Mueller Industries vs Valmont Industries
Mueller Industries reported revenue of $4.2 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Valmont Industries' $4.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Mueller Industries' revenue grew 10.9% in its latest year, and Valmont Industries' grew 0.7%. Mueller Industries had an operating margin of 22.9%, against 10.1% at Valmont Industries. Free cash flow was $687 million at Mueller Industries and $311 million at Valmont Industries.
Side by side
| Mueller Industries | Valmont Industries | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 27, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 27, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.2B | $4.1B |
| Revenue growth | 10.9% | 0.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 11.7% | 7.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 30.2% |
| Operating margin | 22.9% | 10.1% |
| Net margin | 18.3% | 8.5% |
| Free cash flow | $687M | $311M |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.4% | 7.6% |
| Return on capital | 40.3% | 17.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.4x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $353M | $251M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.2% | −1.6% |
| Last close | $54.37 | $428.52 |
| P/E at the last close | 15.9× | 16.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $50.2 million | bought $101,119, sold $9.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 8 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Mueller Industries and Valmont Industries pages.