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MWA

Mueller Water Products, Inc.

MWA

NYSE·Industrials·Industrial - Machinery·Mkt cap $3.9B

$24.76

-1.39%

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52-Week Range

$22.74 - $31.00

P/E

19.65

Fwd P/E

16.75

Beta

1.03

Div Yield

1.10%

Avg Vol

1.3M

Shares Out

156.4M

Mkt Cap

$3.9B

Price action

Price chart

Up 1.9% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • 165+ year heritage and brand recognition with established customer relationships across North American municipalities
  • Comprehensive product portfolio spanning both traditional infrastructure and advanced digital water management solutions
  • Integrated offerings combining hardware, software, and services that create customer switching costs and recurring revenue streams
  • Proprietary technology platforms (Mi.Net, Mi.Data, Echologics) for water leak detection and asset management

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

Aging water infrastructure requiring replacement and modernization across North American municipalities

Value

Attractively priced below Industrial Machinery peer average

Momentum

Weak

-9.2% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.10% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 4, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 5, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.40 vs $0.38 consensus (+5.3% surprise). Revenue of $384.4M vs $380.8M expected (+0.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +5.3%
Rev beat +0.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+5.3%

Next: May 4, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+19%

+3%

+7%

+9%

+5%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 25

$353.4M

$356.7M

$348.2M

$304.3M

$364.3M

$380.3M

$380.8M

$318.2M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

37.6%

Operating

18.9%

Profit

13.6%

Wall Street consensus

3 analysts · 33% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

33%

Hold

1

33%

Sell

1

33%

Median Price Target

$29.00

+17.1% vs $24.76

Low $29.00
Median $29.00
High $29.00

Latest: Barclays · Jun 30, 2026

1 analyst covering

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How MWA stacks vs Industrial - Machinery

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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