Mueller Industries
MLI · Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
$54.11
0.8%Valmont Industries
VMI · Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
$435.01
0.2%The short version
- Mueller Industries is the larger business, with $4.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $4.1B for Valmont Industries.
- Mueller Industries grew revenue faster (10.9%, against 0.7%).
- Mueller Industries kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (22.9% operating margin, against 10.1% operating margin).
- Mueller Industries turned more of its sales into free cash flow (16.4% FCF margin, against 7.6% FCF margin).
- Mueller Industries earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (40.3%, against 17.9%).
| Latest fiscal year | MLI · FY25 | VMI · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $11.9B | $8.5B |
| Revenue | $4.2B | $4.1B |
| Free cash flow | $687M | $311M |
| Net income | $765M | $350M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 10.9% | 0.7% |
| 5-year growth | 11.8% | 7.2% |
| Share count change | −2.2% | −1.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 30.2% |
| Operating margin | 22.9% | 10.1% |
| Net margin | 18.3% | 8.5% |
| FCF margin | 16.4% | 7.6% |
| Return on capital | 40.3% | 17.9% |
| Return on equity | 25.6% | 22.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$1.4B | $609M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.4x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $353M | $251M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 17.0x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 |
FY16
MLI $2.1B
VMI $2.5B
FY17
MLI $2.3B
VMI $2.7B
FY18
MLI $2.5B
VMI $2.8B
FY19
MLI $2.4B
VMI $2.8B
FY20
MLI $2.4B
VMI $2.9B
FY21
MLI $3.8B
VMI $3.5B
FY22
MLI $4.0B
VMI $4.3B
FY23
MLI $3.4B
VMI $4.2B
FY24
MLI $3.8B
VMI $4.1B
FY25
MLI $4.2B
VMI $4.1B
MLI
VMI
FY16
MLI 7.5%
VMI 9.7%
FY17
MLI 6.7%
VMI 9.7%
FY18
MLI 6.9%
VMI 7.7%
FY19
MLI 7.9%
VMI 8.2%
FY20
MLI 10.3%
VMI 7.8%
FY21
MLI 17.4%
VMI 8.2%
FY22
MLI 22.0%
VMI 10.0%
FY23
MLI 22.1%
VMI 7.0%
FY24
MLI 20.4%
VMI 12.9%
FY25
MLI 22.9%
VMI 10.1%
MLI
VMI
FY16
MLI $120M
VMI $175M
FY17
MLI −$2.1M
VMI $77.9M
FY18
MLI $129M
VMI $81.0M
FY19
MLI $169M
VMI $210M
FY20
MLI $201M
VMI $210M
FY21
MLI $280M
VMI −$41.9M
FY22
MLI $686M
VMI $233M
FY23
MLI $619M
VMI $210M
FY24
MLI $566M
VMI $493M
FY25
MLI $687M
VMI $311M
MLI
VMI
FY16
MLI 12.8%
VMI 14.6%
FY17
MLI 12.5%
VMI 10.3%
FY18
MLI 14.7%
VMI 9.8%
FY19
MLI 15.6%
VMI 10.8%
FY20
MLI 18.4%
VMI 10.7%
FY21
MLI 44.6%
VMI 11.8%
FY22
MLI 56.6%
VMI 13.5%
FY23
MLI 50.1%
VMI 7.9%
FY24
MLI 40.7%
VMI 18.0%
FY25
MLI 40.3%
VMI 17.9%
MLI
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