Mueller Water Products
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
28.3726.04
Price/Sales ratio
3.112.98
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$0.92$1.00

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
39.7831.6716.6217.0327.8022.7734.2421.1023.1729.1830.4127.80
Price/Sales ratio
1.052.522.481.961.831.702.161.291.552.572.691.83
Price/Book Value ratio
3.354.834.193.193.002.553.462.412.784.174.353.00
Price/Cash Flow ratio
14.0013.95127.2813.5519.1711.6815.3830.9018.1814.1614.8111.68
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
24.4417.81-83.6423.36300.6222.5825.64-673.5432.2717.6718.5722.58
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.870.280.17-1.31-0.681.51-7.871.851.890.84-11.551.51
Dividend Yield
0.97%0.79%1.17%1.67%1.80%2.01%1.44%2.25%1.92%1.17%1.14%2.01%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
29.82%33.46%32.38%31.64%33.15%34.04%32.26%29.20%29.74%34.91%34.91%33.15%
Operating Profit Margin
9.41%11.60%12.19%13.28%12.84%12.11%11.85%8.94%9.98%13.82%14.28%12.84%
Pretax Profit Margin
4.35%8.65%9.50%10.44%8.48%9.76%8.54%7.90%8.54%12.42%12.42%8.48%
Net Profit Margin
2.65%7.98%14.92%11.52%6.59%7.46%6.33%6.14%6.70%8.81%8.81%6.59%
Effective Tax Rate
39.05%34.92%30.82%-10.34%22.28%23.48%25.81%22.31%21.55%29.06%29.06%22.28%
Return on Assets
2.51%4.98%9.79%8.17%4.77%5.16%4.63%5.11%5.68%7.08%7.08%4.77%
Return On Equity
8.43%15.27%25.24%18.74%10.81%11.23%10.13%11.44%12.01%14.30%15.01%10.81%
Return on Capital Employed
10.32%8.48%9.01%10.81%10.72%9.41%10.14%8.87%9.90%13.18%13.62%10.72%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
3.273.294.734.103.173.74N/AN/AN/AN/A3.323.17
Quick Ratio
1.962.143.753.162.102.702.131.661.862.152.122.10
Cash ratio
0.671.042.552.070.981.341.030.600.731.201.200.98
Days of Sales Outstanding
54.9485.1164.2065.4665.1568.4469.7166.7163.4657.9957.9968.44
Days of Inventory outstanding
97.86146.4990.7791.29107.9693.2789.58115.19121.32128.69132.78107.96
Operating Cycle
152.80231.61154.98156.76173.11161.72159.30181.90184.78186.68190.78173.11
Days of Payables Outstanding
44.0850.4953.9152.4647.7138.6244.6250.7541.9046.8746.8738.62
Cash Conversion Cycle
108.72181.11101.06104.29125.39123.09114.67131.15142.87139.80143.90125.39
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.390.370.380.340.330.320.290.290.290.270.270.32
Debt Equity Ratio
1.331.150.980.780.750.690.640.660.620.550.550.69
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.560.530.490.440.430.410.390.390.380.350.350.41
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.570.530.490.440.430.410.390.390.380.350.350.41
Interest Coverage Ratio
4.585.454.914.875.494.59N/AN/AN/AN/A12.115.49
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.170.290.030.290.200.310.350.110.240.530.530.20
Company Equity Multiplier
3.353.062.572.292.262.172.182.232.112.012.012.17
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.070.180.010.140.090.140.140.040.080.180.180.09
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.570.78-1.520.580.060.510.59-0.040.560.800.800.06
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.170.290.030.290.200.310.350.110.240.530.530.20
Short Term Coverage Ratio
14.3924.592.87189.57102.77127.54142.45N/A155.71298.5N/A127.54
Dividend Payout Ratio
38.83%25.19%19.46%28.50%50.15%45.97%49.43%47.65%44.56%34.42%34.42%45.97%