | +36.1% | +43.6% | +32.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 21.4% | 19.8% | 21.7% | 26.2% | 14.1% | 23.1% | 26.7% | 20.6% | 18.4% | 20.7% | 21.0% | 21.6% | 18.5% | 22.1% | 23.5% | 23.6% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 23.4% | 21.1% | 18.0% |
| — | -14.2% | -18.8% | +26.9% | -23.6% | +11.7% | +27.0% | -4.5% | -0.2% | -6.2% | -10.4% | -8.5% | -14.9% | +1.7% | +0.5% | +12.0% | +20.5% | -8.6% | +50.0% | +86.2% | +87.1% | |
| Net Margin | 18.3% | 15.6% | 17.5% | 20.0% | 16.0% | 19.3% | 21.6% | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.9% | 16.1% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.2% | 19.8% | 17.8% | 15.8% | 16.4% | 18.0% | 15.7% | 13.1% |
| — | -19.2% | -19.1% | +27.3% | +7.2% | +14.2% | +34.6% | -3.3% | -8.5% | +4.4% | -19.0% | -8.7% | +2.9% | -1.0% | +10.3% | +13.8% | +20.5% | -6.0% | +67.1% | +103.2% | +143.7% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 28.7% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 8.7% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 8.0% | 9.7% | 14.0% | 11.9% | 10.5% |
| — | -9.8% | -17.6% | +41.8% | +9.6% | +7.9% | +37.0% | -0.4% | -3.5% | +5.8% | -25.9% | -36.8% | -35.4% | -37.5% | -38.5% | -23.3% | -24.0% | -40.7% | +18.4% | +57.2% | +122.9% | |
| ROA | 24.3% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 10.3% | 8.6% | 7.3% |
| — | -10.8% | -16.8% | +42.3% | +8.1% | +7.7% | +36.2% | -1.4% | -3.6% | +6.2% | -23.5% | -33.3% | -31.1% | -31.9% | -32.1% | -14.8% | -12.1% | -23.5% | +65.8% | +120.3% | +194.1% | |
| ROIC | 44.7% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 14.6% | 6.6% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 8.4% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 10.8% | 11.7% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 15.2% | 12.8% | 10.9% |
| — | -0.1% | -6.6% | +74.5% | -7.1% | +12.0% | +9.1% | -28.5% | -11.0% | -13.0% | -3.6% | -5.1% | -27.7% | -16.5% | -25.9% | -3.9% | +1.5% | -17.2% | +54.2% | +103.2% | +128.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| — | -19.9% | -34.3% | -44.6% | +53.1% | -23.6% | -23.1% | -12.7% | -20.2% | -21.5% | -9.8% | -11.1% | +14.6% | -0.9% | -1.8% | -5.8% | -33.9% | -87.9% | -96.1% | -96.5% | -95.5% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| — | -19.5% | -21.5% | -52.9% | +73.6% | -28.2% | -39.9% | -17.4% | -28.8% | -17.5% | +8.9% | +36.3% | +107.8% | +52.8% | +72.4% | +24.1% | -12.8% | -79.8% | -96.2% | -97.4% | -97.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 5.92 | 4.39 | 4.78 | 5.35 | 5.92 | 4.82 | 4.86 | 4.29 | 5.06 | 4.86 | 4.66 | 6.05 | 6.43 | 6.01 | 5.37 | 4.34 | 4.41 | 3.79 | 3.19 | 2.75 | 2.66 |
| — | -9.0% | -1.7% | +24.6% | +17.1% | -0.8% | +4.2% | -29.0% | -21.4% | -19.0% | -13.3% | +39.2% | +46.0% | +58.5% | +68.5% | +58.1% | +65.4% | +38.8% | +6.8% | +23.8% | +9.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 4.68 | 3.44 | 3.76 | 4.26 | 4.68 | 3.81 | 3.73 | 3.24 | 3.89 | 3.85 | 3.61 | 5.06 | 5.23 | 4.79 | 4.02 | 3.23 | 3.12 | 2.58 | 2.05 | 1.70 | 1.54 |
| — | -9.6% | +0.6% | +31.5% | +20.3% | -0.9% | +3.4% | -36.0% | -25.6% | -19.7% | -10.2% | +56.6% | +67.9% | +85.9% | +95.9% | +89.8% | +102.5% | +54.9% | +6.8% | +21.8% | +2.5% | |
| Interest Coverage | 9454.16 | 2201.26 | 2435.60 | — | 3304.82 | 47359.67 | 19085.88 | 8449.80 | 2377.16 | 1928.20 | 2084.42 | 1753.61 | 250.47 | 822.59 | 1785.87 | 1661.38 | 1292.31 | 571.18 | 1844.03 | 1351.15 | 667.08 |
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Mueller Industries, Inc.'s current P/E is 13.5x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 15.8x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Mueller Industries, Inc.'s current operating margin is 21.4%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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