Overview

* Mueller Q3 2025 net sales rose, and in-line with analyst expectations

* Net income for Q3 2025 increased to $208.1 mln from $168.7 mln

Outlook

* Mueller expects to benefit from greater production efficiencies when demand rebounds

* Company anticipates tariffs will benefit business due to limited overseas manufacturing

* Mueller plans to increase U.S. manufacturing capabilities to meet domestic demand

Result Drivers

* HIGHER SELLING PRICES - Increase in net sales attributed to higher selling prices due to rise in raw material costs

* ASSET AND INSURANCE GAINS - Earnings before taxes included gains from asset sales and insurance claims, offset by pension and impairment expenses

* IMPORT PRESSURE - CEO notes softness in residential construction and import influx ahead of tariffs pressured unit volumes

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q3 Sales Meet $1.08 $1.08

bln bln (2

Analysts

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Q3 EPS $1.88

Q3 Net $210.24

Income mln

Q3 $276.11

Operatin mln

g Income

Q3 $280.45

Pretax mln

Profit

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "strong buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is "buy."

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Mueller Industries Inc ( MLI ) is $114.50, about 12.4% above its October 20 closing price of $100.27

* The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 13 three months ago

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