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Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI)

Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Milwaukee, United States | NYSE
135.61 USD -2.10 (-1.525%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 136.00 +0.39 (0.288%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:49 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:29 a.m. EDT

Badger Meter presents a classic value trap candidate with a fortress balance sheet masking deteriorating growth trends. While the company boasts a strong cash position and a reliable dividend, revenue and earnings are contracting, and the stock has retraced nearly 30% from its 2025 peak. Technically, the price remains suppressed below key moving averages, limiting near-term upside despite insider buying and analyst price targets suggesting a 18% recovery path. For investors seeking capital preservation, the low payout ratio offers safety, but the lack of growth momentum warrants caution on the long-term hold thesis.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.096501
AutoARIMA0.096501
MSTL0.105009
AutoTheta0.201545

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 3.84
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.270
Excess Kurtosis -1.17
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 3,930,906,368
Trailing P/E 32.37
Forward P/E 27.24
Beta 0.64
Profit Margins 14.27%
Website https://www.badgermeter.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:29 a.m. EDT: Speculators are displaying conflicting signals. While deep out-of-the-money calls at 250 and 270 strikes show aggressive bullish speculation with elevated implied volatility, heavy put open interest at the 100 strike suggests significant downside hedging. The overall positioning reflects uncertainty around the recent earnings pullback and growth contraction.


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
dividendRate 1.76
dividendYield 1.27
exDividendDate 2026-08-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.011618619
lastDividendValue 0.44
lastDividendDate 2026-08-28
dividendDate 2026-09-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.25056648
Address1 4,545 West Brown Deer Road
Address2 P.O. Box 245036
All Time High 256.08
All Time Low 0.265625
Ask 135.86
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.2 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 285,840
Average Daily Volume3 Month 456,149
Average Volume 456,149
Average Volume10Days 285,840
Beta 0.641
Bid 135.21
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 135.61
Current Ratio 2.422
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 138.19
Day Low 135.13
Debt To Equity 3.438
Display Name Badger Meter
Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Dividend Rate 1.76
Dividend Yield 1.27
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,732,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,732,400
Earnings Growth -0.128
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.141
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,723,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,585,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,585,800
Ebitda 196,710,000
Ebitda Margins 0.22329001
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.616
Enterprise To Revenue 4.38
Enterprise Value 3,858,651,392
Eps Current Year 4.50211
Eps Forward 4.97851
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.19
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 137.4016
Fifty Day Average Change -1.7915955
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.013039117
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -25.056648
Fifty Two Week High 204.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -68.39
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3352451
Fifty Two Week Low 112.09
Fifty Two Week Low Change 23.520004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.20983143
Fifty Two Week Range 112.09 - 204.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.75
Float Shares 28,801,621
Forward Eps 4.97851
Forward P E 27.239075
Free Cashflow 128,289,624
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,477
Fullday Change -2.10001
Fullday Change Percent -1.52495
Fullday Price 136.0
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.4131
Gross Profits 363,923,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00624
Held Percent Institutions 1.1791201
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 3,930,906,368
Market State CLOSED
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 4,004,532,913
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 138.38
Operating Cashflow 166,688,992
Operating Margins 0.17724001
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.3747
Peg Ratio 3.43
Phone 414 355 0400
Post Market Change 0.3899994
Post Market Change Percent 0.28758895
Post Market Price 136.0
Post Market Time 1,787,960,996
Previous Close 137.71
Price Eps Current Year 30.121431
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.7564306
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.4620967
Profit Margins 0.14269
Quick Ratio 1.262
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.16667
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.10001
Regular Market Change Percent -1.52495
Regular Market Day High 138.19
Regular Market Day Low 135.13
Regular Market Day Range 135.13 - 138.19
Regular Market Open 138.38
Regular Market Previous Close 137.71
Regular Market Price 135.61
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 238,855
Return On Assets 0.10583
Return On Equity 0.1848
Revenue Growth -0.066
Revenue Per Share 30.105
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 28,986,847
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1454
Shares Short 4,215,027
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,830,454
Short Name Badger Meter, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.21260001
Short Ratio 8.13
Source Interval 15
State WI
Symbol BMI
Target High Price 170.0
Target Low Price 112.0
Target Mean Price 157.75
Target Median Price 163.5
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 0.011618619
Trailing Eps 4.19
Trailing P E 32.365154
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.4748
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 148.57545
Two Hundred Day Average Change -12.965454
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08726511
Type Disp Equity
Volume 238,855
Website https://www.badgermeter.com
Zip 53,224-9536