MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC
MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC (MLI) has a dated report snapshot, but its current priced-in claim is temporarily suppressed because the live engine record is unavailable or has changed.
• Mueller makes copper tube, fittings, brass rod, and HVAC and plumbing components, a business whose demand the 10-K ties to new construction, ⟦"repairs and remodeling projects,"⟧ and industrial uses, which makes it a high-quality cyclical with a 24% operating margin and a 25% return on equity. • The balance sheet is the standout: the company holds about $1.4 billion of net cash with essentially no debt, an unusual position for a metals-linked manufacturer and a genuine cushion against the cycle
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697 institutional managers reported holding MLI in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 44% of the company; the top 10 hold 22%. 104 opened new positions that quarter. Held by BlackRock, Vanguard Group, AQR Capital, among others. On the short side, 1.9M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 2% of shares outstanding (3.5 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
MLI has cut its share count 2.5% over the past five years, spending $429.50M on repurchases. It pays a dividend, and has paid one every year in our records (17 and counting), raised 5 years straight; the current rate is $1.00 a share annually. Cash returned over the past three years: $269.67M in dividends and $367.28M in repurchases.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
No open-market insider buys on file at MLI over the trailing three years. Absence is a fact about the company, not a signal. 11 officers and directors are on file.
Code P open-market purchases from SEC Form 4 filings, non-derivative, excluding scheduled 10b5-1 plans. Nothing here is investment advice.
MLI's recent reports: the day-one move, then what the following quarter actually did.
| report | day one | next quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-27 | -10.8% | -4.9% |
| 2023-10-26 | +6.4% | +27.6% |
| 2024-02-29 | +4.5% | +10.7% |
| 2024-04-25 | +1.8% | -3.3% |
Day-one is the close-to-close move around the filing. Nothing here is investment advice.
MLI's latest 8-K filings: 2026-07-01 (items 5.03, 9.01); 2026-06-02 (items 8.01, 9.01); 2026-05-11 (items 5.07, 8.01, 9.01); 2026-04-21 (items 2.02, 9.01); 2026-03-30 (items 1.01, 2.03, 9.01).
Item codes are the SEC's own classification of what each report discloses. Nothing here is investment advice.
Last analyzed: June 27, 2026
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