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Mueller Water Products, Inc. (MWA)

Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Atlanta, United States | NYSE
24.38 USD -0.34 (-1.375%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 24.38

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:39 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case is exceptionally strong, driven by a compound annual growth rate of roughly 12% over the last nine years, a robust 32% surge in the most recent year, and a fortress balance sheet with a 4.6x current ratio and 21% ROE. This is a classic 'growth at a reasonable price' setup where the market has rewarded the company handsomely without overpaying, evidenced by a forward P/E of 15.5x. While the short-term chart is currently flatlining near the 200-day average, the fundamental trajectory is unambiguous: the business is expanding rapidly with healthy margins. The dividend is modest and growing slowly, serving as a floor rather than a primary driver. The lack of put writing in the options chain confirms that smart money isn't worried about a crash, aligning with the solid fundamentals.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.030373
AutoETS0.056975
MSTL0.060325
AutoARIMA0.180874

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 61%
H-stat 0.21
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.235
Excess Kurtosis -0.34
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 40.423
Revenue per Share 9.468
Market Cap 3,806,343,936
Trailing P/E 17.41
Forward P/E 15.20
Beta 1.02
Profit Margins 15.02%
Website https://www.muellerwaterproducts.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:39 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows a distinct lack of protective put buying, with zero volume in September and November expirations, suggesting traders are not hedging against downside risk. Open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money calls (strikes 30 and 35), indicating speculative bets on a move higher rather than a fear of a crash. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term calls relative to puts, reflecting asymmetric expectations of upside momentum.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.27% 1.07% 1.24% 1.48%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-10 0.070 0.268405
2026-05-11 0.070 0.270793
2026-02-10 0.070 0.237691
2025-11-10 0.070 0.292276
2025-08-12 0.067 0.248886
2025-05-12 0.067 0.263780
2025-02-10 0.067 0.249071
2024-11-08 0.067 0.260903
2024-08-09 0.064 0.322094
2024-05-09 0.064 0.334029
2024-02-08 0.064 0.460763
2023-11-08 0.064 0.509149
2023-08-09 0.061 0.436338
2023-05-09 0.061 0.436338
2023-02-09 0.061 0.446233
2022-11-09 0.061 0.558608
2022-08-09 0.058 0.496575
2022-05-09 0.058 0.485762
2022-02-09 0.058 0.438066
2021-11-09 0.058 0.375891
2021-08-09 0.055 0.360419
2021-05-07 0.055 0.369624
2021-02-09 0.055 0.430697
2020-11-09 0.055 0.476190
2020-08-07 0.053 0.469858
2020-05-08 0.053 0.593505
2020-02-07 0.053 0.441299
2019-11-07 0.053 0.474061
2019-08-08 0.053 0.522168
2019-05-09 0.050 0.546448
2019-02-07 0.050 0.495049
2018-11-08 0.050 0.430293
2018-08-09 0.050 0.428816
2018-05-09 0.050 0.431034
2018-02-08 0.050 0.454545
2017-11-09 0.040 0.329489
2017-08-09 0.040 0.331675
2017-05-08 0.040 0.362976
2017-02-08 0.040 0.315706
2016-11-08 0.030 0.271003
2016-08-04 0.030 0.252738
2016-05-06 0.030 0.288462
2016-02-08 0.020 0.245399
2015-11-06 0.020 0.223464
2015-08-06 0.020 0.228833
2015-05-06 0.020 0.210748
2015-02-06 0.018 0.198895
2014-11-06 0.018 0.182741
2014-08-07 0.018 0.210035
2014-05-07 0.018 0.208092
2014-02-06 0.018 0.208092
2013-11-06 0.018 0.208575
2013-08-07 0.018 0.240000
2013-05-08 0.018 0.244898
2013-02-07 0.018 0.300501
2012-11-07 0.018 0.357143
2012-08-08 0.018 0.455696
2012-05-08 0.018 0.486486
2012-02-08 0.018 0.618557
2011-11-08 0.018 0.734694
2011-08-08 0.018 0.882353
2011-05-06 0.018 0.425532
2011-02-08 0.018 0.460358
2010-11-08 0.018 0.534125
2010-08-06 0.018 0.575080
2010-05-06 0.018 0.370370
2010-02-08 0.018 0.363636
2009-11-06 0.018 0.370370
2009-08-06 0.018 0.460358
2009-05-06 0.018 0.382979
2009-02-06 0.018 0.487805
2008-11-06 0.018 0.291262
2008-08-06 0.018 0.179820
2008-05-07 0.018 0.204082
2008-02-07 0.018 0.204545
2007-11-07 0.018 0.196078
2007-08-08 0.018 0.122867
2007-05-08 0.018 0.115385
2007-02-07 0.018 0.117724
2006-11-08 0.018 0.131100
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.28
dividendYield 1.13
exDividendDate 2026-08-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.277
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.011205503
lastDividendValue 0.07
lastDividendDate 2026-08-10
dividendDate 2026-08-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.0761652
Address1 1,200 Abernathy Road N.E.
Address2 Suite 1200
All Time High 31.0
All Time Low 1.48
Ask 24.43
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 973,080
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,165,595
Average Volume 1,165,595
Average Volume10Days 973,080
Beta 1.015
Bid 24.21
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 2
Book Value 7.177
City Atlanta
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 24.38
Current Ratio 4.636
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 24.91
Day Low 24.225
Debt To Equity 40.423
Display Name Mueller Water Products
Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Dividend Rate 0.28
Dividend Yield 1.13
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,028,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,028,400
Earnings Growth 0.303
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.282
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda 360,700,000
Ebitda Margins 0.24383
