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Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI)

Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Milwaukee, United States | NYSE
141.88 USD +1.76 (1.256%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 10:34 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 7:05 a.m. EDT

Badger Meter presents a classic case of a resilient business caught in a temporary growth headwind. While the company's balance sheet remains a fortress with minimal debt and robust cash generation, recent quarterly earnings and revenue figures have contracted, creating a disconnect between the stock's massive long-term price appreciation and its current operational pace. The options market reflects this uncertainty, with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts suggesting investors are hedging against a further downside, even as the price trades above its 50-day moving average. For the short term, the technical setup is mixed, lacking a clear breakout above the 200-day average, while the long-term picture remains constructive given the company's enduring competitive moat and shareholder-friendly capital allocation, though the negative growth trajectory warrants caution.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.077450
AutoETS0.084402
AutoARIMA0.084403
AutoTheta0.138108

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 15.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.334
Excess Kurtosis -0.88
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-21
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-21
Debt to Equity Ratio 1.559
Revenue per Share 30.546
Market Cap 4,140,848,896
Trailing P/E 32.17
Forward P/E 27.48
Beta 0.64
Profit Margins 14.56%
Website https://www.badgermeter.com

As of July 11, 2026, 7:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily hedging downside risk, evidenced by out-of-the-money put open interest exceeding 90% across multiple expiration dates. This defensive positioning contrasts with the stock trading above its 50-day moving average, suggesting a market expectation of volatility or a potential correction despite the recent price recovery. Call interest is lighter but concentrated at the 150 and 165 strikes, indicating limited bullish aggression.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.32% 1.02% 0.77% 0.78%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-22 0.400000 0.317864
2026-02-27 0.400000 0.262416
2025-11-21 0.400000 0.225403
2025-08-22 0.400000 0.211316
2025-05-23 0.340000 0.139653
2025-02-28 0.340000 0.161651
2024-11-22 0.340000 0.153846
2024-08-23 0.340000 0.167537
2024-05-23 0.270000 0.135237
2024-02-22 0.270000 0.172999
2023-11-22 0.270000 0.181366
2023-08-24 0.270000 0.167629
2023-05-25 0.225000 0.164402
2023-02-23 0.225000 0.189905
2022-11-23 0.225000 0.192653
2022-08-25 0.225000 0.225406
2022-05-26 0.200000 0.261814
2022-02-24 0.200000 0.201491
2021-11-24 0.200000 0.187126
2021-08-26 0.200000 0.190785
2021-05-27 0.180000 0.188501
2021-02-25 0.180000 0.168998
2020-11-25 0.180000 0.220534
2020-08-27 0.180000 0.289389
2020-05-28 0.170000 0.274149
2020-02-27 0.170000 0.264180
2019-11-27 0.170000 0.273312
2019-08-29 0.170000 0.326484
2019-05-30 0.150000 0.283876
2019-02-27 0.150000 0.250710
2018-11-29 0.150000 0.272282
2018-08-30 0.150000 0.276498
2018-05-30 0.130000 0.294451
2018-02-27 0.130000 0.270552
2017-11-29 0.130000 0.284464
2017-08-29 0.130000 0.289855
2017-05-26 0.115000 0.294118
2017-02-24 0.115000 0.314637
2016-11-28 0.115000 0.316369
2016-08-29 0.115000 0.344105
2016-05-26 0.100000 0.270819
2016-02-25 0.100000 0.302847
2015-11-25 0.100000 0.329381
2015-08-27 0.100000 0.341880
2015-05-27 0.095000 0.297946
2015-02-25 0.095000 0.322581
2014-11-25 0.095000 0.339832
2014-08-27 0.095000 0.367861
2014-05-28 0.090000 0.358923
2014-02-26 0.090000 0.335383
2013-11-26 0.090000 0.332840
2013-08-28 0.090000 0.396040
2013-05-29 0.085000 0.383834
2013-02-26 0.085000 0.344269
2012-11-28 0.085000 0.376857
2012-08-29 0.085000 0.493755
2012-05-29 0.080000 0.433369
2012-02-27 0.080000 0.477185
2011-11-28 0.080000 0.554593
2011-08-29 0.080000 0.453258
2011-05-26 0.070000 0.385569
2011-02-24 0.070000 0.359066
2010-11-26 0.070000 0.324901
2010-08-27 0.070000 0.365154
2010-05-26 0.060000 0.317376
2010-02-24 0.060000 0.334728
2009-11-27 0.060000 0.330396
2009-08-28 0.060000 0.333983
2009-05-28 0.055000 0.278411
2009-02-25 0.055000 0.431881
2008-11-26 0.055000 0.363636
2008-08-27 0.055000 0.232657
2008-05-28 0.045000 0.189474
