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Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI)

Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Milwaukee, United States | NYSE
130.11 USD -1.14 (-0.869%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 1:07 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:49 a.m. EDT

Badger Meter is trading at a discount to its 200-day average, yet the business is shrinking with double-digit earnings contraction and a valuation that remains stretched for a declining revenue stream. While executive insiders are buying shares and the stock sits near its 52-week low, the balance sheet carries significant leverage and the dividend yield is too thin to offset the capital destruction risk. The options market is pricing in a floor around 115, but the fundamental reality is a company losing ground on both growth and profitability.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.029545
AutoETS0.031928
AutoARIMA0.031929
AutoTheta0.056061

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 1.58
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.529
Excess Kurtosis -0.77
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-27
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-27
Debt to Equity Ratio 3.438
Revenue per Share 30.105
Market Cap 3,771,478,784
Trailing P/E 30.40
Forward P/E 26.23
Beta 0.64
Profit Margins 14.27%
Website https://www.badgermeter.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are constructing a defensive range between 115 and 140, evidenced by a major put option wall at 115 and call interest concentrated at 140. Deep out-of-the-money puts show inflated premiums, indicating fear of a sharp drop, while call volume at 190 suggests speculative upside bets exist despite the weak fundamentals.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.32% 1.13% 0.82% 0.81%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-28 0.440000 0.324460
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
dividendYield 1.34
exDividendDate 2026-08-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.012190476
lastDividendValue 0.44
lastDividendDate 2026-08-28
dividendDate 2026-09-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.27180427
Address1 4,545 West Brown Deer Road
Address2 P.O. Box 245036
All Time High 256.08
All Time Low 0.265625
Ask 129.96
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 405,360
Average Daily Volume3 Month 417,662
Average Volume 417,662
Average Volume10Days 405,360
Beta 0.638
Bid 129.79
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 3
Book Value 23.558
City Milwaukee
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 130.11
Current Ratio 2.422
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 131.86
Day Low 129.61
Debt To Equity 3.438
Display Name Badger Meter
Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Dividend Yield 1.34
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,699,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Earnings Growth -0.128
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.141
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,672,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,672,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,672,200
Ebitda 196,710,000
Ebitda Margins 0.22329001
Enterprise To Ebitda 18.973
Enterprise To Revenue 4.237
Enterprise Value 3,732,268,544
Eps Current Year 4.48213
Eps Forward 4.95986
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.28
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 131.0696
Fifty Day Average Change -0.9595947
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.007321261
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -27.180428
Fifty Two Week High 204.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -73.89
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3622059
Fifty Two Week Low 112.09
Fifty Two Week Low Change 18.020004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16076371
Fifty Two Week Range 112.09 - 204.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.72
Float Shares 28,801,621
Forward Eps 4.95986
Forward P E 26.232595
Free Cashflow 128,289,624
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,477
Fullday Change -1.1399994
Fullday Change Percent -0.8610918
Fullday Price 130.11
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.4131
Gross Profits 363,923,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00624
Held Percent Institutions 1.19071
Implied Shares Outstanding 28,986,847
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 1,787,875,200
Last Dividend Value 0.44
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 3,771,478,784
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_253478
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 125,707,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,855,250,651
Number Of Analyst Opinions 9
Open 130.37
Operating Cashflow 166,688,992
Operating Margins 0.17724001
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.3738
Peg Ratio 3.07
Phone 414 355 0400
Previous Close 131.25
Price Eps Current Year 29.028608
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.5229645
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.2811255
Profit Margins 0.14269
Quick Ratio 1.262
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.90909
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.1399994
Regular Market Change Percent -0.868571
Regular Market Day High 131.86
Regular Market Day Low 129.61
Regular Market Day Range 129.61 - 131.86
Regular Market Open 130.37
Regular Market Previous Close 131.25
Regular Market Price 130.11
Regular Market Time 1,791,997,638
Regular Market Volume 91,166
Return On Assets 0.10583
Return On Equity 0.1848
Revenue Growth -0.066
Revenue Per Share 30.105
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 28,986,847
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1579
Shares Short 4,577,363
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,451,641
Short Name Badger Meter, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.2308
Short Ratio 12.29
Source Interval 15
State WI
Symbol BMI
Target High Price 170.0
Target Low Price 111.0
Target Mean Price 156.55556
Target Median Price 162.0
Total Cash 95,733,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.303
Total Debt 23,478,000
Total Revenue 880,955,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.6
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.012190476
Trailing Eps 4.28
Trailing P E 30.39953
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.0632
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 140.86075
Two Hundred Day Average Change -10.750748
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.07632181
Type Disp Equity
Volume 91,166
Website https://www.badgermeter.com
Zip 53,224-9536