Mueller Industries Cash Flow Statement
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Mueller Industries free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Mueller Industries generated $755.4 million of operating cash flow and spent $68.8 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $686.6 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 16.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 21.4% from the prior year's $565.7 million.
Mueller Industries returned $352.7 million to shareholders: $109.0 million in dividends and $243.6 million in share repurchases, equal to 51% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 6.3 times.
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Mueller Industries cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-27 | FY 20242024-12-28 | FY 20232023-12-30 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-25 | FY 20202020-12-26 | FY 20192019-12-28 | FY 20182018-12-29 | FY 20172017-12-30 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 773.59M | 617.54M | 609.65M | 662.82M | 475.12M | 143.65M | 106.23M | 106.82M | 87.01M | 99.75M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +25.27% | +1.29% | -8.02% | +39.50% | +230.75% | +35.22% | -0.55% | +22.77% | -12.77% | +12.83% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 68.56M | 53.13M | 39.95M | 43.73M | 45.39M | 44.84M | 42.69M | 39.55M | 33.94M | 35.13M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 26.76M | 26.79M | 23.13M | 17.80M | 9.82M | 8.57M | 8.74M | 8.04M | 7.45M | 6.39M |
| Change in Working Capital | -75.90M | -90.38M | 78.12M | 49.55M | -243.30M | -50.59M | 30.51M | 16.04M | -93.33M | -2.51M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 755.44M | 645.91M | 672.77M | 723.94M | 311.70M | 245.07M | 200.54M | 167.89M | 43.99M | 157.78M |
| Capital Expenditures | -68.81M | -80.20M | -54.02M | -37.64M | -31.83M | -43.88M | -31.16M | -38.48M | -46.13M | -37.50M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -24.91M | -606.93M | 135.08M | -242.00M | 29.07M | -125.62M | -40.46M | -187.10M | -36.28M | -47.73M |
| Dividends Paid | -109.05M | -89.11M | -66.87M | -55.79M | -29.14M | -22.34M | -22.32M | -22.70M | -196.94M | -21.22M |
| Share Repurchases | -243.62M | -48.68M | -19.30M | -38.05M | -4.86M | -5.57M | -1.76M | -33.56M | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issued | — | — | 0 | 0 | 595.00M | 190.04M | 100.66M | 204.23M | 71.47M | 3.50M |
| Debt Repaid | -185.00K | -222.00K | -241.00K | -204.00K | -920.61M | -246.90M | -206.72M | -172.00M | -111.22M | -1.07M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -394.62M | -160.48M | -104.51M | -102.66M | -376.72M | -92.26M | -139.69M | -28.27M | -244.57M | -22.56M |
| Net Change in Cash | 346.26M | -135.33M | 708.93M | 374.92M | -37.00M | 29.33M | 20.90M | -49.42M | -233.91M | 76.47M |
| Free Cash Flow | 686.64M | 565.71M | 618.74M | 686.30M | 279.87M | 201.19M | 169.38M | 129.41M | -2.14M | 120.28M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Mueller Industries's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow MLI's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?