2008-02-27 0.045000 0.225000
2007-11-28 0.045000 0.231422
2007-08-29 0.045000 0.281690
2007-05-30 0.040000 0.318471
2007-02-26 0.040000 0.258481
2006-11-29 0.040000 0.303260
2006-08-30 0.040000 0.308285
2006-05-30 0.037500 0.276498
2006-02-24 0.037500 0.267857
2005-11-29 0.037500 0.371287
2005-08-30 0.037500 0.347142
2005-05-27 0.035000 0.356234
2005-02-24 0.035000 0.490368
2004-11-29 0.017500 0.244969
2004-08-30 0.035000 0.635641
2004-05-27 0.033750 0.642857
2004-02-25 0.033750 0.729730
2003-11-26 0.033750 0.724832
2003-08-27 0.033750 0.806211
2003-05-28 0.032500 0.875421
2003-02-26 0.032500 0.829346
2002-11-26 0.032500 0.824089
2002-08-28 0.032500 0.787640
2002-05-29 0.031250 0.781250
2002-02-26 0.031250 1.008065
2001-11-28 0.031250 1.250000
2001-08-29 0.031250 0.961538
2001-05-30 0.031250 0.834725
2001-02-26 0.031250 0.905797
2000-11-29 0.026875 0.893506
2000-08-30 0.026875 0.785388
2000-05-30 0.026875 0.679842
2000-02-25 0.026875 0.682540
1999-11-29 0.022500 0.595041
1999-08-30 0.022500 0.470588
1999-05-27 0.022500 0.527473
1999-02-24 0.022500 0.560311
1998-11-27 0.018750 0.430880
1998-08-28 0.018750 0.505263
1998-05-28 0.018750 0.418118
1998-02-25 0.018750 0.384000
1997-11-26 0.015625 0.297619
1997-08-27 0.015625 0.259740
1997-05-28 0.015625 0.492611
1997-02-26 0.013750 0.494382
1996-11-26 0.013750 0.592592
1996-08-28 0.013750 0.701195
1996-05-29 0.013750 0.818604
1996-02-27 0.012500 0.714286
1995-11-29 0.012500 0.833333
1995-08-30 0.012500 0.792079
1995-05-25 0.012500 0.784314
1995-02-23 0.011375 0.808889
1994-11-25 0.011375 0.754404
1994-08-26 0.011375 0.724378
1994-05-25 0.011375 0.882424
1994-02-23 0.010313 0.741609
1993-11-24 0.010313 0.857184
1993-08-26 0.010313 0.830229
1993-05-25 0.010313 0.840805
1993-02-23 0.009500 0.821622
1992-11-24 0.009500 0.914285
1992-08-26 0.009500 0.988617
1992-05-26 0.009500 0.900740
1992-02-24 0.009438 0.901540
1991-11-22 0.009438 1.041434
1991-08-27 0.009438 0.915200
1991-05-24 0.009438 0.982165
1991-02-25 0.009438 0.888282
1990-11-26 0.009438 1.129031
1990-08-27 0.009438 1.078629
1990-05-25 0.009438 0.784457
1990-02-23 0.009438 0.850749
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.6
dividendYield 1.14
exDividendDate 2026-05-22
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.54
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01099058
lastDividendValue 0.4
lastDividendDate 2026-05-22
dividendDate 2026-06-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.41046786
Address1 4,545 West Brown Deer Road
Address2 P.O. Box 245036
All Time High 256.08
All Time Low 0.265625
Ask 141.67
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 391,670
Average Daily Volume3 Month 630,408
Average Volume 630,408
Average Volume10Days 391,670
Beta 0.64
Bid 140.33
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 3
Book Value 23.656
City Milwaukee
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 141.88
Current Ratio 3.0
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 144.4
Day Low 138.02
Debt To Equity 1.559
Display Name Badger Meter
Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Dividend Rate 1.6
Dividend Yield 1.14
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,750,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,750,400
Earnings Growth -0.285
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.288
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,723,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,723,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,723,400
Ebitda 201,136,000
Ebitda Margins 0.2243
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.364
Enterprise To Revenue 4.343
Enterprise Value 3,894,792,960
Eps Current Year 4.6318
Eps Forward 5.16241
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.41
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 129.674
Fifty Day Average Change 12.206009
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.09412842
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -41.046787
Fifty Two Week High 249.56
Fifty Two Week High Change -107.67999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.43147936
Fifty Two Week Low 112.09
Fifty Two Week Low Change 29.790009
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.26576868
Fifty Two Week Range 112.09 - 249.56
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.73
Float Shares 29,001,117
Forward Eps 5.16241
Forward P E 27.48329
Free Cashflow 140,972,368
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,477
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.41368