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.435
Enterprise To Revenue 2.544
Enterprise Value 3,763,943,936
Eps Current Year 1.569
Eps Forward 1.6035
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.4
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 25.4652
Fifty Day Average Change -1.0852013
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.042615067
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -7.61652
Fifty Two Week High 31.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.620001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2135484
Fifty Two Week Low 22.74
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.6399994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.072119586
Fifty Two Week Range 22.74 - 31.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,148,650,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.48
Float Shares 154,792,366
Forward Eps 1.6035
Forward P E 15.20424
Free Cashflow 130,712,496
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,500
Fullday Change -0.34
Fullday Change Percent -1.37541
Fullday Price 24.38
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.38072
Gross Profits 563,200,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.011080001
Held Percent Institutions 1.0327101
Implied Shares Outstanding 156,125,679
Industry Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Disp Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Key specialty-industrial-machinery
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Last Dividend Value 0.07
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Long Business Summary Mueller Water Products, Inc. manufactures and markets products and services for the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water used by municipalities, and the residential and non-residential construction industries in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions. The Water Flow Solutions segment provides valves for water systems, such as iron gate, butterfly, tapping, check, knife, plug, and ball valves, which are used to control distribution and transmission of potable water and non-potable water, as well as in water transmission or distribution, water treatment facilities, or industrial applications. It also offers service brass products. The Water Management Solutions segment offers dry-barrel and wet-barrel fire hydrants for water infrastructure development; fire protection systems, and water infrastructure repair and replacement projects; pipe repair products, such as couplings, grips, and clamps used to repair leaks; residential, fire protection, and commercial water metering products and systems; water leak detection and pipe condition assessment products and services; machines and tools for tapping, drilling, extracting, installing, and stopping-off; gas valve products for use in gas distribution systems; and intelligent water solutions, including pressure control valves, advanced pressure management, network analytics, event management, and date logging. It sells its products under the Canada Valve, Centurion, Ez-Max, Hydro Gate, Hydro-Guard, HYMAX, HYMAX VERSA, Jones, Krausz, Milliken, Mueller Systems, Mueller, Pratt, Pratt Industrial, Repamax, Repaflex, Singer, Echologics, Echoshore, ePulse, Hersey, LeakFinderRT, Sentryx, and U.S. Pipe Valve and Hydrant brands. Mueller Water Products, Inc. was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Long Name Mueller Water Products, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,806,343,936
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_10404838
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 222,200,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,859,426,784
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 24.75
Operating Cashflow 237,700,000
Operating Margins 0.23945
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.19510001
Peg Ratio 1.01
Phone 770 206 4200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 24.38
Post Market Time 1,787,961,600
Previous Close 24.72
Price Eps Current Year 15.538559
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.3969624
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.573071
Profit Margins 0.15021
Quick Ratio 2.865
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.34
Regular Market Change Percent -1.37541
Regular Market Day High 24.91
Regular Market Day Low 24.225
Regular Market Day Range 24.225 - 24.91
Regular Market Open 24.75
Regular Market Previous Close 24.72
Regular Market Price 24.38
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 648,197
Return On Assets 0.10621
Return On Equity 0.21684
Revenue Growth 0.041
Revenue Per Share 9.468
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 156,125,679
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.031400003
Shares Short 4,902,969
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 5,287,819
Short Name MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS
Short Percent Of Float 0.0448
Short Ratio 4.53
Source Interval 15
State GA
Symbol MWA
Target High Price 35.0
Target Low Price 25.0
Target Mean Price 31.0
Target Median Price 31.0
Total Cash 495,300,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.172
Total Debt 452,900,000
Total Revenue 1,479,299,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.277
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.011205503
Trailing Eps 1.4
Trailing P E 17.414286
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.9988
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 26.3054
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.9254017
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.07319416
Type Disp Equity
Volume 648,197
Website https://www.muellerwaterproducts.com
Zip 30,328