Gross Profits 370,960,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00601
Held Percent Institutions 1.10202
Implied Shares Outstanding 29,185,570
Industry Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Disp Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Key scientific-technical-instruments
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=98069&p=irol-stockquote
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Last Dividend Value 0.4
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,473,984,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and markets flow measurement, quality, control, and communication solutions worldwide. The company offers Utility water smart metering solutions and software technologies and services to municipal water utility market. It also provides flow instrumentation products, including meters, valves, and other sensing instruments to measure and control fluids, including water, air, steam, and other liquids and gases to original equipment manufacturers as the primary flow measurement device within a product or system, as well as through manufacturers' representatives. In addition, the company offers ORION Cellular endpoints to power network as a service; ORION mobile read endpoints support for deploying AMR solution; radio products; hardware, instruments, and sensors, and related software, to enhance connected data to a water utility's operation; water quality monitoring solutions, including optical sensing and electrochemical instruments; and high frequency pressure and leak detection sensors to aid in burst pipe and leak events; as well as BEACON, a secure cloud-hosted software suite that establishes alerts for specific conditions and allows consumer engagement tools that permit end water user to view and manage their water usage activity. Its flow instrumentation products are used in water/wastewater, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, and corporate sustainability markets. The company serves water utilities, commercial, and industrial industries; and provides training, project management, technical support, and other collaborative services for customers. It sells its products and software to employees, resellers, and representatives. The company was incorporated in 1905 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Long Name Badger Meter, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,140,848,896
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_253478
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 130,571,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,089,482,068
Number Of Analyst Opinions 9
Open 141.13
Operating Cashflow 184,564,000
Operating Margins 0.17401
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.3484
Peg Ratio 3.5
Phone 414 355 0400
Previous Close 140.12
Price Eps Current Year 30.63172
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.997633
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.617726
Profit Margins 0.14561
Quick Ratio 1.864
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.30769
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.7600098
Regular Market Change Percent 1.2560732
Regular Market Day High 144.4
Regular Market Day Low 138.02
Regular Market Day Range 138.02 - 144.4
Regular Market Open 141.13
Regular Market Previous Close 140.12
Regular Market Price 141.88
Regular Market Time 1,784,039,659
Regular Market Volume 62,840
Return On Assets 0.113129996
Return On Equity 0.19604
Revenue Growth -0.09
Revenue Per Share 30.546
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 29,185,570
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1542
Shares Short 4,500,761
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 4,089,214
Short Name Badger Meter, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.22469999
Short Ratio 8.92
Source Interval 15
State WI
Symbol BMI
Target High Price 170.0
Target Low Price 109.0
Target Mean Price 153.11111
Target Median Price 160.0
Total Cash 205,452,992
Total Cash Per Share 7.04
Total Debt 10,764,000
Total Revenue 896,729,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.54
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01099058
Trailing Eps 4.41
Trailing P E 32.172337
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.5014
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 156.2631
Two Hundred Day Average Change -14.383102
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.09204414
Type Disp Equity
Volume 62,840
Website https://www.badgermeter.com
Zip 53,224-9536